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Arielle Urquhart, current GAC seventh grader, wins Miss USA Ambassador Pageant
Arielle Urquhart, current GAC seventh grader, wins Miss USA Ambassador Pageant

Current GAC seventh grader Arielle Urquhart recently earned the title of Miss USA Ambassador for the Pre-Teen Division (ages 10 to 12), along with various other honors recognized at this national pageant. As a charity-driven organization, the USA Ambassador Pageant encourages contestants and their families to embrace their roles as ambassadors for their communities. Grounded in principles of leadership, integrity, confidence, and character, the eight women holding USA Ambassador titles are challenged to embody these ideals.

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GAC Introduces Phone Pouch Initiative to Enhance Student Focus and Social Engagement
GAC Introduces Phone Pouch Initiative to Enhance Student Focus and Social Engagement

Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC) is excited to share a new initiative implemented this fall to further support student well-being and academic focus by creating a more phone-free environment. Building on our existing schoolwide phone-free policy, which required students to keep their devices powered off and stored in backpacks, students in grades 6-12 now store their cell phones and smartwatches in school-issued Yondr Pouches.

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Alumni Story: The GAC Community really is a Small World
Alumni Story: The GAC Community really is a Small World

Two actors had an unlikely connection in a summer performance at the Lionheart Theatre in Norcross: Greater Atlanta Christian School. This summer, a local theatre company performed “The Enchanted Bookshop,” a heartwarming story about the power of literature and imagination. From Dorothy to Robin Hood to Tom Sawyer, this play focuses on a fictional story of our favorite childhood characters coming to life. In the play, these characters are faced with helping save their bookstore or protecting their own existence. Eighteen actors of all ages (9-50+) worked together to create a family-friendly story that touched the hearts of all who attended.

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Eight New Members Will Be Inducted Into The GAC Athletic Hall Of Fame This Fall
Eight New Members Will Be Inducted Into The GAC Athletic Hall Of Fame This Fall

The GAC Athletic Department is happy to announce a new Athletic Hall of Fame Class will be inducted this Fall. The GAC Athletic Hall of Fame was created to recognize the outstanding athletic accomplishments of GAC alumni. The first GAC Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony occurred in January of 1999. Since that time, there have been three additional inductions. These induction ceremonies occurred in 2004, 2009, and 2014.

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This is the story of us

Together, we are raising a generation of bright, inspired, generous people. We share in a community where high academic rigor is matched by active faith and a deep commitment to caring for one another. We live out our passions, our curiosity, our faith, and our pursuit to…

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Join our faith-infused academic community at Greater Atlanta Christian School, the leading Private Christian School in Norcross just outside Atlanta. We offer an education for your whole family from a team who cares actively, innovates wisely, nurtures with intentionality, and operates with excellence in every endeavor.

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forward-thinking Innovation

Research informs decisions on every level at GAC, from classroom layout to daily schedules to technology resources.

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GAC is leading the way among Atlanta private schools with online learning.

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personalized Academic Preparedness

GAC consistently satisfies the highest standards of teaching and learning excellence.

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Learn about our academic opportunities for the whole family, meet our faculty, and discover our commitment to academic innovation.

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fuel each Student's Purpose

Each student is an individual. We value his or her distinct background, passions, and ability to contribute to peers, the school, the community, and the world.

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Across the arts, missions, athletics, STEM, and much more, each student can find great ways to nurture their passions.

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faith Infused

GAC is an academic community where faith is lived out in the classroom, across campus, and between peers.

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We are a community helping students to grow to be faithful as Jesus was.

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relationships At the Center

Relationships thrive across GAC from inside the classroom, across every grade level, and throughout school hours.

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From serving in the local community to lending a hand overseas, GAC students discover and model what it means to respond to the needs of others. Students serve alongside their teachers, building bonds that will last a lifetime.

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for the Whole Family

With countless academic and extracurricular opportunities near and far, GAC is a community where every member of your family has a place.

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More than 1,600 students attend GAC, spanning grades pre-K-12. Learn about their lives at GAC.

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By the Numbers

1600+

Students in pre-K - 12th

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Zip codes across 12 counties are represented in GAC's student body

200+

Students and faculty serve on mission trips each year

60+

STEM courses in middle
and high school

40+

Performing and visual art electives

62

Athletic teams across 14 sports

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Spaces Students Thrive

Our dynamic learning environments feature innovative designs that foster collaboration and inspire both students and teachers, fueling each student's purpose. Prospective parents can learn more about admissions at GAC and explore our campus online through a virtual tour.

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Cormack High School Complex
Nasmyth Environmental Center
Sara D. Williams Fine Arts Center

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Art & Design Center

With more than 16,000 square-feet of space, the Art and Design Center is home to GAC's growing Visual Arts program. Students have access to the tools and space they need to nurture their artistic talents in classes like Sculpture, 2D and 3D art classes, Photography, and AP art classes.

Performing Arts Center

GAC's state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center offers an exquisite 50 foot stage for our band, choir, dance and orchestra performances. Seating for over 800 is found in the PAC, with a main floor, balcony, sweeping arches and wooden beams.

Bradford Center

The Bradford Center hosts the School of Ballet classes in multiple dance studios upstairs in the building. The School of Ballet offers classes for all ages and abilities in ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, tap and acro dancing.

Spartan Stadium

Spartan Stadium offers an amazing environment for our fans to witness great athletic feats. Our Football and Lacrosse teams compete on Chub Reynolds Field in front of our raucous Spartan fans. Meanwhile, our Cross Country and Track and Field programs run on a brand new state of the art surface on the Hank Pickett Track. 

The Long Forum

Since its construction, the Long Forum has been the epicenter for athletic events for both GAC and other region opponents. Our basketball and volleyball programs utilize the Long Forum and its amenities on a daily basis.

Freeman Aquatic Center

GAC’s Freeman Aquatic Center is the home of the GAC Aquatics Program including the GAC Swim & Dive Team.  With seating for 400 spectators, the center houses a 25 meter by 25 yard competitive swimming pool with 16 poured-in-place starting blocks and a 13-foot deep, three-platform competition diving area.  The nearly 27,000 square foot facility also includes a wet classroom, locker rooms and concession area.

Naik Athletic Training Center

In "The Naik" athletes can work out in the multi-faceted venue with batting cages located on the main floor and additional strength and conditioning equipment on the second floor. Named in memory of Shanil Naik a beloved GAC student-athlete, the 2-story facility is used by GAC athletes of all skill levels.

Multi-Sport Complex

The Multi-Sport Complex provides additional practice space for GAC’s field sports and a venue for Middle School and Junior Varsity games. The complex includes a specially designed infield-only park for baseball and softball at one end of the turfed field.

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Hoover Field House

The Hoover Field House provides a state of the art facility for our football and lacrosse programs to game plan, recover, and prepare for matchups throughout their respective seasons. 

L.A.C.E. Tennis Courts

A gorgeous facility that host our tennis programs. The Lace Tennis Courts serve both our boys and girls tennis teams. 

Learn more about GAC's state-of-the-art facilities by taking our virtual tour.

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