| Morrison Academy | |
| Native Name: | 馬禮遜美國學校 |
| Motto: | "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. " —- John 8:32 |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Address: | 216 Siping Rd. |
| City: | Taichung |
| State: | Beitun District 40679 |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Type: | Private Christian Conservative International school |
| Superintendent: | Julie Heinsman |
| Principal: | Christina Stowers (K-12) |
| Chaplain: | Ben Simmons |
| Chairman: | Mark Dinnage |
| Faculty: | 95 |
| Students: | 240 high school 76 middle school 138 elementary |
| Grades: | K-12 |
| Accreditation: | ACSI, WASC |
| Mascot: | Mustang |
| Colors: | Navy blue and white |
| Newspaper: | The Torch |
| Yearbook: | Morrisonian |
Morrison Academy is an international Christian school founded 1952 in Taichung, Taiwan. It primarily caters to the children of missionaries.[1] Beyond the original Taichung location it also maintains a campus in Taipei and Morrison Academy Kaohsiung in Kaohsiung; other satellite campuses have existed in the past.
Morrison Academy was named after Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China.[2]
The school states that it teaches from a "Christian perspective" and uses an "American-based" curriculum. The medium of instruction is English.[3]
Morrison Academy's approach to education integrates "Biblical truth with educational knowledge".[4] The academy teaches a Bible curriculum;[5] other subject areas, including science and social studies, are taught to be used from a Christian perspective.[6] [7]
Morrison Academy teaches Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Engineering and Design in elementary middle school.[8] In high school, the scope and sequence are Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Physical Science, Physics, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry. Morrison Academy has a "Biblical worldview."[8] [9] The school's science curriculum guide states that, "Morrison Academy insists that God made the universe... Science, as exemplified in the scientific method, is a process that enables all mankind to gain knowledge about creation, the laws that govern it, and the character of God."[8]
Morrison Academy actively promotes the biblical belief that marriage is "the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union" as per Genesis 2:18-25 and that sexual intimacy is "only between a man and a woman who are married to each other" as per Matthew 19:4-6. Although Morrison Academy emphasizes marriage, divorce is not automatic grounds for job termination.[10] [11]
Morrison Academy's sports teams compete in the Asian Christian Schools Conference in basketball,[12] in the Far East High School Girls Division II Volleyball Tournament which they won in 2011 and 2012,[13] and in the TAS Tigersharks Invitational Swim.[14]