500

20

Filipino

Local students make up 30% of the school population.

Yes

Yes

Tagalog, Mandarin

25

20

Yes

Faith Academy encourages students and teachers to use technology in their classes. Faith uses Google Apps for Education to create, connect, collaborate, and communicate on a daily basis. Every classroom has a video projector and a high-speed internet connection. The school has more than 300 Chromebooks that teachers may reserve for in-class use.

Classrooms are equipped with data projectors and sound systems to allow teachers greater flexibility in their lessons as well as to provide students with opportunities to use technology for in-class presentations. Faith uses a robust school information system to record student grades, keep students and parents informed as to student academic process, and provide access to classroom resources.

Our teachers have been offering fully online instruction since March of 2020.

All students have a Bible class and they attend weekly chapels. The school's biblical teaching is from an evangelical Christian perspective.

Teachers are sensitive to the beliefs of each individual. Students are not required to adhere to any faith, but they must agree to attend chapels and Bible classes, and they must take part in other biblically-based activities during school hours.

MAP, PSAT, SAT, Advanced Placement

Our results are significantly higher than the US national averages and they compare favorably with other international schools.

Each division of the school has a clear homework policy.

Homework expectations are minimal in the elementary division, with a strong focus on personal reading. In the middle and high divisions, teachers may assign up to 150 minutes of homework per week.

90%

Basic services are offered at each level.

Students with learning needs have a learning plan that includes accommodations or modifications. There are special support options for ELL, math, and language arts.

The school is working toward the implementation of universal design for learning strategies.

The school makes referrals to outside practitioners as needed.

Students must have achievement testing and English language screening.

Screening may include more than one test, including English language and mathematics. An interview may be requested for both parents and child.

When enrollment in a grade level reaches the maximum number of students, new applicants are placed on a waiting list.

The school's application process opens in November each year for the next school year. Applications are accepted up until the start of school.

After the start of school, applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

7:10 am

2:25 pm

No

Yes

There is a school canteen with daily hot and cold food options for purchase.

Not at this time.

Yes

Offerings vary by year. Band, chorus, and club activities are available at all levels. The middle level offers intramural sports. The high school provides a robust interscholastic sports program for both boys and girls that includes soccer, rugby, volleyball, basketball, and tennis.

Physical education is provided as part of the instructional program. The elementary level teaches movement and game skills. The middle and high levels teach individual and team sports with additional units on health and fitness. All levels of physical education include swimming.

Elementary students may participate in a parent-run athletics program on weekends. The middle level offers an after-school intramural sports program. The high school provides a robust interscholastic sports program for both boys and girls that includes soccer, rugby, volleyball, basketball, and tennis.

There is a fully equipped children's playground, a weight room, two tennis courts, two soccer fields, a practice field, two covered outdoor basketball courts, and a gymnasium. There is also an aquatics center that features a 25-meter, 6 lane pool (with 3’ diving board and maximum depth of 11.5’) and a shallow children's pool.

Faith Academy is an international Christian school offering Pre K-12 education for the children of Christian workers as well as other local and international students. Its mission is to equip students to be Christ-like, lifelong learners by providing a dynamic, relevant education. Faith Academy envisions expanding children’s educational delivery options to meet the needs of the missions enterprise throughout Asia. Faith Academy utilizes a globally-recognized curriculum, and provides a progressive, well-rounded education. Staff are missionaries who have a love for students and a strong desire to serve God through education.

Faith Academy is a private school that offers a quality education, integrated with a Christian worldview. English language instruction is central to the implementation of the curriculum which is designed for students whose first language is English. However, this does not exclude children whose first language is not English. The concepts in the school’s Statement of Faith serve as the foundation and theological dimension for the school's educational philosophy.

Faith Academy believes that each student, being created in the image of God, is of supreme worth. Faith believes that the dignity and worth of the individual should be respected. Faith believes that students vary as to inherent and acquired capabilities and that these differences must be taken into consideration in the educational process.