Macau Anglican College

Macau Angelican College Chinese: 聖公會中學
Address
109-117 Avenida Padre Tomas Pereira Taipa - Macau
Information
Motto	We work together to educate the child of the whole world.
Established	2002
Principal	David Brown
Affiliation	Angelican Communion
Website	http://www.acm.edu.mo/

Macau Anglican College (Traditional Chinese: 聖公會中學）, or MAC, is a Christian school in Taipa, Macau. Macau Anglican College was established in the year 2002, which provides education to Kindergarten to Senior Secondary. It is an Anglican Foundation College, meaning it receives professional advice and financial backing from the Angelican Church in Hong Kong. The college employs a large number of Christian teachers from many Christian denominations. The college promotes and fosters a Christian, positive attitude to learning, tolerance, and a respect for all people of all cultures and faiths. It works closely with the Macao Education Department (DSEJ) and students' parents who are represented by a Parent – School Association.

History

Macau Anglican College opened in 2002 as a private school with 145 pupils spanning 5 classes in total. The kindergarten and secondary sections are privately run and require parents to pay a fee (secondary students who are also Macau citizens are also subsidized by the government), while the primary section is government-subsidized and free for Macau residents. Initially, the school only offered kindergarten and primary programs; in 2009, they began offering a secondary education curriculum. The first secondary graduation took place in 2014. The school has been continuously striving to help their students achieve higher academic results in the Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE and A-Level examinations.

Curriculum

Priority for placement in the secondary education program is given to the previous years' graduating MAC pupils. Secondary pupils take the Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Examinations in Form 4 and CIE A-Level Examinations in Form 6.

Pupils learn two main languages – English & Chinese. The average class size in the school is 25 pupils. Most teaching in the school aims to be child centered. Teachers come from many countries worldwide and give the college an international and multi cultural educational ethos and dimension.

Lower secondary students must take compulsory subjects including ICT, Chinese, English, Science, and more. Upper secondary students have more freedom of choice in choosing which subjects they wish to study; however, Chinese, English, Maths and physical education remain compulsory.

School Activities

School activities include class assemblies, theatrical productions during events such as Christmas and the Chinese New Year, charity work, field trips, graduation trips and barbecues, themed dress-up days and school parties during festivals/holidays. Pupils are also offered a variety of extra-curricular activities, and after-school care is provided for children in case it is necessitated by their parents' schedules.

School Facilities

The school is situated on the island of Taipa, down the road from the University of Macao Library. The campus features two large playgrounds, one on the ground floor and one on the roof. The roof playground is also intended for sports activities. Facilities on-campus include a library, computer suite, music room, art room and science lab. Kindergarten classrooms feature outdoor segments which are used as play and activity areas for the children.

The school was designed by the architect Jose F Pereira Chan. He says that it was the mission of the school that inspired him to look at "the creation of Adam", the fresco painted by Michelangelo at the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. The hand detail in the drawing reflects the concept of God communicating himself to humanity, hence the finger was adopted as the design concept for the school.Furthermore, the cashew nut-shaped lot where the school is located complements the concept as a slightly bent finger.

Sources

http://www.acm.edu.mo/