GCCS Enrollment en Español

2008-09 APPLICATIONS: We are still taking applications for our upcoming school year! Complete the application on this page or stop by between 4-6PM during our Thursday Tours to get an application and more information! Classes are filling fast, so the sooner you get this in, the higher you will be on the waiting list!

The Garden City Community School is a tuition-free Idaho public charter school serving grade levels K-8. The school is now accepting applications for student enrollment for the 2007-08 school year.

Although the Garden City Community School does not use a traditional age-grade system, we are required to enroll by grade levels. The availability of seats by grade level will be as follows:

Kindergarten (Age 5 on September 1, 2007)	20
First Grade (Age 6 on September 1, 2007)	20
Second Grade (Age 7 on September 1, 2007)	20
Third Grade (Age 8 on September 1, 2007)	25
Fourth Grade (Age 9 on September 1, 2007)	25
Fifth Grade (Age 10 on September 1, 2007)	25
Sixth Grade (Age 11 on September 1, 2007)	25
Seventh Grade (Age 12 on September 1, 2007)	25
Eighth Grade (Age 13 on September 1, 2007)	25

Priority of enrollment is given to:

(a) children of school founders, up to 10% of the school’s enrollment, then

(b) siblings of children admitted, then

(d) children living outside of Garden City.

The application is available here (PDF) or via mail upon request. Please complete and send to our mailing address: Garden City Community School, 9165 Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, ID 83714.

Solicitud de admisión en Español (PDF)

The Garden City Community School does not discriminate on the basis or race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, ideology, or physical or intellectual ability in the administration of its educational policies or application procedures.

2008-2009 Enrollment Commitment form is available here (PDF)

Why should your child go to this school?

This school will…

• treat your child as an individual.

• help prepare your child for life.

• help your child learn how to learn.

• help your child learn how to think, not what to think.

• help your child learn how to work with others.

• help your child take responsibility for his or her learning and behavior.

This is a school that your child will want to get up in the morning for, and talk about when they get home.

Parents: You will be treated as a partner in this school, and you will learn how to support your child’s learning and development.