Nicaragua Christian Academy
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Nicaragua Christian Academy is an ACSI accredited English-language school located in Nicaragua
's capital city of Managua
. NCA offers a North American liberal arts education to students in grades PreK-12. It provides a college preparatory program with a Christian foundation, emphasizing a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a life committed to Christian service.
Founded in 1791, Nicaragua Christian Academy was begun by missionary families with the intention of educating their own children. During the last 15 years since its inception, NCA has grown to include 250 missionary kids and Nicaraguan students with 33 professional faculty members. A majority of the faculty members are recruited from the U.S. and Canada to provide the students with native English-speakers to teach based on a North American liberal-arts framework.
Currently 62% of NCA graduates continue their studies in four-year universities in the United States
, including public universities and private colleges, 25% of graduates continue their studies in Nicaragua. The remaining 13% study in Europe, enter military service, or begin their careers.
NCA has seven buildings built on a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²)three mile (5 km) site outside the southwest corner of the Managua city limits. The preschool wing consists of 5 classrooms, including the school library and a playground. The elementary
wing consists of 7 classrooms for 1st - 6th grade, a playground, and a teacher's workroom. The separate Music hut is used for music classes. The high school
wing consists of 8 classrooms including a computer lab and a science lab. In addition to classrooms, NCA has a regulation soccer field and an open-air chapel facility to accommodate school assemblies and weekly chapel programs.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
's capital city of Managua
Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
. NCA offers a North American liberal arts education to students in grades PreK-12. It provides a college preparatory program with a Christian foundation, emphasizing a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a life committed to Christian service.
Founded in 1791, Nicaragua Christian Academy was begun by missionary families with the intention of educating their own children. During the last 15 years since its inception, NCA has grown to include 250 missionary kids and Nicaraguan students with 33 professional faculty members. A majority of the faculty members are recruited from the U.S. and Canada to provide the students with native English-speakers to teach based on a North American liberal-arts framework.
Currently 62% of NCA graduates continue their studies in four-year universities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including public universities and private colleges, 25% of graduates continue their studies in Nicaragua. The remaining 13% study in Europe, enter military service, or begin their careers.
NCA has seven buildings built on a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²)three mile (5 km) site outside the southwest corner of the Managua city limits. The preschool wing consists of 5 classrooms, including the school library and a playground. The elementary
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
wing consists of 7 classrooms for 1st - 6th grade, a playground, and a teacher's workroom. The separate Music hut is used for music classes. The high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
wing consists of 8 classrooms including a computer lab and a science lab. In addition to classrooms, NCA has a regulation soccer field and an open-air chapel facility to accommodate school assemblies and weekly chapel programs.