# Mountainview International Christian School

'Mountainview Christian School ' (also known as 'MCS ') is a private, Christian school located in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. The school has a population of about 310 students and offers an educational program from kindergarten to 12th grade.

## History

The school began as the vision of missionaries to give their children a Christian education and prepare them for the world. In the fall of 1981, the school began in a small, rented house as Central Java Inter-Mission School (CJIMS). This house was soon built into a fully functioning weight room, which the rest of the school would be built around. The school had fifteen students and three teachers.
Soon, the number of students grew, and the originally rented house became crowded. The school relocated to another house in a village area. When the school was moved, the original house was refurbished as the first dormitory.
More teachers and even more students came from many nations. By 1986, the second school building had also become insufficient for the increasing student population. A high school facility was built on a piece of rented land not far from the second school building. The elementary remained in the second school for a time. Still, two years later, the organizing foundation purchased a large plot of land, and a new elementary school was built to accommodate the increasing number of students and staff. The second school building became a second dormitory. The new school campus was opened in 1990.
Since 1990, there has been continual construction on the campus, which has expanded to 13.5 acres (55,000 m$^2$). The land was cleared, and four dorms, a high school, a soccer field and track, an auditorium, a lunch pavilion, more elementary buildings, and a two-court gym were built.
In October 2001, 144 students and 60 teachers with American nationality were off temporarily after anti-American protests. In 2002, the name of the school was changed to Mountainview International Christian School.
In January 2015, the name of the school was changed to Mountainview Christian School (MCS) from the previous Mountainview International Christian School (MICS)

## Athletics

MCS is a member of the Indonesian International Small Schools Activities Conference, or IISSAC. MCS participates in the soccer and basketball events, Swimming, cross-country running, and most recently badminton, with MCS girls' doubles winning the first event in 2013.
In 2007, MICS hosted the IISSAC basketball tournament and won first-place trophies for boys' and girls' basketball.
In 2010, MICS hosted the IISSAC basketball tournament and won the first-place trophy for boys' basketball.
In 2011, 2012, and 2013, the MICS varsity boys' basketball team won the first-place trophy in the IISSAC basketball tournament, which was hosted in Bali, Bandung, and Surabaya. This made them four-time consecutive champions.
In 2016, the MCS girls' basketball team won the IISSAC tournament in the final against Wesley International School, Malang.
In 2016, MCS hosted the IISSAC swimming tournament and won first-place banners for boys' and girls' cross-country.
In 2017, MCS hosted the IISSAC badminton and cross country invitational, won banners for boys and girls cross country, and placed second in boys and girls badminton.
In 2018, MCS hosted the IISSAC basketball and cross country invitational and won both boys' and girls' basketball tournaments.
In 2022, the girls' and boys' basketball teams became champions of the IISSAC tournament held at Surabaya Intercultural School, Surabaya.
In 2022, the girls' varsity football team brought MCS' first banner home after competing in IISSAC at Wesley School. It was exciting news for MCS, as the girls' team won all of the games, and none of the competing teams scored a goal on them. Meanwhile, the boys' varsity football team won 2nd place.
In 2023, MCS hosted the IISSAC basketball tournament. The girls' varsity basketball team became the champions, and the boys won second place.
In 2023, the boys' varsity soccer team won first place in 14 years, and the girls won 2nd in the IISSAC soccer tournament held at Surabaya Intercultural School.
In 2024, the varsity girls won the IISSAC basketball tournament at Wesley School.
In 2024, the varsity girls' and boys' teams both won 1st place in the IISSAC badminton tournament at Surabaya Intercultural School. Both banners were MCS' first badminton banners.

## Clubs and events

MCS offers students the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities such as drama club, various sports, and the worship dance team. Events include the Field Day, sports tournaments (school-wide and IISSAC), the Christmas Concert and Bazaar, and school retreats.