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Go to child profileGlenmore Christian Academy’s mission is to Teach Truth, Inspire Excellence, Experience Christ and Serve Through Love. Through a Biblical world view, students learn liberal arts, sciences, fine arts, languages, technology and phys ed from specialist educators in our state-of-the-art facility. Extra-curricular options include performing arts, band, choristers, intramural and competitive sports. In Junior High, students partake in outdoor leadership programs every year including a ski trip.
What learning looks like now: At GCA, a strong community is paramount to us. It is our priority to partner with parents in the education of their children. In these challenging times, that partnership is even more important as we continue to strive to support our families, and the education of our students. In order to continue to continue to provide quality Christian education to our students, we have created an online Distance Learning Program. This program allows our teachers to continue to connect with students in a variety of ways. Using Google Classroom as a home base, students receive instructional videos as well as online assignments, have one-on-one online interaction with teachers, and join in virtual classroom discussions. As we continue to take instruction from Alberta Health Services and the Alberta Ministry of Education, we will continue to adjust our program accordingly, whether it includes expanding our Distance Learning efforts, or offering a combination of Distance Learning opportunities alongside in school teaching. Please visit our website to learn about the program, see what our teachers and students have been creating during this time, and to learn more about Glenmore Christian Academy.
GCA offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only, occasional rider.
The regions GCA offers busing from are:
The playground for Grade 3 and up.
The playground for Kindergarten to Grade 2.
One of two full sized gymnasiums.
Our 535 seat theatre is used regularly for assemblies, chapels, and school productions.
We have an expansive band room in Jr High, as well as a designated music room in Elementary.
Our Jr High drama studio.
GCA is located on a 13 acre campus.
Our Elementary school was built in 1990.
Our Junior High wing was built in 2012.
Elementary classrooms are all fitted with smartboards, and are unique to each teacher.
Jr High classrooms also include smartboards, and have unique furniture such as these "rocking" chairs.
Certain classrooms also have movable furniture to allow for continual reconfiguration.
Our Jr High science lab, also attached to a full classroom.
Our Elementary science lab.
Our award winning Elementary library.
Zeteo: our sacred room of contemplation and used for devotions.
Our Jr High learning commons.
The initial draw for families considering Glenmore is the values piece: a full curriculum taught through the Christian lens. Certainly, that’s something which distinguishes the school within the region, and often is the first point of contact. What families find in the school, however, is both that and whole lot more. Given the size of the school, Glenmore is also able to offer a very rich, diverse range of programming, something that understandably is also very attractive. There is a full program of intramurals, and the breadth of the music program—including options for individual lessons—is something that also distinguishes the school. A mission program at the grade 9 level offers an international experience earlier than in a majority of programs, and can provide a very nice punctuation to a student's experience at Glenmore. The ideal student is one who will thrive within a vibrant, challenging, community-centered learning environment.
Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Missionary Alliance) |
If you want to learn more about faith-based education, check out our comprehensive guide.
If you want to learn more about Christian education, check out our comprehensive guide.
DIBELS Testing: This school periodically uses DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
Subject | offered |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Subject Type | offered |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
Program | offered |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 9, GCA students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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GCA | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
Site Average | 15 mins | 17 mins | 24 mins | 30 mins | 35 mins | 41 mins | 53 mins | 57 mins | 69 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | K to Gr. 5 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | K to Gr. 9 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | K to Gr. 5 |
Parent-teacher meetings | K to Gr. 9 |
Competitive sports: 4
Recreational sports: 5
Glenmore Christian Academy offers 13 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day | $6,010 | $6,290 | $6,790 | $6,980 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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3rd child (sibling) | all students | 50% |
4th child (sibling) | all students | 100% |
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | JK to Gr. 9 | Coed | Day | 938 |
Total enrolment | 938 |
Average class size | 20 to 25 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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Day Enrollment | 34 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 75 |
Class Size | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | K - 9 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | K - 9 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
N/A
Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
There is an application fee of $200. If there is a vacancy in the grade desired, then an appointment for an interview with the principals will be made. With the exception of Kindergarten, all applicants undergo an academic assessment.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 - 20 (100%) | 0 - 20 (100%) | 0 - 20 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) | 0 - 25 (100%) |
Stanford Hielema is passionate about education and nurturing an environment where all children have an outstanding learning experience. Previously, as Associate Superintendent for Palliser Regional Schools, he oversaw student learning, fiscal management, policy and administrative procedures, and community relations for the faith-based alternative schools. Before that, Stanford spent over 20 years building Trinity Christian School from 45 students to more than 400. With a strong focus on community, the school thrived in academics and athletics. He built capacity with teachers through instructional best practices to improve student learning. He acted as a Designated Signing Authority for the province during this time, and evaluated 60+ teachers for their Alberta Permanent Teaching Certificate.
April 16, 2020
Distance Learning Program
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, in order to continue to support our families, we have launched an online Distance Learning Program.
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