Celebrating 15 years of educating and witnessing to the future.
In August of 2003, a group of Christian families from Stafford met together to discuss the need for a new alternative in education for their community.
In January, Grace Preparatory School was officially incorporated.
Grace Preparatory School classes open in August 2004 with grades 6-10.
11th Grade was added for up and coming 10th graders and new students.
Grace Preparatory school has first graduating class.
Kindergarten was added as an option.
Warrior challenge raised over $40,000 for gynasium renovation.
Kirsten Sadlier is named as Head of Elementary and Pam Smith is named Head of Secondary.
Elementary and Secondary students are brought together under the same MWF school day plan.
Christine Green is named as Head of Elementary. Covid-19 forces classes into virtual environment.
Cheryl Gray is named as Head of Secondary. Classes return to a normal MWF program.
Jennifer Hanes is named Head of Administration
Adreka Archie is named Head of Secondary
Cheryl Gray named as Superintendent
In August of 2003 a group of Christian families from Stafford met together to discuss the need for a new alternative in education for their community. The need grew out of their shared desires to be serious and active in carrying out their unique responsibilities as parents in the total education of their children. Their known alternatives at the time were traditional public, traditional private, and home schooling. They discovered that, while each had its positive aspects, all were in some way less-than-ideal for their family’s needs or life situations.
Prayerfully, they agreed to work together to start a new school that represented a different alternative – one that incorporated positive aspects from the others while embodying its own special set of distinctives. If they succeeded in addressing their own concerns regarding parental involvement, it seemed appropriate that they should begin sharing what they learned with other parents who, like them, were seeking better ways to educate and raise their children. The result of their efforts was the formation of Grace Preparatory School in Stafford, Virginia, a private school with plans to serve students in grades K-12 from Stafford County and its surrounding areas.
Grace Preparatory School classes opened in August 2004 for grades 6-10. Grade 11 was added in 2005-06. Grade 12 was added in 2006-07, along with the launch of Grace Christian School for grades 1-6. Kindergarten was added in the 2007-08 school year.
The school was officially incorporated on January 13, 2004 and opened for its first day of classes on August 23, 2004 . Grace Preparatory School, along with her sister university-model schools in other parts of the country, are now demonstrating that it is indeed possible for both parents and teachers to effectively work together for the common goal of providing God’s children with a high quality, Christian education that is both cost-effective and strengthening to families.
Our mission for Grace Prep is to assist parents in educating their children in a way that is both academically excellent and God-honoring, preparing students for higher academics and a life of serving Christ wholeheartedly.