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