I have had children enrolled here for 7 of its 10 years in existence. In my opinion GEA gets better every year. Teachers and support staff are competent and caring, parents are involved and students are excited about learning. I feel that bringing my children to GEA was the best decision I could have
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Posted by a parent on 01/30/09
The learning trend in this school is falling like a rock. Look at the State and district statistics. Teachers are not prepared.
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Posted by a parent on 01/27/09
I currently have three children at GEA and could not ask for a better learning environment. Due to the small size of the school, it is like a big 'family'. Parents have a wonderful opportunity to volunteer and to be heard where their child's education is concerned. The small class sizes allow for
... Read more teachers to better meet each student's individual learning needs. My children actually enjoy going to school every day! :) Compared to the other schools in our district, GEA is the only school for us. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/18/08
I have two children at GEA. This school has been such a blessing to my family. I LOVE the class sizes, the ciriculum and it does have alot of extra-ciricular activiities for a small school. My child really likes this school compared to the other he attended in Sahuarita.
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Posted by a parent on 04/03/08
This is our first year at GEA and we are very pleased. Class size is less than 1/2 the public school in our area. The kids skills are far ahead those of their peers in the public school. Parent involvement is higher than I've seen at any other school. For a school of its size, it has a really good amount
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Posted by a parent on 08/28/07
This is my childs 3rd yr at GEA and we love the school and the staff. She has had excellent teachers. We are extremely grateful to the administration for all their hard work, keeping the school running. We especially enjoy the small class size. If you are looking for a school that prides itself
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Posted by a parent on 08/13/07
GEA is a great school with great teachers,great students, and a great administration. Anyone who says 'your child will suffer',if your not a parent volunteer, should get a reality check. That is not what GEA is about. The goal is for every child to succeed. Do watch out for the 'clicks' and 'favoritism'
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Posted by a parent on 08/13/07
My children currently attend GEA and so far so good. We have been here a couple years.Yet I am prepared to pull my children out at any time.The teachers grade K-2 are great.Especially Mrs. Salerno if it was not for her we would not have returned back to the school this year.She is awesome! Although I
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Posted by a parent on 08/11/07
My daughter graduated from GEA in 2005. My son is graduating this year (2007). When my daughter went on to H.S., we discovered that she and many of her friends that also attended this school were far advanced in many subjects. Math was one area. The things they were teaching in their freshman year,
... Read more they had already learned at GEA. Many skipped freshman science and were moved to Sophomore biology for their freshman year! Many of them also went into the english honors class. They didn't obtain this education on their own, so I give that credit to their education at GEA. My son is going into his freshman year with english and science honors classes. I think the class sizes were a big part of it. So what if the parents play a big part! What's wrong with that kind of involvement? Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/29/07
My son has attended Great Expectations for 4, going on 5 years now, and I would say it is hands down the best school in the area (including Tucson). The small class sizes, and individual attention make for an excellent learning environment, while any problems that come up are quickly dealt with by the
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Sahuarita schools — Great Expectations Academy is located at 1466 Camino Antigua St, Sahuarita AZ 85629. 1466 Camino Antigua St is in the Rancho Buena Vista neighborhood and 85629 ZIP code in Sahuarita, AZ The school district for Great Expectations Academy is the Arizona State Charter School Board. Great Expectations Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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