Key Club has organized GDA’s first Read-A-Thon! For the month of March, we are challenging your students to read as many books they can! The reading challenge is open to all GDA K-12 students. Your student should receive a Read-A-Log sent home from school this week. As they read books, we ask fill out the [...]
This is an optional, convenient way to order your books for the school year. Pay in full or 3 easy installments (May 30, June 30, July 31). The last day to place a curriculum box order is March 31. Order your curriculum through GDA! This year, curriculum boxes will be ordered by March 31 and delivered [...]
Gloria Deo Academy presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast (presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com). Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Originally directed by Robert Jess Roth Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions [...]
Can-Struction- Opening Ceremonies/CIA Day ($1 jeans/athletic pants)/$1 slice Pizza Day is on March 29, 2023. Can-struction is coming up on March 29 during Opening Ceremonies. Can-struction is a wonderful GDA tradition that gives students a tangible way to serve the Joplin community by donating non-perishable food items. All students are encouraged to bring non-perishable food [...]
GDA is hosting the annual Can-Struction event on March 29 and 30 (please check your campus schedule). Bring canned goods to donate to a local charity during Opening Ceremonies (Lower Grades, 8:30 am). Golden M/W: March 29 Golden T/Th: March 30 Joplin: March 29 River Stone M/W: March 29 River Stone T/Th: March 30 ***This [...]
National Find A Rainbow Day is on April 3. Dress like a rainbow at school! I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again [...]
Easter Parties at GDA Joplin! Let’s celebrate the resurrection of Christ together as a GDA family on April 5, 2023.
Easter Parties at GDA! Let's celebrate the resurrection of Christ together as a GDA family. Please be in contact with your Room Mom(s) for more details. Golden M/W: April 5 RS M/W: April 5 Joplin: April 5 Golden T/Th: April 6 RS T/Th: April 6
GDA Service Night at Convoy of Hope Come serve with us at Convoy of Hope, April 6, 6 pm-8 pm. This is an incredible opportunity to serve with our GDA friends. We will join as a school, work together packing items to send out for relief with Convoy of Hope. Kids 10 and older can attend. Sign up [...]
GOOD FRIDAY – NO SCHOOL / NO CLUBS - APRIL 7
GDA kids learn through the proven classical approach to become strong thinkers who stand for truth. Christ-centered learning: Your children shouldn’t be treated as social experiments to test the latest fads in education. GDA uses the same time-tested approach that founded the most prestigious universities in our country. Custom-fit for your child: Sitting still, locked [...]
Summer Clubs – Registration Opens April 11 Summer Club registration opens Tuesday, April 11 at 9 AM. Summer Club options include: Gardening, Intramural Sports, Readers' Theater, Lego, Painting, Soccer, Water Sports, Science, PE, Cooking, and Needlework. Summer Clubs are a fun way to stay connected with friends, learn a new skill, stay active and burn [...]
Interested in Cheerleading? Please plan to attend our Trial Day for our 2023-24 cheer team! This will take place on Friday, April 14, at 2:15 in the gymnasium at the Golden Campus. This is for current 6-11th grade students.
Key Club would like to invite the GDA community to a Key Club Park Clean Up and Picnic Day! This will be held at Sequiota Park on April 14 from 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM! This event is free and food is provided for all volunteers. We ask that you RSVP to ensure we have [...]
ISACS Accreditation Visiting Team will be at Gloria Deo Academy on April 16-19, 2023.
Special Rehearsal schedule for bands: Monday, April 17th ALL Intermediate Students attend band with All Beginner Students (3:35-4:35 pm, beginners can exit at 4:15 if needed) Advanced Band Students will stay late by 30 minutes also. Tuesday, April 18th - Again ALL Intermediate & Beginning Band Students attend. Thank you! For more information please [...]
Special Rehearsal Schedule for Band Students on Monday, April 24th: ALL Band students (M/W & T/TH) please attend. Advanced Band 2:50 – 4:00 p.m. Beginners 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Intermediates 3:30 –4:45 p.m. These special practices allow for combining the different schedules and ensembles together for run throughs before the concert. There will be NO [...]
Stanford Testing- 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Grades ONLY on April 24-May 3, 2023.
Stanford Testing – 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Grades Only
Join us for Gloria Deo Academy's Kindergarten Geography Celebration! Golden M/W: April 24, 5:30 pm at the Golden Campus Please RSVP here:
Join us for Gloria Deo Academy’s Kindergarten Geography Celebration! River Stone M/W: April 24, 5:30 pm at the River Stone Campus Please RSVP here:
GDA Joplin's Kindergarten History Celebration is on April 24 at 6 pm.
Join us for Gloria Deo Academy's Kindergarten Geography Celebration! River Stone T/TH: April 25, 5:30 pm at the River Stone Campus Please RSVP here:
Join us for Gloria Deo Academy's Kindergarten Geography Celebration! Golden T/TH: April 25, 5:30 pm at the Golden Campus The Golden T/Th Campus celebrations will begin at 5:30 (Mrs. Strain's Class) and 6:30 (Mrs. Updegraff's Class). Please RSVP here:
Join us for the Gloria Deo Academy Band, Orchestra, and Choir Spring Concert! The concert will be on Tuesday, April 25th at Schweitzer Church 2747 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO 65804 from 7 pm - 8:30 pm. After the concert the teachers will take time to recognize student achievements. Please note: the Spring Concert [...]
CIA Day ($1 jeans/athletic pants)/$1 slice Pizza Day is on April 26.
CIA (Christ Training In Action) Day is on April 26 (M/W campuses) and April 27 (T/Th campuses). Students may wear jeans or athletic pants that day with an approved spirit wear t-shirt or uniform shirt for $1.
The last day of Friday Clubs for the 2023 spring semester is on April 28, 2023.
Come to the Golden Campus auditorium for an Athletic End of Year Celebration event to recognize student achievements on April 28 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. For more information please reach out to Mrs. King at lking@gloriadeoacademy.org or Mrs. Lalli at blalli@gloiradeoacademy.org.
Watch GDA’s Robotics Team Showcase – April 29 at 10 AM Come see what GDA's first robotics team has been working on this year. The team of 5th and 6th grade GDA students will compete in the FIRST Robotics LEGO League Challenge game. They will also present research and solutions for energy production and storage [...]