Greenville Classical Academy

THE MISSION OF GREENVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY IS TO PROVIDE A DISTINCTLY CHRIST-CENTERED, BIBLICAL, AND CLASSICAL EDUCATION, PRODUCING STUDENTS WHO GLORIFY GOD (DEUM GLORIFICARE) IN THEIR THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND DEEDS.

GREENVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY (GCA) IS AN INDEPENDENT, COLLEGE PREP, K-12- DAY SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 2004 USING THE CLASSICAL, CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MODEL. WE SERVE A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY WITH STUDENTS FROM GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG, PICKENS, AND LAURENS COUNTIES. IN 2010, GCA TRANSITIONED ITS UPPER SCHOOL (9TH-12TH GRADES) TO A UNIVERSITY-MODEL SCHOOL AND UTILIZES A COLLEGE-STYLE COURSE SCHEDULE WHEREIN 9TH-12TH GRADE. STUDENTS' CLASSES MEET FOR 50 MINUTES THREE DAYS A WEEK OR 75 MINUTES TWO DAYS A WEEK. GREENVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY'S VISION IS TO SEE GENERATIONS OF GODLY, BIBLICALLY EDUCATED, ACADEMICALLY PREPARED LEADERS FOR OUR HOMES, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR WORLD. RACIAL/SOCIO/ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION: TOTAL ENROLLMENT FOR 2020-2021 = 245 STUDENTS TOTAL FAMILIES ENROLLED FOR 2020-2021 = 147 FAMILIES RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF STUDENTS: CAUCASIAN = 190 OR 87.96% HISPANIC / LATINO = 14 OR 6.48% AFRICAN AMERICAN = 4 OR 1.85% ASIAN = 3 OR 1.39% HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER = 1 OR 1.46% TWO OR MORE = 4 OR 1.85% FINANCIAL AID FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID = 24 OR 12.7% FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE FACULTY/STAFF DISCOUNT = 13 OR 7.3% TOTAL = 37 FAMILIES OR 38% DESIRED STUDENT OUTCOMES (PROFILE OF A GCA GRADUATE) GRADUATES WILL DEMONSTRATE A VITAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. GRADUATES WILL BE WILLING AND ABLE TO SHARE AND DEFEND THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH. GRADUATES WILL THINK CRITICALLY, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND MAKE WISE DECISIONS. GRADUATES WILL COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH BOTH THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD. GRADUATES WILL DEMONSTRATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE AND/OR IN THE VOCATION OF THEIR CHOICE. GRADUATES WILL EXHIBIT AN UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE. GRADUATES WILL INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTS ACROSS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. GRADUATES WILL BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS WHO RESPECT AUTHORITY, SERVE OTHERS, AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE. INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES- HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO IMPART TO STUDENTS A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, BY TEACHING ALL SUBJECTS AS PARTS OF AN INTEGRATED WHOLE, UNIFIED BY THE WORD OF GOD. ENCOURAGE EVERY STUDENT TO HONOR, GLORIFY, AND ENJOY GOD IN ALL THEY DO, TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ALL ENDEAVORS, AS HIS OR HER GIFTS ALLOW. FOLLOW A CLASSICAL MODEL OF INSTRUCTION BY EMPHASIZING GRAMMAR, LOGIC, AND RHETORIC AT AGE APPROPRIATE LEVELS. CULTIVATE IN OUR PARENTS A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AND A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE SCHOOL. EMBRACE AND CULTIVATE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING FAMILY, PARENTING, MANHOOD, WOMANHOOD, AND RELATIONAL PURITY IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR SCHOOL CULTURE. PRESENT EXEMPLARY ROLE MODELS THROUGH OUR STAFF AND BOARD OF ALL THE VIRTUES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS WE DESIRE IN OUR STUDENTS. PROVIDE AN ORDERLY AND ENGAGING ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINING OF THESE GOALS. SPIRITUAL AND MORAL OBJECTIVES (PSALMS 119:11) TO TEACH EACH STUDENT THAT THE CHIEF GOAL OF MAN IS TO GLORIFY AND HONOR GOD IN HIS DEEDS AND THOUGHTS, AND WITH HIS GIFTS AND TALENTS. TO TEACH EACH STUDENT TO RECOGNIZE THE HOLY BIBLE AS GOD'S INSPIRED WORD AND AS COMPLETELY TRUE. TO TEACH EACH STUDENT THE ESSENTIAL DOCTRINES OF THE HISTORIC CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL COURSE OFFERINGS ARE WHOLLY CONSISTENT WITH AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE DOCTRINES. TO ENCOURAGE EACH STUDENT TO PRACTICE GENUINE FORBEARANCE AND RESPECT FOR THE DISTINCTIVES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG AUTHENTIC EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF VARYING BELIEFS, PRACTICES, AND DENOMINATIONS. TO CHALLENGE EACH STUDENT TO CONSIDER THE CLAIMS OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO ENTER INTO A PERSONAL AND SAVING KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR. TO DEVELOP WITHIN EACH STUDENT A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF RIGHT AND WRONG AND TO TEACH EACH STUDENT HOW TO OVERCOME SIN. TO TEACH EACH STUDENT TO HAVE A GENUINE RESPECT FOR ALL LAWFUL AUTHORITY - IN THE HOME, SCHOOL, CHURCH, AND COMMUNITY. TO HELP EACH STUDENT TO DEVELOP REGULAR HABITS AND PRACTICES THAT CLEARLY EXEMPLIFY A LIFE DEDICATED TO CHRISTIAN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF VOCATION OR CALLING. ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES (II TIMOTHY 2:15) TO HELP EACH STUDENT IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE THE GIFTS AND TALENTS WITH WHICH GOD HAS BESTOWED HIM, AND TO ASSIST HIM IN DEVELOPING THOSE GIFTS AND TALENTS FOR A LIFETIME OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE. TO PROMOTE HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS WHILE PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT IS TAILORED TO THE MATURITY LEVEL, NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF EACH STUDENT. TO TEACH EACH STUDENT THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO READ, AS WELL AS TO COMMUNICATE BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING. TO HELP EACH STUDENT DEVELOP CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PROPER BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION. TO IMPART BASIC LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING A FUNDAMENTAL AND BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES EMBODYING THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS. TO FOSTER GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH IMPARTING AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF OUR CHRISTIAN AND AMERICAN HERITAGE, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS CITIZENS OF GOD'S KINGDOM, AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. TO PROMOTE AN ENJOYMENT OF THE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR ROLE AS A DEMONSTRATION OF MAN'S PRAISE OF ALMIGHTY GOD AND THANKSGIVING FOR HIS CREATION. TO TEACH AND NURTURE THE NECESSARY PERSONAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND PRACTICES FOR MAINTAINING GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (LUKE 2:52) TO TEACH STUDENTS TO BECOME RECONCILED AND CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST IN ATTITUDE AND CONDUCT. TO TEACH STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF SELF AS UNIQUELY CREATED AND GIFTED BY GOD WITH A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS AND ABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOD'S CALLING UPON THEIR LIVES. TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THOSE BIBLICALLY BASED INTERPERSONAL SKILLS OBLIGATORY TO EFFECTIVELY RELATE TO OTHERS - BOTH CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS - AND TO TEACH GENUINE RESPECT AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS IN A CONTEXT OF RECOGNIZING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO LOVE OTHERS AS GOD, IN CHRIST, HAS LOVED THEM. TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH AN APPRECIATION OF THE INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIVING IN A SOCIETY AND OF BEING GOOD AND FAITHFUL STEWARDS OF ALL THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED TO THEM.