Accreditation Write Up

In 2007 MGC New Life Christian Academy underwent a dual international accreditation through the Commission on International Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) – a joint venture first to both accrediting agencies. In 2008, MGC New Life attained the highest accreditation levels from both CITA and ACSI. In the recent reorganization of CITA, it became part of AdvancED. As part of the new mother umbrella of accrediting agencies, all accredited schools outside the United States and Latin America are now under the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). In effect, the dual accreditation the school aimed for garnered a triple international accreditation!

The triple international accreditation affirms that MGC New Life Christian Academy meets the highest standards for academic excellence and school management. Moreover, the accreditation attests that the MGC New Life standards, systems, and protocols are at par with internationally set criteria. MGC New Life Christiam Academy is the first school in the Philippines to be accredited by AdvancED and NCA CASI and the second school in the Philippines for ACSI.

AdvancED is the world's largest education community, representing 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in 65 countries worldwide while ACSI is a network of Christian schools spread across 73 countries that aims to advance the cause of Christian schooling in the global context through leadership, training, and service.

The accreditation process began with the visits from the heads of the respective accrediting agencies, CITA and ACSI, for the school to be officially given its status of candidacy. In the next ten months that followed, MGC New Life underwent a thorough self-study program that evaluated areas that impact student learning, professional development, and school systems. The rigorous preparation was capped with a three-day on-site visit by a team of local and international panelists.

With the seals of accreditation from ACSI, AdvancED, and NCA CASI, MGC New Life Christian Academy vouches to its commitment to excellence to maintain the highest level of performance in all aspects to positively affect student learning outcomes. It also strives to enhance the teaching-learning experience of student and faculty alike to meet internationally accepted research-based standards. It also establishes an atmosphere of continuous improvement grounded on best practices in the academic sphere.

Even with the advent of new processes and technologies introduced by the accreditation experience, at the heart of the existence of MGC New Life Christan Academy still beats the steady pulse to its initial and genuine mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to train children to be God-fearing and socially responsible through high-quality Christian education based on Biblical truths and principles.