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Honors

Junior High Honors Program

Junior High Honors is designed to provide academic acceleration and enrichment for the academically able and ambitious student. The junior high school honors curriculum offers rigorous coursework designed to challenge motivated and ambitious students. Honors courses ask students to extend and expand their critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity, often involving independent research, project-based learning, and real-world applications.

Grades in honors classes are weighted grades. It is recommended that students maintain a “C” or better to continue in the honors sequence.

Students who have not participated in the Accelerated Learning Program at the elementary level will need to qualify for the junior high program.

Please contact your junior high counselor for information regarding the indicators.

High School Honors Program

High School Honors is designed to provide academic acceleration and enrichment for the academically able and ambitious student. The high school honors curriculum offers rigorous coursework designed to challenge motivated and ambitious students. Honors courses ask students to extend and expand their critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity, often involving independent research, project-based learning, and real-world applications.

It is recommended that students maintain a “C” or better to continue in the honors sequence.

Please contact your high school counselor for information regarding the indicators.

GCA Honors Courses

The GCA honors curriculum is designed to provide academic acceleration and enrichment for all students. These courses prepare students to take AP courses starting in their 9th-grade year. It is recommended that students maintain a “C” or better to continue at the Academy. All GCA Honors and AP courses receive weighted grades. While these courses are weighted, please be aware that many universities will unweight grades for admission/scholarship purposes. Gilbert Classical Academy does not offer dual enrollment course offerings.

Honors Courses