Acacia International School
About Company
Our School
Acacia is accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International and Middle States Association. Acacia is a Cambridge International School and is fully licensed and registered with the Ministry of Education in Uganda.
STUDENTS
Acacia has a diverse range of students from 31 nations. Our youngest class, ‘K3’, has students who have turned three years old by the 1st of September on the year they join the school. Our oldest students, ‘Grade 12’, who are 17 and going on 18 years of age, graduate from Acacia in June of each year. Our first graduation was held in June 2019.
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Acacia exists to serve Christian missionaries and missionary kids! In our tenth year of operation, we were honored to serve over 60 missionary kids from more than a dozen sending organizations. The Affiliate Member Program is designed to formalize the relationship between the school
and our ministry partners so that together we can create a better school for everyone. Read more about Affiliate Membership here.
Here are some of our missionary partners:
Africa Inland Mission
Engineering Ministries International
Mission Aviation Fellowship
World Venture
SojournUganda
Refuge & Hope
Union Vision Mission
Mission & Vision
VISION
Educating and inspiring servant leaders for Christ.
MISSION
To glorify Christ by providing a rigorous and balanced education that motivates students to excel academically and live out a Biblical worldview. We serve Ugandan, international, and missionary families.
CORE VALUES
Integrity. As servant leaders, we seek to honor God in all we do and say.
Compassion. As servant leaders, we love others sacrificially as Christ loved us.
Courage. As servant leaders, we stand up for what is right and boldly follow Christ.
Governance
Acacia International School is an independent, non-profit organization committed to integrity, transparency, and accountability in its governance and operations.
The members of the school’s Board of Directors and the Acacia School Board are Christians with a shared vision for extending God’s kingdom in Kampala by providing an excellent education.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors are the legal custodians of the company and bear ultimate responsibility for the school. They safeguard the long-term academic quality and Christian foundation of the school by appointing the School Board and by approving changes to the school’s mission and vision, annual budget and annual audit.
The Directors are:
Jade Acker (Chairman), Cooperative Baptist Missionary and Founding Director of Refuge and Hope International
Linda Carpenter, HR & Admin Manager at Acacia
Sam Baguma, Mission Aviation Fellowship Missionary, East Africa Regional Manager
Kirk Slater, World Venture Missionary (Co-opted member)
Jason Carpenter, Head of School at Acacia
SCHOOL BOARD
The Acacia School Board is appointed by the Board of Directors to implement the mission, vision and values of the school by developing school policies and a comprehensive strategic development plan, supporting the school administration, overseeing school assets, and attending to its own professional growth.
Sam Baguma, (Board Chair), Mission Aviation Fellowship Missionary, East Africa Regional Manager
Nikki Tuggy (Secretary) Missionary
Patricia Nzeyi, Head of Corporate Services, BHC
Blain Teketel Mekisso, Program Officer, Oak Foundation
Dan Propst, Engineering Ministries
Emily Greene, Engineering Ministries
Daryl Burnette, World Venture missionary
Alastair Taylor,
Mauricia Kayizzi, Head of Global Product Management ENGIE Energy Access Africa
Jason Carpenter, ex-officio Head of School
TEACHERS
All lead teachers employed by Acacia are certified to teach and have an international teaching background. Our teachers come from many different countries. Currently, at Acacia, we have American, Ugandan, British, Nigerian, Canadian, Ghanaian, South African, Tanzanian, Zimbabwean, Zambian & New Zealand teachers.
CHRISTIAN EMPHASIS
Acacia is a Christian school. For us, this means that the board members and teachers are committed Christians and that our teachers approach their work with the belief that all students are created in the image of God, that each is uniquely endowed with creative and intellectual potential and inherently valuable. Moral and ethical values such as honesty, integrity, compassion, and justice are an important part of the holistic education students will receive. Bible teaching is integrated into the curriculum and students attend weekly chapels. All students regardless of their faith background are treated with dignity, love, and respect.
The school is independent and not affiliated with any denomination.
