CURRICULUM                                                                                   2005 SAT Scores

Georgia Christian School is a college preparatory school operating on a two-semester calendar year. Each semester is comprised of two nine-week sessions, culminating with a comprehensive final examination given in each class. Each academic course receives 1/2 Carnegie unit per semester. Advanced Placement and Honors courses are encouraged as part of our college preparatory curriculum. Available electives include, but are not limited to computer applications, art, music, business law, current events, study skills, psychology, human anatomy and physiology and yearbook. Students are enrolled in seven classes per day.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CURRICULUM

GCS currently offers advanced placement courses in calculus.

GRADING SCALE

A = 90 - 100     B = 80 - 89     C = 70 - 79     F = 0 - 69

FACULTY

GCS has 22 professional staff members. There are 10 academic staff members in high school, four (40%) of which hold a masters degree. There is a ratio of one professional staff member to 10 students.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

COLLEGE PREPARATORY
In order for students to successfully complete the college preparatory curriculum at GCS, it is necessary for them to have earned 26 Carnegie Units:

English
Mathematics
Social Sciences
Sciences
Foreign Language
Health
Physical Education
Vocational / Fine Arts
Elective Courses - Bible Included
Bible
State Required Minimum
 4 Units
4 Units
3 Units
3 Units
2 Units
1/2 Unit
1/2 Unit
1 Unit
8 Units
1 Unit per year
26 Units

 

VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY
In order for students to successfully complete the vocational preparatory curriculum at GCS, it is necessary for them to have earned 24 Carnegie Units:

English
Mathematics
Social Sciences
Sciences
Health
Physical Education
Vocational / Fine Arts
Vocational (3 concentrated in one area)
Elective Courses - Bible Included
Bible
State Required Minimum
 4 Units
3 Units
3 Units
3 Units
1/2 Unit
1/2 Unit
1 Unit
4 Units
5 Units
1 Unit per year
24 Units

 

PRE-SCHOOL - K5

K3 & K4 PROGRAM
The K3 & K4 program is either five 1/2 days or 5 full days weekly. The number of 1/2 day students will be limited to 6 per class on a first come, first served basis at the time of enrollment.

K5 PROGRAM
The K5 program is 5 full days each week.

Curriculum

K3-K5 - A Beka; Bible, daily chapel, Bible lessons and memory work.

Daily Schedule

  7:45     Student arrival time
  8:00     Class begins and attendance is taken
  8:00 - 3:00   Daily activities - chapel, academic instruction, Bible lessons and recess
12:00     K3-K4 half-day student dismissal
  3:00     Classes dismissed

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM - GRADES 1-5

Grade 1 - A Beka
Grade 2 - A Beka
Grade 3 - A Beka - Math, Social Studies, Science, Spelling, Language Arts, HBJ Reading, Selected Chapter books
Grade 4 - A Beka - Math, Social Studies, Science, Spelling, Language Arts, HBJ Reading, Selected Chapter books
Grade 5 - A Beka - Math, Science, Spelling, Language Arts, McMillan Reading, Selected Chapter books, & Silver Burdette Social Studies, Bible, daily chapel, and Bible lessons, including memory work.