- Grace Academy
Grace Academy is a
Christian University-Model School located in the First Baptist Church inMatthews, North Carolina . The school started back in 2002 and has grown from about 50 students to over 450 students stretching from Kindergarten-12th grade. Often described as a "home-school school", this is partly the truth because the majority of students take a few classes at Grace and take a few other classes at home or at other schools, such asCentral Peidmont Community College .Fact|date=February 2007 The format of the school is different from traditional schools, at Grace Academy students choose up to 4 classes a day, and take those classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students can also choose a different set of up to 4 classes which they will attend Tuesdays and Thursdays. So all together one student can take anywhere from 1 to 8 courses. There is no school on Fridays. Another big difference in Grace Academy is that the school day lasts only about 4 hours, from 8:15 to 12:15. This is so students who are taking classes at home may have plenty of time to do so. Grace Academy students only attend the school 120 days in a year, which is another big change from a traditional private or public school.Sports
Grace Academy has a surprisingly big sports program for such a small school. The sports included are: Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Cross-Country, and Volleyball. The soccer team at Grace has won two national championships in the last two years.Fact|date=February 2007
Other Activities
Other activities at Grace include LunchBunch,
See You at the Pole ,Operation Christmas Child , Flip-Flops for Nicaragua, Yearbook, Newspaper,Chapel , Christmas Programs, and Drama Productions.External links
* [http://www.graceacademync.com Grace Academy]
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