El Camino Academy
El Camino Academy was founded in 1980 for missionary children, and today ECA continues to serve families in ministry, although the foreign missionary population is now under 5% of the total population. Over 90% of our students are Colombian and we regularly have about 15 other countries represented in our community. About 50% of our families spend at least 40 hours a week invested in Christian ministry. At least one parent is a born-again Christian and desirous of having a Christ-centered education. Families from around 100 different evangelical churches send their children to ECA so there is a marked interdenominational flavor to our worship and spiritual life. We have a school-wide focus on bilingual servant-leadership development, and being/making disciples. We have an international academic staff, mostly from North America and Colombia, but other countries represented include India, Spain, Argentina, Venezuela and Nigeria. ECA is in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. At 8,700 feet in the beautiful Andes Mountains, Bogota has over 11 million inhabitants and enjoys 65 degree F weather year-round
Purpose Statement
El Camino Academy is a Christ-centered educational community of impact that biblically equips bilingual servant-leaders to transform their world as they follow Jesus.
Mission Statement
Provide a rigorous Bible-centered education primarily in English that meets Colombian and U.S. educational requirements
Foster spiritual growth through modeling Christ-likeness and discipling intentionally to promote vibrant personal relationships with God
Build authentic multicultural relationships guided by biblical principles
Train and equip servant-leaders who have integrity and a biblical worldview to invest in others through service and mission opportunities
Strengthen the wider community through networking and sharing resources
Open Schools Worldwide
We are committed to educationally marginalised children
Motivated by our Christian faith, we are committed to responding to the educational needs of children who are shut out of the traditional school system or are at risk of educational failure for reasons beyond their control. We aim at developing compassionate relationships and a supportive environment to overcome obstacles to learning.
We are committed to appropriate and excellent educational interventions
We create flexible, innovative strategies that are appropriate to the unique needs of the children we serve. We use media and broadcast technology for volunteer training and curriculum distribution to assure consistent and effective program delivery. Our aim is to improve the performance of the children in reading, writing, spelling, and basic mathematics with the goal of reaching grade three standard. We aim to improve their understanding and practices related to health, hygiene and social skills.
We are committed to local communities and partnerships
We partner with like-minded organizations and local community groups by training their volunteers to impact their own communities by delivering the OSWW educational program to marginalized children.
We are committed to inclusion
We serve any educationally marginalised child, aged between 7 and 18, regardless of their gender, race, colour or creed. We encourage them to increasingly participate in mainstream societal activities (i.e., church, school, community events, service to others, etc.)
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