Grant Christian School

Even the Mantis prays at Grant Christian! 😊

3/4th had a spectacular week practicing all kinds of school expections, remembering how to be a good friend, learning how to show integrity, and playing games and team building exercises to work together as a team! We read A LOT of books and learned what was important about each other to value and accept differences but to notice how we are alike too! Today we had a Bible blessing ceremony and also magnified the Lord together with song and praise! Have a great Labor Day Holiday families! Come and check out some of our artwork next week!

Summer was amazing but there's nothing better than being back with your friends!

Who did igloo building better? The Native Americans or the GCS 5/6 graders?

This morning, we had our first chapel. It was great to see so many red chapel shirts!

We had a great first day back at school! What a blessing to have our halls and classrooms filled with learning, laughter and joy! ✏️📚💙

We are excited to share with you all our newest hire at GCS! Lauren Haan will be teaching art this year! Read her bio below and join us in welcoming Lauren to the staff here at GCS! "Hi all! My name is Lauren Haan and I’m over-the-moon with excitement to be the new GCS art teacher! I love GCS and truly enjoyed getting to know most of your children last year, when I had the opportunity to substitute teach. I’m originally from Louisville, Kentucky but also spent time in Louisiana, and Wisconsin before making my way here to Grant. I graduated from Kalamazoo Valley Community College where I studied art and graphic design. I’m thrilled to be able to use the artistic gifts God has given me again, to teach your children! I want to bring out all the little artists here at GCS through scripture, art history, and art from around the world. I’m married with 3 children. My husband, Justin, is a GCS alumni and our children, Charlie 11, Oliver 9, and Olivia 6, currently attend GCS. God has amazing plans for this school and I’m so very blessed to be a part of them!"

Preschool enrollment is open at Grant Christian School! Call us for more info or to setup a visit at 231-834-8445. Have a wonderful day!

We are hiring! We are seeking an art teacher for the 2025-2026 school year! Please see details in the photo below and share with those who may be interested! Please join us in praying that God would send the right applicant to us! 💙

We are excited to introduce our new 3rd & 4th grade teacher! Be sure to read her bio and leave her a comment to welcome her to the GCS family! 💙🎉 Greetings Grant Christian Families, Staff, and Supporters! My name is Jill Hall! I’m looking forward to joining your community this school year as the 3rd/4th grade teacher! I grew up in Howard City on a dairy farm loving the outdoors, science, God’s beautiful creation and creatures, and Jesus! After graduating from Tri County High School, I went on to earn my teaching degree from Aquinas College. With that degree, I taught at Sparta Public Schools and then Kelloggsville Public Schools until the Lord had different plans for me. Since then I’ve been home supporting my family's farm and raising a family with my fantastic husband- BBQ Master Nick Hall! While farming and family raising, I homeschooled my three children Coy, Colton, and Liliana! The Lord opened many doors for me during this season to use my degree, science passion, love for Jesus, and my gifts and talents in a variety of Homeschool Co-ops, after school programs such as Ladies of Honor and Howard City Impact, and Women’s Fellowship groups. Since my family now has retired from the dairy farm, you’ll find me running the petting farm at Pine Ridge Bible Camp and my own small projects at home! I love to cook and spend time in the kitchen with the BBQ Master, tend to my animals, can and preserve food, spend time with my kids and support them in their activities, help people, worship, and spend time in The Word! I look forward to meeting you and can’t wait to get to know you soon!

We are excited to introduce our new Interim Administrator!!! Take a second to read Tim's intro and be sure to leave a message of welcome! 🎉 Hello, Grant Christian School Community! My name is Tim Steenstra and I will be the Interim Administrator (half-time) at GCS for the 2025-26 school year. I’m excited to join the team, as I love God, kids, and learning! My 42 year career in education has been with the Grandville Calvin Christian Schools, both in teaching and administration. I also recently served a year as Interim Administrator with Moline Christian School. My goals in leadership have always been education excellence, transparency, and support. I have a wonderful family that includes my wife, three adult children and spouses, and eight grandkids. Starting in July, you can contact me at tim.steenstra@grantchristianschool.org Looking forward to meet you! Blessings Tim

Today was our last full day of school! We started with bowling at Sparta Lanes. We headed across the street to the park for a pizza lunch at the playground. Before we left, we enjoyed ice cream from Sundaes at the Park. So very thankful for the rain stopping so we could enjoy the outdoors this afternoon. What a great day!

Our Kindergartners graduated this afternoon! They did an amazing job and have learned so much this year! We are so excited for them! God has big plans for each of their lives! 💙🎉💙🎉

This morning was our last chapel of the school year! The kids had a time to sign each other's yearbooks along with singing some awesome songs! The middle schoolers were also acknowledged for honor and top honor roll. We were also able to have a time where every kiddo was able to pick a prize for getting their name in the "getting caught in the act of being kind" container throughout the school year. All of the prizes are from Storehouse of Community Resources in Grand Rapids. The Storehouse connects millions of dollars in corporate product donations to the needs of nonprofits and schools. What a great morning at GCS!

Field Day 2025 We enjoyed a delicious cookout for lunch, followed by a new group of field day activities with our chapel groups! Such a fun day! ☀️

Today is a favorite at GCS! Bike day with Mr. Mark.

Today our kindergartners had a great trip to John Ball Zoo! They have been learning about zoo animals and loved getting to see their learning come to life! It was chilly, but they had a great day!

Today the 5th and 6th graders surprised Mr. Neville with a party for his upcoming birthday! (They are a year ahead; he will be 74) What a great bunch of kids!

We were blessed to have "Ask the Pastor" this morning at Chapel! Thank you to Mark Nagy from Grant Christian Reformed, Mitch Taylor from Living Stones, and Jordan Chambers from Grant Community for answering our kids' questions. Some of the questions.... was Jesus ever sick, who made God, why were other planets created, who made the sun, what do you like/dislike about being a pastor, etc. You guys rock!

Our 8th graders are enjoying their trip to the ark! What a great experience for them to encounter the stories of the Bible this way!