Grace Academy is a Christian University-Model School located in the First Baptist Church in Matthews, North Carolina. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Geography Matthews is located at (35116851 -80716409 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14 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 as Central Peidmont Community College. Homeschooling (also called home education) home learning or homeschool – is the education of children at home typically by parents or professional 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. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The soccer team at Grace has won two national championships in the last two years.
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. See You at the Pole (SYATP is an annual gathering of Christian students of all ages at a Flagpole in front of their local school for prayer scripture-reading and Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization engaged in crisis relief and community development A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a
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