Evangelical Christian Academy (Madrid, Spain)

The Evangelical Christian Academy. The front of the building is on the right-hand side, behind the gate. One can see the school playground located on the left. The picture was taken on August 15, 2007, a few weeks before the beginning of the 2007 academic year.

The Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA) is a Christian school in Madrid, Spain that was established to meet the educational needs of missionary children.[1] ECA distinguishes itself among other private Christian schools by recruiting volunteer (missionary) teachers in order to offset the cost of tuition for missionary children.[2]

Background

ECA serves roughly 100 students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. Students graduating from this school have gone on to study at institutions such as Oxford, Moody Bible Institute, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Bob Jones University, and Covenant College.[2] Since 2002, the school has been located in the village of Camarma de Esteruelas, which is approximately 20 miles outside of Madrid, Spain. The school first opened in 1973.[3]

Affiliations

ECA is supported by a group of mission agencies, each of which are represented on a Board of Trustees. The following mission agencies appear on the Board of Trustees:[4]

Several mission agencies, such as CAM International,[5] One Mission Society,[6] and SEND International,[7] actively recruit missionaries to teach at the school. These mission agencies help ECA meet its need for teachers.

Tuition

ECA distinguishes itself from other public and private schools by its means of operation; it recruits missionaries to teach purely on a volunteer basis. Each teacher raises his or her own financial support before teaching at ECA.[2] The money saved by employing missionary teachers is used to reduce the cost of tuition for missionary children. The fact that ECA's tuition differs for missionary children and non-missionary children[8] highlights the fact that the school was designed to serve missionary children in Spain.

Accreditation

ECA is currently accredited with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "ECA in Madrid, Spain". ecaspain.com. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "Frequently Asked Questions about ECA". ecaspain.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  3. ↑ "About ECA". ecaspain.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Purpose and Organization". ecaspain.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Opportunity Detail: MK (Missionary Kids) Education: K-12 Teacher". Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  6. ↑ "Current Ministries in Spain". Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  7. ↑ "Evangelical Christian Academy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  8. ↑ "Tuition and Fees". ecaspain.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  9. ↑ "Accreditation". ecaspain.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  10. ↑ "ACSI.org - Services". Retrieved 2007-08-07.

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