What We Do
Dedicated to Serving Africa
ACSI Africa is committed to strengthening Christian schools and equipping Christian educators so they will prepare their students academically and inspire them to become devoted followers of Christ across the continent. We serve schools, teachers, leaders, and students through a diverse range of educational and support services toward promoting Christ-centred quality learning and holistic transformation.
Our Services
Teacher and School Leader Professional Development
We offer ongoing workshops to equip educators with current best practices and biblically integrated teaching strategies to foster both personal and professional growth. This is mediated and effectively served through ACSI training programs based on its global core standards for quality in Christian educational practices. These include the Paths to School Improvement (PSI), and Teacher Certification Program
Teacher Certification Program - Africa Pilot Project
Aims to equip 1 million teachers in biblical worldview and intergration by 2050.
Why invest in teachers?
- Equipping teachers in biblical worldview and integration is a Kingdom investment and essential for preparing the next generation.
- About 60 percent of Africa’s current population is under the age of 25. With such a young population, the demand for qualified teachers continues to grow to meet the exponential student growth. We have a remarkable opportunity to resource and train African teachers with Christian educational standards.
- Investing in African teachers is a direct investment in the success of their students. Recent empirical research conducted in Africa has shown a strong link between the quality and conditions of teachers and the academic performance of their students.
Strategy & delivery process
- Work with the African Church, schools, and Christian universities to equip 1 million teachers through a certification program in biblical worldview and integration by 2050.
- Roll out the teacher certification program through regional pilot projects for testing and build a proof of concept by 2027.
- Evaluate and draw from the pilot project experience to contextually inform our practices when implementing the certification program widely across Africa.
- Partner with a wide range of qualified African Christian universities, theological seminaries, and Bible institutes for delivery of the certification program on a continental scale.
Developed and created by Africans
This program is the result of the 2023 African Roundtable 4, a gathering where 236 in-person participants from 30 African nations and seven other countries came together for fellowship in Christ. They engaged in listening, learning, and dialogue to shape a collective response to the ACSI 2023 Roundtable theme: "Envisioning the Church and Christian Education Together for Africa 2050."
Based on global core standards
ACSI established a committee of twelve teacher training experts from seven global regions to develop global core standards. This committee identified five universally relevant standards that uphold high global requirements. These standards ensure that teachers possess foundational knowledge of teaching theory and practice, demonstrate biblical understanding, and create integrated lessons with a biblical worldview.
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” – 2 Timothy 2:2
Pilot Regions, Countries & Partners
We’re motivated by a desire to serve and strengthen.
National Associations of Christian Schools
ACSI encourages and supports the development of national associations of Christian Schools (NACS) into representative, legitimate, legally recognized and operationally viable entities. Such NACS normally federate a large body of the existing national Christian schools, are well connected with the national church body across different denominations, and are led by the citizens of the host countries.
An ACSI country office related to the NACS is vested with the mission to advance the movement of Christian education, generally, and Christian schooling, in particular, within its national jurisdiction. It federates local Christian schools through a representative, legitimate, legal, and viable entity, providing quality educational services to those member schools and others, either directly or through service providers; promoting and developing Christian schooling; advocating for government support and liaison; facilitating the professional development of Christian school staff; and promoting ACSI membership.
How To Get Involved
ACSI encourages collaborative approaches to educational development. We uphold values related to restorative practices and healthy cross-cultural partnerships between the majority and minority worlds.
ACSI serves individuals as well as church and school communities through facilitating healthy partnerships focused on social, spiritual, and financial investment opportunities that are mutually beneficial.
