Our History
Grace is God’s favor to the undeserving – and God has richly displayed his grace to GCA throughout our history.
Early in 2009, six local homeschooling families were overwhelmed with the demands of life and education. Consumed with creating curricula, lesson plans, and the constant concern about whether they were achieving their academic goals, these families struggled with how to balance the demands of education and parenting.
They came together to create something new – a school that would combine the important elements of parental mentorship and excellent academic education. Their desire was to serve North Texas families by carrying some of the burden of schooling (freeing parents to major on what they were called to do) and so Grace Covenant Academy was born!
Grace + Covenant + Academy
The name Grace Covenant Academy represents the founding families’ commitment to three things.
- Grace represents our belief in the life-changing power of the gospel, the primary context and reason for education. The founding families believed that the grace of Jesus Christ should inform all areas of our lives.
- Covenant represents our commitment to work together as a community. These families “covenanted together” to build a viable school community.
- Academy represents our desire for an academically rigorous education that creates college-worthy students. Their goal from the beginning was to develop clear thinking, articulate students who can represent Christ in a lost world.
Today, our name reminds us of our heritage, and encourages us to proceed in the vision set out by our founding “covenant” families.
