Why Choose MCA?
Maranatha is committed to a disciplined and excellent educational environment that is constantly growing and improving. We have recently launched Project 25 with the goal of raising our average composite ACT score to a 25. Currently our score is a 23.4, which places us in the top 7% of schools in the state of Kansas. We have an amazing group of committed educators, strong curriculum, and a dedication to constant growth that enable us to glorify the Lord through excellence in academics. Maranatha Christian Academy is dually accredited by AdvancEd and the Association of Christian Schools International. Through our dual credit program, our graduates have had the opportunity to earn up to 30 college credit hours, enabling many to begin their college careers as a sophomore. That’s a huge financial advantage!
Our students have the opportunity to participate in a robust fine arts program that includes choir, art, drama, and band. The drama department produces two performances a year; most recently they presented three performances of Cinderella. Our Choirs and Band are award-winning, traveling groups that compete as well as minister to others. This year, our high school choir will be performing in Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Timeless Biblical values are the cornerstone of a Maranatha education. The thread of faith is woven through the fabric of Maranatha, nurturing students in our Gospel-centered classrooms. Students receive an excellent education with a Christian worldview woven throughout each subject area in addition to their daily Bible class, weekly Chapels, and special spiritual training activities such as attending the annual GPACS Christian Leadership Conference that Maranatha is hosting in January 2018. Our students are surrounded by a faculty and administration who are Christian mentors.
Family is at the heart of everything we do. At Maranatha, students are loved and cherished. Students are taught to honor their parents and pastors and faculty and administration seek to partner with home and church. We have a vibrant parent organization called Maranatha Association of Parents (MAP) which consists of many sub-ministries such as the Prayer Group, Bless our Teachers, and New Family Shepherds. The Green Machine, a student spirit group, dresses in their spirited clothing and cheers on our athletes in all seasons. As the Head of School, I seek to build and strengthen relationships within the school family. Three to four times a year there is a social event for the school family with the opportunity to socialize around tables and hear updates about the great things going on at school.
Maranatha fosters the development of Christian values in our students, raising them up into people of integrity. Our students are nurtured and encouraged to be faithful Christians, loyal and encouraging members of their family, kind, compassionate, and giving. At the end of 6th grade, there is a special blessing luncheon where parents speak words of encouragement and prayer over their children. At the end of 12th grade, there is a senior tea where the students bless and pray over their parents. At graduation, a rose ceremony where the graduates bless and show appreciation for their families and staff. It’s an amazing event!
439+
Total Active Students
75+
In Preschool
125+
In Elementary
208+
In Secondary
The Application Timeline
All of Maranatha Christian Academy’s school levels have the same 4-step process from Inquiry to Registration.
If you have already begun your process and received confirmation or invitation to begin your next step you may return here at anytime to find your next step. Select the step you are interested in from below and you will be directed to the options available for your students.
Please note that there is often different information gathered based on the age of the student (i.e., Preschool vs. K-6) but MCA has worked very hard to make gathering information easier for our interested families. Be sure to check each of the age-appropriate steps for your family and note when we have made it easier for you to complete the steps for multiple children and school ages.
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All our schools (PK-12) invite you to inquire about us in person or via our easy online inquiry form. Make an appointment to tour any of our schools or, for older students, ask about allowing your student to shadow for a day.
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Interview
Once applications have been reviewed, students with their parents/guardians will have an appointment made with a representative of their school(s) to know one another better and answer any remaining questions. If a student is accepted, final invitations for registration will be given at this time.
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Applications for enrollment are available when you visit the school(s) you are interested in. K-12 students and their families will find an expedited submission via our Online Application.
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Registration for students of all ages (PK-12) is completed by enrollment. Enrollment may include additional paperwork for some students but is normally limited to a family's enrollment in Smart Tuition. Families who have enrolled other students prior should use existing Smart Tuition credentials to make the process easier and faster.
Our Preschool, MCA KinderPrep, is an environment filled with love and instruction, exploration and excitement, flowing from the love of Christ. Each little one is cared for and encouraged in becoming all the Lord has made them to be!
Our Elementary School begins the investment of a Christian Worldview within all subjects, training vital to each student's life and success, and deliberate preparation not only for the coming years of education but the future of every student.
MCA's College Prep Secondary School is the capstone of our programs culminating with advanced courses, college dual-credit courses, with all tracks guided by the sending principles of a Christian Worldview.
