GCA has the heart of Christ when it comes to teaching my children, which is seen from the moments of prayer faculty members express on behalf of the little scrapes or the bigger tests in the students lives. Not only are my children challenged academically, but they are also encouraged to grow in their knowledge and relationship with our Heavenly Father. Through the classical approach, I know the goal for my children is to develop a love of learning and an appreciation for beauty in all its forms, all within a wonderful family atmosphere; that the school reflects my own hopes for my children is priceless.
— L. Cosgrove, GCA parent

We have been thrilled with GCA since February and are so thankful to have found such a great school. Mrs. Grimm has been wonderful in taking extra time to get [my son] up to speed. We look forward to many years at GCA with our children. 
— A. Seckinger, GCA Parent

Greenville Classical Academy is a unique educational institution in the Upstate of South Carolina that has the vision and the faculty to train my children to become discerning followers of Jesus Christ.  GCA’s Biblically-grounded, classical approach to education will equip my children to understand who they are in Christ and their place history, and will give them the confidence to go make a difference in their world!
— F. Martzin, GCA parent

 
 I am a product of a typical, well-respected Christian school. My school had weekly chapels, used BJU and A Beka curriculum, and adequately prepared her students for entrance into most any college they chose. I was not taught that we evolved from single-cell organisms nor was I taught that the Koran and the Bible are equally holy texts. I could go to school everyday without fear of guns and violence and could pray freely without worries of trespassing upon anyone’s understanding of the separation of church and state. So why do I look back with dissatisfaction on my own education? And why do I want more for my own children?

As Dean Michael Sisk has said, Greenville Classical Academy is not just a typical Christian school. GCA has chosen a particular, unique method – the classical method. The curriculum is the difference. When I look at the curriculum of my son and compare it to the curriculum I was taught, I want to be 10 again. 

When I was taught civics, not only was I never required to read any portion of The Federalist Papers (which were written to persuade Americans to ratify the new Constitution), I was also never required to read the Constitution itself! When I was taught math and science, my teachers didn’t tell me that these subjects are knowable because they are rooted in a God of order, and it is only because of Him that we can study them with success. When I read the sad tale Of Mice and Men, I wasn’t taught to measure the bleak worldview of John Steinbeck against the hope of a Christian. In literature, I was only required to read one of Shakespeare’s plays before graduation (it was a humiliating but exciting day when my then 3rd grader corrected me on one of Shakespeare’s plot lines)! In English, when I wrote a term paper on John Milton, I wasn’t required to read one single sentence that John Milton wrote (and I still got an "A" on the paper). When we studied history, I wasn’t taught that private property rights, a fundamental pillar of American history from its founding, is rooted in the Scriptures. 

Fortunately, the teachers and Board of GCA know that a Christian education isn’t merely about avoiding a few ungodly topics like evolution or hyper-environmentalism and then adding on a chapel service. It’s about being taught how to think. Because of GCA, I have confidence to know that my son will graduate without the weaknesses of my own education. He will be able to know about the world, he will be able to think Biblically about it, and he will be better equipped to live all of his life for God’s glory.
— A. Smith, GCA parent