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ABOUT GARDENDALE CLASSICAL ACADEMY

Gardendale Classical Academy focuses upon three important practices in Christianity: prayer, study, and action.  These three provide a foundation that cultivate the development of multifaceted students who are grounded in faith, excellent in academics, and intentional in their duty to the community.

Motto

"Pro Deo, pro Ecclesia, pro Texana" was inspired by the motto of Baylor University, which was founded during the years of the Republic of Texas.  This motto, translated from Latin, is "For God, for Church, for Texas" and reminds us that we do not live for ourselves, but for the sake of God, for His Body in the earth, and for our homeland.  Our desire for our students is that they fully reach their potential, recognize God's calling, and live in the world as excellent examples of ambassadors of the kingdom of heaven.

Logo

A simple shield with the face of a crown-bearing lion (a monarch) and the academy motto serves as the principal logo for Gardendale Classical Academy.

Mission

Gardendale Classical Academy exists to provide a Classical education in a Christ-centered environment to equip students for a lifetime of excellence in learning, service, and leadership to the glory of God.

Colors

Deep red with accent colors of metallic gold and silver are the GCA school colors.

2022-23 Academic Year

Classes begin on Monday, August 21, 2023 and end on Thursday, May 9, 2023.  

Chapel begins promptly at 8:00 am each morning.  Children are released each afternoon at 3:30 pm.

Core courses are taught on Mondays through Thursdays.

On Fridays, we begin at 8:00 am, and students are released at noon.  After the rigorous work of Monday through Thursday, puzzles, games, group activities, and lots of free play and down time fill those 4 hours.  

CURRICULA

     Kindergarten

  • Bible
  • Language Arts
    • Phonics
    • Reading
    • Spelling
    • Composition
    • Grammar
    • Penmanship
    • Literature
  • Math
  • History
  • Science
  • Music
  • Latin - vocabulary and recitation

    First Grade

  • Bible
  • Language Arts
    • Phonics
    • Reading
    • Spelling
    • Composition
    • Grammar
    • Penmanship
    • Literature
  • Math
  • History
  • Science
  • Music
  • Latin - vocabulary and recitation

     Second Grade

  • Bible
  • Language Arts
    • Phonics
    • Reading
    • Spelling
    • Composition
    • Grammar
    • Penmanship
    • Literature
  • Math
  • History
  • Science
  • Music
  • Latin - vocabulary, recitation, writing, and conversation

A multi-grade option for students in grades 3 and up will be available for the 2023-24 academic year.

ENROLLMENT

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Gardendale Classical Academy enrolls students of any race or national origin to programs and activities of the school with all rights and privileges.  However, in the process of enrollment, the Academy reserves the right to exercise judgment in matters such as the following:

  1. No student may be enrolled in Gardendale Classical Academy if said student is involved in circumstances of crime, scandal, immorality, or any disruption which may pose a threat to the physical or moral welfare of the community, the Academy, or of other persons.
  2. No student may be enrolled in Gardendale Classical Academy unless both the student and both parents or guardians of same subscribe to the Academy's statement of faith and agree to abide by the policies and regulations of the Academy and Gardendale Church.
  3. No student may be enrolled to Gardendale Classical Academy unless said student is regarded as having reasonable hope of completing the Academy's educational program successfully.

Minimum Age Requirements

Enrollment in the kindergarten program (for 5-year-olds): the prospective student should be five years of age on or before September 1st.

Enrollment in first grade (for 6-year-olds): the prospective student should be six years of age on or before September 1st.

Request for Enrollment for New Families

Prospective new Academy families are encouraged to contact the academy director in person (by previously arranged appointment), via email (gcacentraldesk@gmail.com), or by texting the director at 432-230-7422 for information about the Academy and the enrollment process.

TUITION

Kindergarten - 2nd Grades 

$5,000 for the academic year

Tuition may be paid in ten monthly installments.

Families who choose to make full payment of tuition will receive a 5% discount per student.  Those who choose to make payment for an entire semester will receive a 2.5% discount per semester per student.  And families may choose to pay tuition via a monthly payment schedule (usually ten months).  With this option, the first tuition payment is due on the first business day of August and the last tuition payment is collected on the first business day of May.  All other payments are collected likewise - on the first business day of each of the intervening months.

For GCA families with multiple students in the Academy for the academic year of 2022-23, a discount of 25% is offered for each sibling of the oldest, who pays the full tuition amount.

Financial Aid

Families who establish financial need may find tuition aid.  Families sometimes utilize private loans and scholarships.  Others find tuition assistance through banks and lending institutions.  Parents are encouraged to seek out the possibility of tuition reimbursement or scholarships which may be offered through their employers' human resources department.  Professional organizations to whom the parents belong sometimes offer opportunities for financial aid or scholarships.

 

 

 

ABOUT GARDENDALE JUNIOR ACADEMY 

GJA is a comprehensive kindergarten preparatory school which also offers an excellent music training program. Our class sizes are necessarily small to ensure the best attention and education for our students.

The Preschool (K3) and Junior Kindergarten (K4) programs include weekly classical literature selections for discussion and training in listening and comprehension skills, pre-reading and pre-math exercises, daily recitation and memorization practice, and even training in etiquette. For Junior Kindergarten (4-year-old) students, a kindergarten-readiness assessment will be administered at the culmination of the program.

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN (Junior K 4)

  • 4 - 5 years of age
  • should be 4 years of age on September 1st of academic year
  • 8 openings
  • $2,000 tuition for the academic year
  • $50 application fee
  • $100 supply fee
  • $50 consumable textbooks fee
  • Curricula:
    • Memoria Junior Kindergarten Program
    • Feierabend's First Steps in Music - Preschool and Beyond

Junior K 3

  • 3 - 4 years of age 
  • should be 3 years of age on September 1st of academic year
  • must be successfully potty-trained
  • 8 openings
  • $2,000 tuition for the academic year
  • $50 application fee
  • $50 supply fee
  • Curricula:
    • Memoria Press Preschool Program
    • Feierabend's First Steps in Music - Preschool and Beyond

NURSERY SCHOOL

Junior K 2

This is the potty-training year!  Students will not be able to advance to Junior K 3 (3-year-old class) until potty training is complete.

  • should be 2 years of age on September 1 of academic year
  • 6 openings
  • $2,000 tuition for the academic year
  • $50 application fee
  • $50 supply fee
  • Curricula
    • Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready Nursery School Program
    • Feierabend's First Steps in Music - Infants and Toddlers

Junior K 1

  • should be 1 year of age on September 1st of academic year
  • 2 openings (full for 2023-24)
  • $2,000 tuition for the academic year
  • $50 application fee
  • $50 supply fee
  • Curricula
    • Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready Nursery School Program
    • Feierabend's First Steps in Music - Infants and Toddlers

Other Pertinent Information

  • located at Gardendale Church, 6849 East Goldenrod, Gardendale, Texas
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • 8 am to 3:30 pm
  • parents provide lunches
  • August 21, 2023 through May 9, 2024 (except holidays)
  • $50 application fee to reserve place for 2022-23
  • $50 supply fee; $100 supply fee for each Junior Kindergarten program
  • Handbook is under development
  • Progressive discipline policy is under development

ENROLLMENT

Prospective new GJA families are encouraged to contact the GCA (Gardendale Classical Academy) Central Desk (gcacentraldesk@gmail.com) or text the Director at 432-230-7422 for information about the Junior Academy and the enrollment process.

Families who choose to make full payment of tuition will receive a 5% discount per student.  Those who choose to make payment for an entire semester will receive a 2.5% discount per semester per student.  And families may choose to pay tuition via a monthly payment schedule (usually ten months).  With this option, the first tuition payment is due on the first business day of August and the last tuition payment is collected on the first business day of May.  All other payments are collected likewise - on the first business day of each of the intervening months.

GJA families with multiple students for the academic year of 2023-24, a discount of 10% is offered for each sibling of the oldest, who pays the full tuition amount.

For more information, email gcacentraldesk@gmail.com or text 432-230-7422.