Mrs. Henry and her Bunnies Visit GCA

Many thanks to Mrs. Henry for coming to share an Easter story and her bunnies with our lower elementary students on Wednesday.  

Georgia Southern Center For Wildlife

We were so thrilled to have the Georgia Southern Wildlife Education Center visit our campus on Monday.  Many thanks to the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District for sponsoring this wonderful exhibit and educational opportunity for our students.  It was Awesome!

Miss Georgia, Alyssa Beasley Visits GCA

We were thrilled to have Miss Georgia 2017, Alyssa Beasley on campus Wednesday, Oct. 18th.  Alyssa is from Brunswick and is a sophomore at the University of Georgia.  Here platform is #RiseUp: Impact Through the Arts.

She has a wonderful story of overcoming disappointment and heartbreak and how God can create an entirely new path for your life.

Alyssa spoke to our elementary, middle and high school students on Wednesday afternoon and then she was the guest speaker for Fields of Faith that evening at the football field.   What a blessing!!

GCA students posing with Alyssa before the Fields of Faith event.

Miss Georgia to speak on Oct. 18th

Miss Georgia 2017 

will be speaking

 at 

Grace Christian Academy

Wednesday, October 18th 

2:00 - Elementary

2:30 - Middle & High School

God's Unique Animals - Bearded Dragon visits 4th Grade

Sterling Widner made a special visit to Mrs. Barber's 4th grade class on Friday.  He brought his bearded dragon to show and tell.  

The class has been studying how God uniquely created all animals to live in their habitats.  

Thank you Sterling for this awesome learning activity!

DNR Agent Cox Visits GCA

DNR Agent, Tony Cox visited the GCA Preschool today and taught them all about the different types of wildlife that live in our area.  He had a fully mounted deer and turkey, he brought the fur/skins from many different ones and he even had a live baby alligator.  The students LOVED it!!

Mr. Cox is the uncle of our own Patrick Cox and Patrick was his assistant for the morning!

K5 Welcomes Mr. Loeffler

Miss Abby Rentz redeemed her coupon from Mr. Frank Loeffler for a story and homemade cookies for her Kindergarten class.

Pictured Left - Abby with Frank Loeffler and Margaret Chastain and AnnaClaire Moore sitting in front.

Bottom photo:  Frank reading to the class!

Dr. Smith visit with Preschool

Our preschool classes had a special guest last week.  Dr. Mary Beth Smith took time out of her busy schedule to come talk with our students about staying healthy and all the cool things you gt to do when you visit the doctor!  She set up stations around the O.S. where the students could rotate and hear their heart and check their pulse, etc.  It was a fun learning day!

Staff Sergeant Hugh Kent Visits GCA

GCA was so excited to have Staff Sergeant Hugh Kent visit our school this morning! He is the step dad of one of our K5 students and he just recently returned from deployment. We would like to thank all of our Veterans and wish them a Happy Veterans Day from GCA!!

Mrs. Gay teaches Talks about the Beaver Creek Tribe

Mrs. Kellie Gay came and visited with the 4th and 5th grade students about her experience of joining the Beaver Creek Tribe in Lexington, SC.  Mrs. Gay has a great grandmother that was a full-blooded Indian; therefore, with this heritage, her family decided to officially join this Indian Tribe.  

This was a wonderful way to top off learning about Native American Indians.  Thank you so much Kellie for bringing learning to life!!

David Ross to speak at Grace - January 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.

Safety Day at GCA

Mrs. Straughn's 2nd grade class enjoyed meeting some of our local heroes and learning all about their police cars and the fire trucks during Bainbridge's Safety week.

Dr. Roger Mills Visits PreK

Dr. Roger Mills and his wife Joyce visited Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Cox's classrooms this week.  Dr. Mills is a local Orthodontist and took time out of his busy schedule to come visit, to read them a book, and explain why it is important to have straight, healthy teeth.  

K4 Students learn about Library for the Blind

Mrs. Kathy Hutchins, who works for the Library for the Blind, visited our K4 classes this week and taught them all about the unique services this Library provides for our blind community right here in Bainbridge. Mrs. Kathy is the Aunt of Isabella Rentz.

Here the students are listening, with their eyes closed, to a story on tape that
Mrs. Kathy brought them.

Missionaries Visit GCA

Jeff Oldham from Belize

Debbie Friley with  The Navigators

Two missionaries visited with our Grace students on Monday, March 25th and shared a wonderful message along with  some experiences!

What a neat opportunity for our students!

Elementary Students Learn about Dentistry

Mrs. Ericka Adams from Dr. Nicholas Adams dental practice visited with our K5 & 1st grade students last week.  Students learned all about their teeth and gums and most importantly how to take care of them.

Thanks Ericka!!

Health Class learns Emergency Procedures

 

American Heart Association Instructor, Eddie Duke lectured Mrs. Henderson 9th grade Health class, Thursday, Oct. 27th, on Medical Emergency Procedures. Mr. Duke taught the students how to recognized medical emergencies and to be familiar with first aid procedures. They learned life-saving procedures like the abdominal thrust, rescue breathing, and immediate care along with how to remain calm, think clearly, and make quick decisions.   Many thanks to Mr. Duke for his time and knowledge!!

Power Team Visits GCA

Jamie Morrison with The Power Team entertained our students on March 3rd with his amazing strength and wonderful Christian message. "With God all things are possible" is the message the team conveys...literally and physically. THE POWER TEAM is a group of world class athletes who have performed in the world's greatest exhibitions of power, strength, speed, inspiration, and motivation in every state and in over 40 countries for over 30 years. Jamie is the

Vice President of the company and he has been with the team for 13 years.

Many thanks to the Ministerial Association and a number of local businesses for making this event possible for our community!

Faith Not Fear...Message from Rigsby

"9 seconds. That is how long it took for Scott Rigsby's life to come crashing down around him. 16 hours, 42 minutes, 46 seconds. That's how long it took for Scot Rigsby to make history." The GCA students, faculty and staff set in awe this morning as they listened to Scott Rigsby tell his story. Scott is the first double amputee to complete the world-famous Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon and thanks to the GCA Foundation he was able to come and share his inspiring story with our students.

Scott Rigsby to Visit Grace - Aug. 19th

An Ironman Triathlete and a double amputee, Scott Rigsby has accomplished the Unthinkable.
At age 18, Rigsby was thrown from a truck while working a summer job right here in Southwest GA and dragged over 380 feet under a three-ton trailer. After losing his right leg, he endured more than 26 surgeries in 10 years before finally deciding to "free" himself from being a professional patient and remove his left leg. After years of searching for a purpose, a personal encounter opened up a door for Rigsby to go through.
Scott Rigsby will be at GCA on Thursday, August 19th at 10:00 a.m. to speak to our students. All friends and parents are invited to attend and hear Scouts amazing story and how he accomplished the "Unthinkable."