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Helping Children Grow, Gig Harbor Academy Moto

Now Accepting Applications for 08/09 School Year


Your Child, Our Focus

Gig Harbor Academy (GHA) is an independent private school where students learn in a truly unique environment. Founded in 1976 on ten acres of trees and wetlands, the school grew from a one-room multi-age schoolhouse to a four-building preschool through fifth grade elementary school with an enrollment of over 150 students. The campus also features a challenging fitness trail, multi-purpose athletic field and on-campus childcare.
 

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GHA's core values of community, stewardship, and critical thinking are reflected throughout our campus. GHA offers its students strong programs in language arts, mathematics, social studies as well as science that is integrated with a focus on environmental studies utilizing our wetlands via the nature trails. We also offer vibrant enrichment programs through foreign language, PE, technology, art and music (both instrumental and vocal).

Using a wide variety of teaching techniques, teachers lead our preschool through fifth grade students through the pursuit of their academic, emotional and social potential. Along with challenging academic and specialist programs, environmental stewardship and community service serve as integral components of the curriculum.

A student at Gig Harbor Academy is taught to: 

  • Ask questions and learn by doing
  • Explore and test knowledge through both individual and cooperative endeavors
  • Find solutions logically and through multiple avenues
  • Understand that the world has many cultures to appreciate
  • Commit to service of one’s community
  • View environmental stewardship as a personal responsibility

Gig Harbor Academy and Our School Childcare generally follow the Peninsula School District calendar for weather related closures. In case of emergency closures please check here for pertinent information.


Gig Harbor Academy is a non-profit, private independent school that welcomes and admits boys and girls of any race, nationality or ethnic origin without regard to religious preference. GHA families accept the school’s respect for diversity of thought, culture and race. GHA is a non-profit, independent education corporation.

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