GCS makes every effort to provide teachers with high quality curriculum resources. The majority of our resources come from researched based textbook publishers written from a Biblical worldview. All other resources have been vetted and teachers have been trained how to use these resources while keeping a Biblical worldview as the foundation for learning.
Schedule
Pre-K has 2 options for schedules: Mornings, 5 days a week OR Afternoons, 3 days a week.
Morning: Monday through Friday 8:00-11:00am
Half Days: 8:00-9:15am
Afternoon: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from (Agritopia) 11:45-2:45pm; (Greenfield and Val Vista) 12:00-3:00pm
Half days: 9:45-11:00am
Follow GCS School Calendar for No School days and half days.
Curriculum
All content is presented within the context of the Bible as the ultimate truth, learning from Christian staff and from a Christian worldview.
Bible
Motor Skills & Development
Math
English
Circle Time
Literacy and math instruction through stories, songs, movement, poems, rhymes, questions, and calendar.
Specials
PreK students also attend PE once a week as a special.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The kindergarten grade-level focuses are: Study of the Old and New Testaments and Bible truths that emphasize God’s loving care.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Differentiated reading groups provide targeted instruction, with phonics systematically taught from Kindergarten through early elementary grades. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. Spelling is reinforced through word studies, phonetics, and syllable patterns, equipping students to think, learn, and engage with the world through a biblical lens. The kindergarten grade-level focuses are: Learning to read, letters-sound association, phonograms, consonant teams, blending, syllables, sight words, consonant blends, plurals, compound words, completing sentence starters, letter formation, spacing, alignment, pencil hold, and comprehension development through: predicting outcomes, make inferences, sequencing events, developing vocabulary through reading context.
Math
Kinder math classes are taught by the homeroom teacher using the same textbook and resources as our math specialists. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The kindergarten grade-level focuses are: counting skills (0-100), adding and subtracting, identifying and describing shapes, and understanding length and weight.
Social Studies
Elementary social studies is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The kindergarten grade-level focuses are: US landmarks, basic map skills, Native Americans and colonial life, families, community workers, Hispanic culture, Bible times, farming, and American celebrations.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists once per week. The kindergarten grade-level focuses are: Animal and Plant needs, Pushes and Pulls (Forces), and Weather.
Study Skills
Students learn independence when arriving at school by hanging up their backpack, putting out individual supplies, moving quietly between activities, and taking responsibility for completing individual work. In addition, they learn how to work with others and problem solve.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The 1st grade-level focuses are: Study of the Old and New Testament and Bible truths that emphasize God’s relationship to people.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Differentiated reading groups provide targeted instruction, with phonics systematically taught from Kindergarten through early elementary grades. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. Spelling is reinforced through word studies, phonetics, and syllable patterns, equipping students to think, learn, and engage with the world through a biblical lens. The 1st grade-level focuses are: Learning to read, continue phonemic awareness and phonics instruction started in Kindergarten with instruction in syllable types and developing word recognition skills, syllable division, prefixes, suffixes, and suffix rules, sentence features, capitalization, punctuation, and parts of speech, reading fluency practice, beginning skills in main ideas/details, author’s craft/text structure and character analysis, and writing with complete thoughts and sentence order.
Math
Elementary math classes are taught by specialized math instructors who visit homerooms daily. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The 1st grade-level focuses are: addition and subtraction story problems, place value, comparing numbers, measurement (ordering and comparison), telling time, graphs and data, and identifying shapes with attributes.
Social Studies
Elementary social studies is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The 1st grade-level focuses are: family, community, jobs, land, and the United States, an overview and broad foundation for future grades studies from Native Americans and the colonies to present day, continents and oceans, globe and may reading skills, time (past, present, future), laws, justice, elections, rights, and wants/needs.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists once per week. The 1st grade-level focuses are: Plant and Animal Traits, Sky and Space Patterns, and Sound and Light.
Study Skills
First grade students continue to develop independence by taking responsibility for their own belongings, instructional materials, and homework. They continue to develop respect and responsibility as they transition between subjects and complete work diligently.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The 2nd grade-level focuses are: Study of the Old and New Testament and Study of character traits of various people in the Bible.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Differentiated reading groups provide targeted instruction, with phonics systematically taught from Kindergarten through early elementary grades. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. Spelling is reinforced through word studies, phonetics, and syllable patterns, equipping students to think, learn, and engage with the world through a biblical lens. The 2nd grade-level focuses are: read to learn, reteach and review phonics as needed, syllable study, parts of speech, sentence parts and structure (i.e.fragments, run-on, combining sentences, etc), conventions in writing (i.e. capitalization and punctuation), paragraph development and the writing process, writing in response to reading, comprehending on the literal, interpretative, critical, and appreciative level, reading a large variety of genres and analyzing text structures, and author’s purpose and word choice.
Math
Elementary math classes are taught by specialized math instructors who visit homerooms daily. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The 2nd grade-level focuses are: two step addition and subtraction story problems, beginning understanding of multiplication and division, place value up to the hundreds place, measurements, 2D and 3D shapes, money, and comparing numbers.
Social Studies
Elementary social studies is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The 2nd grade-level focuses are: Development and changes within communities, purpose and levels of government, Bill of Rights, citizenship, goods/services, supply/demand, trading between countries, and American culture: core values, immigrants, sharing culture.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists twice per week. The 2nd grade-level focuses are: Plant and Animal Habitats and survival, Materials and their uses, and Earth Surfaces.
Study Skills
Students in second grade begin to learn higher levels of accountability in their school work. Writing down some homework assignments in their planner, securing parent initials, working at their desks independently, tracking test dates and important school events, and meeting homework deadlines are some of the emphasized skills at this grade level.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The 3rd grade-level focuses are: Study emphasis in the New Testament and Studies in: the life of Christ, the early Church, missions from the time of Paul until present.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Differentiated reading groups provide targeted instruction, with phonics systematically taught from Kindergarten through early elementary grades. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. Spelling is reinforced through word studies, phonetics, and syllable patterns, equipping students to think, learn, and engage with the world through a biblical lens. The 3rd grade-level focuses are: Study and reference skills, reading a variety of genres and purposes to analyze text for understanding, specific information, biblical truth, or author’s purpose, vocabulary development through context and word usage, study of book parts, reading strategies of skimming and scanning, silent and oral reading, and writing of various genres and for a variety of purposes.
Math
Elementary math classes are taught by specialized math instructors who visit homerooms daily. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The 3rd grade-level focuses are: multiplication and division story problems, adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers, comparing and ordering fractions, area and perimeter, and sorting and classifying shapes.
Social Studies
Elementary social studies is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The 3rd grade-level focuses are: Biblical worldview of geography, Earth’s physical features, Interconnections between world regions, trade/currencie, indigenous customs, food, clothing, and Christianity.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists twice per week. The 3rd grade-level focuses are: Plant and Animal Environments: traits and behaviors, Extreme Weather, and Forces and Motion.
Study Skills
Students in third grade begin to learn higher levels of accountability in their school work to prepare them for the independence required of them beginning in fourth grade. Writing down homework assignments in their planner on their own, securing parent initials, working at their desks independently, and managing their time to meet homework deadlines without being reminded are some of the emphasized skills at this grade level.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The 4th grade-level focuses are: Study emphasis in the New Testament and Studies in the basic doctrines of the Church.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. Spelling is reinforced through word studies, phonetics, and syllable patterns, equipping students to think, learn, and engage with the world through a biblical lens. The 4th grade-level focuses are: Study and reference skills, reading a variety of genres and purposes to analyze text for understanding, specific information, biblical truth, or author’s purpose, vocabulary development through context and word usage, study of book parts, reading strategies of skimming and scanning, silent and oral reading, and writing of various genres and for a variety of purposes.
Math
Elementary math classes are taught by specialized math instructors who visit homerooms daily. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The 4th grade-level focuses are: multiplying multi digit numbers, dividing 2 digit by 1 digit numbers, comparing and rounding multi digit numbers, and solving problems with fractions and decimals.
History
Elementary history is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The 4th grade-level focuses are: Arizona history, early people, explorers, westward expansion, effects of Civil War, WWI, Great Depression, and WWII.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists twice per week. The 4th grade-level focuses are: Human Machine, The Birth of Rocks, Waves of Sound, and Energizing Everything.
Study Skills
The world has evolved an interpersonal dynamic that we want ensure students are prepared to face when they move into adulthood. The acts of listening, presenting ideas, resolving conflict, and fostering an open and honest environment all come down to knowing how to build and maintain relationships with people, something we are all called to do as Christians. It’s those relationships that allow people to participate fully in team projects, show appreciation for others, and enlist support for themselves and others. In the fourth grade, the following skills are developed within a Christian worldview:
All these skills have a significant impact on how a person interacts with others. The more loving and honoring that person’s attitude is, the better that person’s relationships will be. God gave us the plan: to love others as He loves us… fostering great team performance, and leading to students who contribute to the classroom.
Bible
Elementary Bible classes (K-5) are vertically aligned, emphasizing key themes: God’s story in the Bible, the truth of His Word, His love for all, and the need for saving faith in Jesus. Spiritual growth is encouraged through Christ-like behavior, evangelism, ministry, stewardship, and apologetics. Students develop essential disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship while learning and applying spiritual concepts. The overarching goal is to cultivate a Biblical worldview, enabling students to analyze life and engage with the world in love for God and others. Special lessons are included for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The 5th grade-level focuses are: Study in the Old Testament and Emphasis on choices and their consequences.
English Language Arts
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA) is taught by homeroom teachers, following Arizona’s ELA Standards. Instruction encompasses reading, writing, language mechanics, spelling, speaking, and listening. Students develop a love for literature across genres while learning to analyze and evaluate texts through a biblical worldview. Vocabulary is taught in context, and fluent reading is practiced through silent and oral reading. Writing instruction covers various styles and purposes, while handwriting progresses from precursive to cursive. The 5th grade-level focuses are: Study and reference skills, reading a variety of genres and purposes to analyze text for understanding, specific information, biblical truth, or author’s purpose, vocabulary development through context and word usage, study of book parts, reading strategies of skimming and scanning, silent and oral reading, and writing of various genres and for a variety of purposes.
Math
Elementary math classes are taught by specialized math instructors who visit homerooms daily. Instruction follows Arizona Mathematics Standards at grade level, using hands-on learning, manipulatives, and real-life problem-solving to promote critical thinking and mathematical fluency. Lessons emphasize God as the Creator of order and math as a tool for wise stewardship of His creation. The 5th grade-level focuses are: division with 2 and 3 digit numbers, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, solving equations with decimals to hundredths, graphing on a coordinate plane, and converting measurements within a given system.
History
Elementary history is taught by the homeroom teacher, emphasizing God’s sovereignty in history, beginning with Genesis 1:1. Students evaluate primary and secondary sources, cultures, and events through a biblical worldview while developing foundational knowledge in geography, economics, history, government, and civics. Lessons foster a lifelong love of learning, valuing freedom, equality, and personal responsibility. Students are equipped to engage with and make informed decisions about the world through a biblical lens. The 5th grade-level focuses are: Chronological study of US History from the Colonial Period to Present, roles of the three branches of government, stock market, supply/demand, varying religious customs, and map reading skills.
Science
All K-5 science follows the Next Generation Science Standards to prepare students for middle and high school through a hands-on format to allow students to interact with science. Every lesson is tackled from a Biblical worldview with a continual theme of God’s design throughout His creation, taught by elementary science specialists twice per week. The 5th grade-level focuses are: Web of Life, Watery Planet, Spaceship Earth, and Chemicals.
Study Skills
The world has evolved an interpersonal dynamic that we want to ensure students are prepared to face when they move into adulthood. The acts of listening, presenting ideas, resolving conflict, and fostering an open and honest environment all come down to knowing how to build and maintain relationships with people, something we are all called to do as Christians. It’s those relationships that allow people to participate fully in team projects, show appreciation for others, and enlist support for themselves and others. In the fifth grade, the following skills are developed within a Christian worldview:
All these skills have a significant impact on how a person interacts with others. The more loving and honoring that person’s attitude is, the better that person’s relationships will be. God gave us the plan: to love others as He loves us… fostering great team performance, and leading to students who contribute to the classroom.
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Tuition covers ALL classroom supplies, as well as instruments, for Grades 1-3 only.
Most supplies are included in tuition for Grades 4-12, except for the following items:
Math Calculators
Pre-Algebra: Casio FX-300ES, Casio FX-115ES or TI-30XIIS
Algebra 1 and higher: TI-84
P.E. Combination Locks
High School: It is highly recommended to purchase a combination lock for locker rooms. It is the students’ responsibility if items are lost.
7th & 8th Grade: Students are issued school purchased combination locks and asked only to use them for their assigned lockers. We do not allow students to use their personal locks on their P.E. lockers.
Bibles (Translations):
6th-12th Grade: Students should purchase their own Bible. ESV is suggested, but NASB is also perfectly acceptable.
Other Grades: Bibles are provided.
Instrument Rentals:
Required for Strings, Orchestra, Band, and Guitar.
Students are encouraged to use 2-inch zipper binders.
All other supplies are provided.