GCA Parent Manual

Q&A
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THE DEANS
TO KNOW... TO LOVE... TO SERVE...
Q. How do parents know
their students are OK?
Q. How often can dorm students
come home?
A. Parents are always allowed
and encouraged to call to get
information from the deans.
However, if you don’t receive
phone calls from the deans, it
usually means that everything
is OK. It doesn’t necessarily
mean everything is perfect
– GCA is trying to raise the
students to be self-responsible
and will likely not call the parents
for small disciplines. We
keep an eye out when we are
on duty as does the rest of the
faculty. There is good communication
between faculty about
the wellbeing and whereabouts
of your child. The RAs also
check on them nightly and
notify deans if there are concerns.
Sometimes cell phone
service is not excellent at GCA
and dorm students don’t have
access to their cell phones after
lights-out. However, parents
always have access to their
student at night by calling
GCA and transferring the call
to the student’s room.
A. Any time that parents want
to take their student home,
they can. It may interfere with
their schooling if they miss too
many classes, so parents should
exercise caution. Weekend worship
services are an integral
part of the GCA experience,
and we encourage students to
participate. Students are also
encouraged to attend Week of
Prayer and other major events.
Q. Are individual students
permitted to sell food in the
dorm?
A. Technically, no. If a student
is out of food and wants to buy
something from someone who has
extra food, that is no problem.
Q. What sort of food is best for
them to keep in their rooms?
A. Fresh fruits and vegetables,
yogurt, and snacks that
GCA is a Christian
school, so posters that
glorify music groups
or artists or models
that go against Christian
principles should
be left at home. In
the dorms, nothing
may be hung on the
cinderblock walls or
from the ceiling.
No duct tape, please!
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