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School Mission
- Educate all young people who want to learn in a twenty-first century educational environment. At Grand Canyon Prep, our mission is to encourage lifelong learning, career preparation, and active citizenship. At Grand Canyon, we believe in the Four C's and Two S's: College Preparation, Career Guidance, Character Education, Community Awareness, Scholarship, and Service.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Japanese, Latin, Spanish and Foreign Language Origins.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on accelerated learning, honors, college preparation.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- College and Career Preparation
- Character Education
- Service Learning geared towards public service
- Small Campus Community with greater individualized attention. The school had a 13 to 1 student to teacher ratio last year.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: soccer and softball.
- Boys sports: soccer.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Speech and Debate; Yearbook; Hiking/ Bowling; Service Learning; Game Club and Drama.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, art, chorus, photography and Instrumental Music.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents serve as volunteers, chaperones, and ambassadors to the community. We have a school improvement council composed of students, parents, and staff.
Other news or notes
- All of our juniors passed all three components of the AIMS test and have fulfilled that graduation requirement. One hundred percent of Grand Canyon seniors (over three years)have graduated and enrolled in college. Over the last four years, Grand Canyon students have earned over 100 hours of college credit. Four students received Presidential Freedom Scholarships for community work.
| College and Work Preparation |
- Less than 20% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 80-100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 5 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 1997.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Marcos De Niza High School; Fees Middle School and McClintock High School.
- Graduates typically go to: Mesa Community College; Arizona State University and Chandler Gilbert Community.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Parent Volunteers, out of school suspension, expulsion.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: College/Career/Character/Community Public Service Program.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:00 to 2:30.
- Accredited by NCASC in 1999.
- Principal has been at this school for 10 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: math/science
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Description: During and after school tutor
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- Contact name: David Gordon
- Contact phone: 602 433 9964
- Contact email: grandcanyonprep@aol.com
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Category: language arts/social studies
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Description: tutor for during and after school
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- Contact name: David Gordon
- Contact phone: 602 433 9964
- Contact email: grandcanyonprep@aol.com
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Donation requests
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Category: technology
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Description: Pentium type Computers or Monitors: Windows or Mac
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- Contact name: David Gordon or Joe Onofrio
- Contact phone: 602 433 9964
- Contact email: grandcanyonprep@aol.com
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 02/06/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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