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Paths to School Improvement

Transformed leaders transform schools
Authentic Christian schools around the world

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will" ~ Romans 12:2

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The Vision

Authentic Christian schools around the world, whatever their resources, are committed to biblical truth, continuous improvement, and transformed communities.

The Mission

School leaders are professionally enabled to engage in a continuous school improvement process that is internationally bench-marked to appropriate and attainable standards resulting in authentic Christian schools.

The Need

In August 2012, a gathering of more than 140 Christian school leaders from more than 30 African nations, called The ACSI Africa Roundtable 2, was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The leaders at this event produced a united conference statement identifying ten strategic catalysts for transformative action in the Christian schooling movement across Africa on local, regional, and continental levels. One of these catalysts was a call to develop a tool that would state educational best practice standards, create a system for accountability and provide a means to assess whole school improvements.

As a result of the school improvement catalysts identified at ART2 by its constituents, the ACSI Africa Director, Samson Makhado, tasked ACSI Global with the responsibility of developing a protocol addressing this need.

These Christian school leaders pushed for excellence in every aspect of their ministry. They desired a contextualized, Christian school improvement process that would be recognised as setting standards of excellence in education; that Christian schools are the “schools of choice”.

In the ART2 declaration, seven of the action points could be summed up as, “We must have a transformation in our schooling and clear understanding of what defines an authentic Christian school. We need standards.”

The Assumptions

Training is necessary to assure an understanding of the standards. Paths to School Improvement (PSI) assumes that many school leaders have neither had the training, nor higher levels of education that have exposed them to education standards or best practices nor that these foundational aspects are grounded in biblical truth.

Continuous school improvement motivated by a deep desire for excellence (and not merely to appease the inspector) is NOT an inherent value. PSI inculcates a deep value for school improvement laid on a biblical foundation for the pursuit of excellence at whatever point of resources the school has available.

Despite the desire and good intentions of many “Christian” schools, the distinctive of what truly constitutes “Christian Education”, Christian Philosophy of Education, and Biblical Worldview Integration are also NOT inherent in schools that have not been equipped for Christian education. PSI assumes that most educators will teach in the same model as they observed teachers before them. Most Christian teachers and school leaders have not learned how to integrate their faith into every subject and aspect of teaching, learning, and school culture for deep systemic school transformation.

PSI assumes that group learning is significantly more effective than learning alone. In the PSI program, school leaders learn together, grow together, share problems and ideas together, and build each other up! Christian schools should not be in competition.

PSI assumes the significant outcome of sustained development of the national association of Christian schools. Overall, the association will be strengthened as more and more schools in a country go through this process.

The Process

Leaders from five to ten schools are assigned to a learning group, known as a cohort, for the duration of the PSI process of approximately two years. The cohort will meet for five sessions, each session spaced about four to six months apart. Each session will last three to five days. Each session will build upon the prior session, leading to the completion of the PSI process.

The program begins with the biblical foundation for school improvement followed by the presentation of the standards, accompanied by training for understanding. Guided authentic dialogue and transparent self-assessment are followed by standards implementation assignments and further reassessment at each of the following sessions

Our Prayer For PSI

We know God is bringing many to himself through Christian schooling and we know the PSI has only come this far by the clear hand of God.

PSI will only happen as we acknowledge God as the author and provider of this program. This, in so many ways, is a program that only God can pull off!

Would you pray with us? We need God to call people with the heart and skills to serve in this program. Seed funding is needed to implement the program in a new location.
God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Eph 3:20 MSG

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The ACSI PSI School Certification Process

Paths to School Improvement (PSI) is a two-part program. School leaders are trained in a cohort of leaders in the PSI standards called the Paths to school Improvement Professional Development Program. The training assures understanding of the standards and brings about personal transformation. (Romans 12:1-2) Transformed leaders, transform schools.
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When school leaders have completed the five training sessions over a 2-3 year period, their school should be ready for school certification within a year of completing the training.
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An affirmation team then visits the school. The team meets with the school administrative team, parents, teachers, and students and reviews the school's documents.
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The affirmation team gives its recommendations and submits this report to the PSI Global Administration. If all is in order and the school meets or exceeds the minimum requirements, the PSI Global Administration then issues the ACSI Certified School certificate.

PSI ACSI Certified Schools in Africa

School name

City

Country

Initial cert date

Rise to Shine

Kigali

Rwanda

2021-12-01

Wellspring Academy

Kigali

Rwanda

2021-12-01

Bankys Private School

Abuja

Nigeria

2022-07-11

LoveWorld School

Lagos

Nigeria

2022-07-11

Bankys Private School

Abuja

Nigeria

2022-07-11

Royal Family Academy

Abuja

Nigeria

2022-07-11

Inspired Christian Learning Centre

Lagos

Nigeria

2022-07-11

Fit-Charis International College

Lagos

Nigeria

2022-08-20

Christ the Redeemer's College

Sagamu

Nigeria

2022-08-20

Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls School

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

2022-08-20

Diye Starlet Academy

Jos

Nigeria

2022-08-20

Bishop Crowther Memorial Secondary School

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

2023-04-14

Jewels Leading Lights Academy

Abuja

Nigeria

2023-04-14

Lacec Model School

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

2023-04-14

Sacred Scholars Academy

Jos

Nigeria

2023-05-26

Master Cares Primary School

Kyotera

Uganda

2024-07-01

Hope Senior Secondary School Bbira

Buloba

Uganda

2024-07-01

Master Cares Secondary School

Kyotera

Uganda

2024-07-01

Empower International Academy

Kwata

Uganda

2024-07-01

Good Shepherd's Fold

Najjembe

Uganda

2024-07-01

Master Cares Kindergarten

Kyotera

Uganda

2024-07-01

Westque Academy

Harare

Zimbabwe

2024-11-01

Millennial Academy

Harare

Zimbabwe

2024-11-01

Lendy Park School

Harare

Zimbabwe

2024-11-01

Eaglesvale Senior School

Harare

Zimbabwe

2024-11-01

Evergreen schools

Enugu

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Myrtle Vine Academy

Onitsha

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Rehoboth Prime Years

Abuja

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Lela Blossom Schools

Abuja

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Salma Private School, The Safe Hands

Enugu

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Africa Community School

Abuja

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Africa International College

Abuja

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Shepherd’s International College

Akwanga

Nigeria

2024-11-20

Adonai Vine School

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Westwood Park School

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Kids of Hope School

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Treasure Box Early Years Centre

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Omega High School

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Hosanna International College

Jos

Nigeria

2025-04-14

Hekima School

Nairobi

Kenya

2025-05-01

Bernard Mizeki College

Harare

Zimbabwe

2025-05-01

Little Rock

Nairobi

Kenya

2025-05-01

Marion School

Nairobi

Kenya

2025-05-01

Loiswell Academy

Nairobi

Kenya

2025-05-01

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Paths to School Improvement

The Vision

The Mission

The Need

The Assumptions

The Process

Our Prayer For PSI

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The ACSI PSI School Certification Process

PSI ACSI Certified Schools in Africa

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City

Country

Initial cert date

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