Letter from the Headmaster

The 2009-2010 academic school year promises to be an exciting time for Grace Academy of Dallas.

The new 5500 sq. ft. educational wing designed by Frank Welch & Associates is open and is in full use. This award-winning addition has enhanced an education program well recognized across the city, by providing new classrooms and a wonderful new library.

I am honored to be serving as Headmaster of Grace Academy, and I look forward to cultivating a relationship with each family as we partner together to encourage the children to realize the purpose God has for their lives in a warm and loving environment that promotes academic excellence.

The core values and mission of Grace Academy of Dallas are as follows:

  • Integrating a Christian worldview into all subject matter. We stress instruction in God's Word and the development of Godly character traits.
  • Maintaining a quality professional staff. Our faculty members are properly credentialed, with many holding multiple degrees. Our staff loves the Lord, embraces His teachings, and are wonderful role models for our students.
  • Maintaining a low teacher/student ratio: 1:10 in the Preschool and 1:16 in the elementary classes. Classrooms are organized, colorful, child-oriented, with various learning centers.
  • Teaching an extensive, broad-based curriculum designed to develop basic learning skills, cultural appreciation, and experiences in the fine arts.
  • Providing firm, loving discipline as well as a warm, nurturing, orderly, and well-prepared environment where manners and respect are instilled in the students.
  • Assisting children to reach their full academic potential. Achievement test scores from standardized testing have consistently averaged in the 80 percentile and above.
  • Employing multi-sensory, individualized learning through the use of manipulatives and Montessori equipment in the Preschool classes. We believe that the academic environment should be planned so that the children can see, touch, hear, and work with concrete materials as they learn abstract concepts.

If you seek an academically challenging educational program for your child that is grounded in the strength and stability of a Christian worldview, please allow me to personally introduce you to Grace Academy, its staff, its students, and its facilities. I believe you will find Grace Academy a wonderful place to grow!

Sincerely,

Jim Clarke

Headmaster