Grand Canyon Prep Mission Statement

Through community, parent, teacher, and student partnership, it is the mission of Grand Canyon Prep to empower students to fulfill their promise by promoting life long learning and career potential through academic scholarship, character development, and active citizenship.

Grand Canyon Prep Vision

Many informed observers predict that the future of the school classroom will become smaller and that educational opportunities will increase by way of location, and schedule. Major careers will be centered in areas such as computer technology, aerospace engineering, health and biological science, teaching and counseling and environmental technical progress. Students will be encouraged to learn skills that promote active citizenship and a global perspective. Grand Canyon Prep will meet the needs of this changing climate by promoting scholarship and service through the Four C's Program consisting of college preparation, career guidance, character education, and active citizenship in the community.

College: Our Curriculum exceeds Arizona State Standards and prepares students for both college and the workplace. Thematic and integrated instruction in the Humanities, increased graduation requirements in core subject matter areas (English, Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, and Science), portfolio assignments, District Assessment Exams, an Academic Incentive Program and a Dual Credit program with neighboring Community Colleges are all highlights of this program.

Career: Teachers and counselors will examine students' career interests and promote educational opportunities for students to pursue them. These may include shadowing and apprenticeships for seniors. This is a process where we plan to carefully scrutinize these interests over their school career. There also may be opportunities to take classes at valley vocational centers.

Character: At Grand Canyon Prep, our character program is an integral component to our curricular and behavior standards and incorporates the Six Pillars of our Character program. We encourage our students to be thoughtful, respectful, tolerant, compassionate, cooperative, responsible, honest, and progressive citizens who can positively contribute to society.

Community: Linked with the first three is Community. At Grand Canyon Prep, we consider Community in two ways. First, our service learning program has helped the poor, provided literacy training, reached out to voters, and cleaned up the environment. Students who excel here may qualify for a National Service Scholarship where the recipient will receive money towards college for their contribution to Service Learning. Second, we are a small community where students are in a family like atmosphere which provides a small student to teacher ratio and individualized attention.

Educational Studies sponsored by organizations such as Learn and Serve, No Child Left Behind, and America's Promise have shown that children have a greater chance for educational, professional, and personal success if they embrace a school program that incorporates these components.