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HISTORY

 

                                                                                           

                                                                                  2025

           Feb   – School accreditation review by Accreditation International successfully

                        conducted and the accreditation for MCA extended until 2030

                     – MCA and Korea Baduk Association sign an MOU to teacher MCA students

                         Baduk as a formal subject     

           Apr   – Emergency relief supplies from MCA families donated to victims of Andong

                        wildfire

                     – 1 st stage of the Campus Upgrade Plan completed to have an extended

                        basement structure, parking lot, extended playground, and renovated futsal

                       and basketball courts

          May   – AP examinations conducted in 16 subjects for 18 students

                     – 2 nd MCA Debate Tournament held with participating teams from 4 schools

         June   – Spring Waltz, the annual concert of the MCA Orchestra, at First Suwon Outdoor

                         Concert Hall

                     – The first high school graduation ceremony of MCA, for the Class of 2025. Five

                         graduates have been accepted by 40 universities and colleges, including

                         UCLA, Boston College, University of St. Thomas, School of the Art Institute of

                         Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Waseda University

                         in Japan. Many institutes offered scholarships to our students.

 

                                                    2024

         Feb – Construction work for the Campus Upgrade Plan starts

         Mar – Workshop seminar for MCA parents on parenting

         May – the 1 st MCA Debate Tournament held with participants from 4 schools

                  – AP examinations conducted in 26 subjects for 17 students.

                   Full marks in 13 subjects.

                  – Spring Waltz, the annual concert of the MCA Orchestra,

                    at First Suwon Outdoor Concert Hall

                  – A survey conducted for MCA parents on character education

                   (71.8% participated)

         Aug – 19 AP courses for 2024-2025 open

                  – In-curriculum gardening sessions started for students in grades 1 and 2

                  – Psychological Counseling by Professor J.W. Baik started for students and

                     parents

                  – Study-abroad counseling by an expert Ms. Agnes Kim started fro students

                     and parents

          Sep – MCA approved as an SAT Test Center – Code 65648

                  – Parent Book Club started for characte  reducation

          Oct – After-school classes for secondary students (G5-G12) start

          Nov – English class for parents starts

          Dec – Social emotional education session held for students

                      by the South Gyeonggi Autonomous Police Commission

                   – First SAT exam conducted at MCA for 18 students

                      (including 16 from other schools)

                  – MCA Chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) opens

 

2023     

          Feb    - holds a charity campaign to help earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria

          Mar    - Level 1 school code approved by College Board (682991)

          May   - Holds the 1st Cherry Match, an inter-school soccer tournament

                     - Holds the 1st MCA Walk-A-Thon at Suwon Hwaseong

          Jun     - Donats 4 Million Won raised from various events to UNICEF Korea

          July    - Holds the first US College Tour for high school students and parents

                     - Issues the 1st MCA Fact Sheet

          Aug    - Level 2 school code approved by College Board (682991)

                     - School Year 2023-2024 starts (with 233 students and 41 teachers)

                     - Expands student counseling sessions with 4 counseling teachers

                        for 17.5 hours/week

                     - Employees a full-time college counselor

                     - Spanish added as a foreign language for all students

                     - Introduces tennis and golf as all-student athletic programs

 

2022    

          Jan    - Introduces Renaissance's STAR Reading & Accelerated Reader program

                     - Starts MCA Mentoring Program with invited guest speakers

          Apr     - MCA Music Concert first held at an external concert hall

                        (Cheonin Hall, Yongin)

          May    - Presentation session for parents of the MCA Campus Development Plan 

          Jun     - 1st MCA Art Book Publication

          Aug    - School Year 2022-2023 starts (with 200 students and 34 teachers)

                     - Introduces soccer and basketball as all-student athletic programs

 

2021     

          Feb     - Introduces Project-Based Learning (PBL) Events taking place around the year

                        (Literary Fair, Science Fair, Math Fair, Music Concert, and World Heritage Day)

          Mar    - Introduces fencing as an all-student athletic program

          Jun     - The first MCA Middle School Graduation

                     - Officially accredited by AI (Accreditation International)

          Aug    - Opens a high school grade (Grade 9)

                     - Officially accredited by Cognia (AdvancED)

          Sep    - Adapts WIDA approach for students’ language skill development

          Oct    - Officially accredited by MSA-CESS

 

2020   

           Jul    - Renamed to Mountain Cherry Academy (MCA)

                        with K-12 international curriculum

                     - Ms. Kyungah Ryu takes office as the first MCA principal

                     - Holds the 1st annual MCA Summer Camp

          Aug    - Joins a member of KORCOS and KISAA

                     - Starts the first year –

                       School Year 2020-2021 with grades from kindergarten to 8

                     - Introduces ice hockey as an all-student athletic program

          Oct    - Introduces Civic Engagement Programs

                      (Donations of Songpyeon in Sep/Oct, Persimmons in Oct, &

                      Kimchi in Dec; plus occasional charity fund-raising fairs)

          Dec    - Holds the 1st annual MCA Winter Festival

 

2005      

                        Aran Kindergarten starts at the current MCA location


                                                                            ​​

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