{"id":7533,"date":"2025-11-03T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcafriscostg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=7533"},"modified":"2025-12-09T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:35:55","slug":"our-distinctives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gcafrisco.org\/?page_id=7533","title":{"rendered":"Our Distinctives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7533\" class=\"elementor elementor-7533\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9679c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9679c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053f477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"053f477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Distinctives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf01a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf01a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At GCA, we provide a Christ-centered, academically rigorous education that equips students for life, leadership, and lifelong learning. Here\u2019s what makes us distinct:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8280c68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8280c68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414d427 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"414d427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0350eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0350eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/gcafrisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/naums-1024x377.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7848\" alt=\"\" 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data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"477\">A hybrid approach combining on-campus instruction with home-based learning:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"477\">Builds independence, responsibility, and time management<\/li><li data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"477\">Parents partner with teachers to guide student learning<\/li><li data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"477\">Structured support for both students and families<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6f714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae6f714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd48db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dd48db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58e7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christ-Centered Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d75d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d75d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"737\">Faith is at the core of everything we do:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"798\">Curriculum and activities are rooted in a biblical worldview<\/li><li data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"798\">Bible classes\/Chapel for every grade and all our curriculum has the gospel integrated<\/li><li data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"798\">Students learn to think and act from a Christ-centered perspective<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69eaf74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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