Gig Harbor Academy

You asked for it! We are excited to offer the option of enrolling your 3 year old into Morning Preschool FIVE days a week next school year. 8:45-11:30 am. Sign up with a friend!

Have you ordered your Sail Away with GHA Annual Auction tickets yet? 📣 Early Bird rates have been extended to Wed, March 12! 🐦 Order yours today! Link in bio. 🔗

The GHA Summer 2025 Camp Catalog is live today! Link in bio and more information available on the school website. Swing by the Summer Camp Fair from 12-3 pm today to say hello to Mr. Kehoe and Coach Doyel and learn more!

Ms. Schaller's 1st/2nd grade class enjoying the Outdoor Learning Classroom, a previous "Raise-the-Paddle" project realized at our Annual Auction. Have you bought your tickets for this year's? March 29th. Link in bio!

Snag your tickets for this not-to-be-missed annual event bringing together the school community! Hosted at the Gig Harbor Yacht Club, you can expect a delicious meal and drinks, DJ, photo booth, and both silent and live auctions benefiting our school now and into the future!

Between the 100th Day of School, Valentine's Day, and a little snow to top things off, there were lots of smiles around GHA this week! MAP testing, higher order thinking challenges, and an extended exploration with the Pierce County Conservation District balanced out the festivities too. Enjoy Mid-Winter Break and see you Feb. 24!

GHA is the proud home of a thanks to our 3rd grade class! This extended, student-driven project drew on all of the content areas -- made all the more exciting with power tools at the end!

A huge shout-out to the Gig Harbor for providing a delicious and FREE lunch to our 1st and 2nd graders on their field trip yesterday! What an amazing surprise! 😍🥪 We also loved our time at the . Librarians rock! 📚👏

Join us! Families considering preschool through 5th grade are invited to come by and experience what our approach and environment offers young learners. RSVP: [email protected]

Well-done, K-5 students and Music Specialist, Mr. Toulouse! 🎶❄️👏

📢 Tell a friend! We are now enrolling new students for the 25/26 school year. 🎒🌿 📚 Preschool-5th Grade.

📨 RSVP: [email protected]

Beginning Bonsai for K-5 students and caregivers kicked off yesterday with Facilities Manager, Mr. Ken. What fun! 🌿

🔎 A glimpse into 5th grade at GHA: Modeling long division problems in Math, launching a novel study integrated with social studies themes, finessing cursive writing and publishing personal narratives, and enjoying design/STEM challenges ... with some preschool little buddies time squeezed in too!

📣 Prospective Families: Learn more at our Open House, Sat. Feb. 8 between 10:00 am and noon.

📨 RSVP: [email protected]

Soundview Drive is looking a little tidier as GHA practices "taking care of this place" in our community! We've proudly adopted this special slice of Gig Harbor, and teachers and our Head of School spent their Saturday morning cleaning it up.

Tell a friend! We are actively enrolling for the 25/26 school year and are excited to share our school with prospective preschool through 5th grade families for this event. RSVP is requested: [email protected]

Back at it and jumping into exploring how things work (computers, mouse traps, and more!) with Mr. Geoffrey during Technology. K-5 Families, remember to look for the Specialist Spotlight in Friday classroom newsletters for the scoop on these enriching parts of your child's day.

Wishing the GHA community light, joy, and wonder as we head into Winter Break!

Nestled between Science Specialist and 3rd Grade Teacher, this photo captures so much about the GHA elementary experience -- student-centered and experiential. Yesterday's visit to the aquarium connected to the Focus Question: "Why do scientists study the sea and its creatures?" integrating literacy, science, social studies and math.