GCS has been a blessing to our family. We love that our children get  one on one attention, a Biblical world view, and the philosophy that children belong to parents, not to the teacher or the school. Since attending GCS our kids have begun to thrive in their academics. Prior to this year one of our kids had an IEP and was falling further behind. In less than a year, his feelings towards school have changed. He started to take initiative in his learning and started getting A’s and B’s. We have peace of mind sending our kids to a school where the teachers love our kids but most importantly love Jesus and want to partner with us as we raise them to love Him more.

What does Grace Christian School mean to me? It means that I don’t lay awake at night crying because I’m absolutely failing homeschooling, but the thought of sending my child to public school makes me sick to my stomach. It also means that I don’t have to compromise my core values and beliefs just to allow my children the opportunity to get an education. Grace Christian School is a wonderful mix between homeschool and traditional school. There’s freedom to allow for individual growth in each child, while being able to get a structured curriculum with a community of peers. The family oriented atmosphere allows for parents to take a hands on approach in their child’s education. We have been very blessed by Grace Christian School! We got to experience many wonderful things. We got to celebrate the holidays together. The kids learned how to work together to raise money for their school by being amazing servers. We also had a fun but competitive field day! Plus so much more! However I think my favorite was being able to worship and learn with all the kiddos during chapel! There’s nothing more encouraging and beautiful than hearing all the children sing thier hearts out to the Lord in worship! 

We are so grateful for Grace Christian School, our kids have thrived since attending.  The learning goes beyond reading, writing and arithmetic, they are gaining life lessons and biblical values that will impact their futures.  We appreciate that the focus is not only on academics but also their hearts. There is a space and sensitivity from the teachers and administration to see our children for who they are and what they need in order to succeed. 

Our journey at Grace Christian began in December 2023. Our daughter at that time was enrolled in public school and had a 504 for her seizure disorder. More and more she was falling behind academically, overwhelmed by the overload of homework that she did not understand, and losing confidence. We made the decision to transition her beginning January 2024 to GCS. The decision was difficult knowing she would have to make new friends and wondering if GCS was the right fit for her. I am proud to say that she has thrived. She was catching onto math and starting to read more within 2 weeks. The class sizes are small which gave her more one on one time with her teacher, Ms Dirks. The classmates welcomed her with open arms! Over the past five months she has flourished academically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The Christian based curriculum is outstanding and our daughter tells us stories daily about what they are reading from the Bible. Grace Christian has been a blessing for our daughter and we cannot wait to continue God’s plan next year with them!

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God truly answered our prayers when He led my family to Grace Christian Schools Maricopa, a wonderful ministry of Grace Community Church. It’s such a blessing to have the opportunity to partner with amazing teachers in building up my children in a Christian worldview. Knowing the entire staff at Grace have the same values and beliefs as my family gives us great comfort that our children will receive the love and compassion that has been greatly missing during our years spent in the various public schools. The minute we stepped into this school the staff has demonstrated tremendous grace time and time again, not only extended to my students attending the school but to my entire family. We are so thankful for the education and instruction provided; our children who have struggled greatly in school now have a healthy love for learning and attending school all thanks to God for leading these teachers who refuse to give up on my students. Most importantly my children have a greater love for Christ and a deeper knowledge of His word through the Bible study classes and weekly Chapel time, which has become the highlight of our week, where the school, church, and families can come together to praise the Lord! What can be more important than having an amazing team of educators and an entire God loving church that leads by example to assist your family in building up our future generations? 

Grace Christian School has completely changed the direction of not only our child, but also our family. We (as parents) are late to the game- we got married in our mid thirties and were blessed with a child nine months and six days after our wedding. He is our everything. He’s also an only child. Upon school approaching we hesitantly enrolled him in a local public school for kindergarten because it’s where his best bud was going. After the first day we were disheartened and dreaded every morning thereafter of drop off. The stories our child told us every day of his experiences were awful. We reached out to GCS and were blown away with how amazing the principal, Mrs. Nanny was. We loved our first encounter with the KG teacher, Mrs. Haley and we absolutely wanted our son there. As an older parent I was discouraged w/ the whole funding program but found it really easy once I got started. ESA in Arizona is actually really easy and very helpful for the not-so-tech-savvies such as myself. We yanked our baby out of public the first chance we got and enrolled him in GCS. After all was completed we had a meeting with the pastor and again, we were blown away with him. Pastor Dan is an anomaly in the best sense of the word. He was incredibly intelligent, and had an incredible story- & won us over immediately. Our child is treated like a brother by all the kids in his school which is such a welcome change from public. He’s fluent in all Bible stories taught and enthralled by them. His overall understanding of curriculum expected to be known by his grade level is well over what he was learning in public school. And we as a family have felt extremely welcomed and encouraged as a part of a school/church family. I (the parent) am not only welcomed but encouraged to participate in my child’s education and school journey. I cannot say enough good things about GCS Maricopa. If I made one good decision as a mother, it was enrolling him at this school.