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Maxwell Adventist Academy (MAA) is an international school operated by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, East-Central Africa Division, and offers an international college preparatory curriculum.  It is accredited by the Accreditation of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities, certified by the Kenyan Ministry of Education and recognized as a teaching insitute for the GCE and IGCSE examinations of Edexcel.  The academy was started in 1947 in Nairobi as a school for expatriates living in Kenya and has since moved to a sixty acre country setting twenty-five kilometers from the city center.  The campus is three kilometers west of Ongata Rongai on Magadi Road.

Mission Statement

Maxwell Adventist Academy seeks to encourage and exemplify high academics, a balanced Christian lifestyle, and service to others, all within the setting of a personal relationship with Christ.

Philosophy

Seventh-day Adventist education is based upon a world-view derived from the Christian faith.  This view begins with an eternal, loving, and personal God who has always existed, is all-powerful, and is the source of all life, truth, beauty, and Christian values.

God, through Christ the son, created this world as a part of His perfect universe.  Furthermore, He sustains His creation by His power and through the natural laws He instituted.  Although created perfect, this planet has been corrupted by sin, resulting in a world that is out of harmony with the rest of creation.  However, God has instituted plans to restore this world to its original perfection.

Human beings were originally created in God’s image – a unity of body, mind, and spirit.  They were endowed with intellect, emotion, and the power of choice.  Sin, however, has not only corrupted their environment, but humans themselves.  God’s image has been marred, yet may be restored through a personal response to the initiative of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit.  One’s meaning, therefore, is not found in one’s self, but in a personal relationship with the Creator.

All truth finds its center and unity in God.  God communicates truth to human beings in a general way through the natural world and His providential acts, and more specifically, through Jesus Christ, and His inspired word.  Individuals comprehend truth through observation and reason, but these avenues to understanding require faith and the direction of the Holy Spirit.  Since all truth is God’s truth there is no dichotomy between the sacred and the secular; rather, Christian faith pervades all of life and every activity has spiritual significance.

God, through His moral laws, has outlined standards of ethical behavior based on His own character of love.  When adopted by human beings, these laws develop a commitment to selfless service and a personal and loving concern for all.

Although marred by sin, humans, in their appreciation for beauty and their innate creativity, still reflect God’s image.  Without the direction of the Holy Spirit, these capacities may be used for evil instead of good.  Appreciation of beauty and creativity extend to all cultural activities and involve relationships with God, other people, and the natural world.

Objectives

It is the goal of Maxwell Adventist Academy that its students will:

·          Establish and deepen a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

·          Develop a strong and healthy self-esteem, based on the “golden rule” of putting others before themselves.

·          Develop strong, flexible, creative, and independent minds.

·          Develop the mental discipline required for academic success.

·          Develop the practicality and common sense that will prepare them for success in their chosen careers and in other important pursuits of life.

·          Develop self-discipline, ultimately making externally-imposed discipline unnecessary.

·          Establish a balanced, healthful lifestyle which will lead to physical vigor and well-being throughout their adult lives.

·          Value highly the personal qualities of loyalty, honesty, and integrity.

·          Develop social abilities so that their interactions with others may be deep, positive, and rewarding.

·          Maintain close ties with their families, and develop a strong awareness of the importance of family for their own well-being and that of society.

·          Have ample opportunity to develop leadership abilities.

·          Grow in their appreciation for the Seventh-day Adventist Church – its teachings, its philosophies, and the lifestyle it  encourages.