Written by my daughter who attended 8th grade at NGCA: The…read morebullying at NGCA is awful. It's incredibly cliquish. The popular girls and unruly boys are completely rude to new students. They don't accept all Christians that don't fit into their mold (i.e. Catholic). The curriculum (Bob Jones University) is not founded in Truth and teaches unfounded fallacies about Catholicism saying Catholics are demonic. They teach the Earth is 7k years old, despite Science proving otherwise. The kids used racial slurs constantly and a girl pulled my hair, tripped me, another pushed her desk into my chair, and others would just stare at me creepily. Another threw something at me, another showed a YouTube video in class to somehow make fun of me. The teacher did very little to stop it and the Administrator did NOTHING. The boys were relentless in name calling and the Administrator, Mrs. Pierce's response, instead of addressing it, claimed they bullied me because they liked me. When I went to her about the girls, she'd respond "Oh I don't believe that, she's so sweet." I felt unsafe and uncomfortable almost every day. Many of the kids cuss and talk inappropriately. The Administrator, Mrs. Pierce, in my opinion, plays favorites and also breaks the rules by communicating with students via text without including parents. A girl on my bus bragged about it constantly. The families who donate a lot of money and the families that have been there since the start get a pass on bad behavior & are definitely put on a pedestal. The campus is beautiful but that's it. Many of the adults and teachers, if they weren't nice in the beginning of the year, grew kind as they got to know me. For the most part, I feel the students are bigoted, and racist bullies that don't know how to act Christian. Don't waste your money at this school.

Having moved from south Florida and a private Christian school that my husband, our children (5 and…read more9), and I deeply loved, we feared we may not find a new school in or around Ellijay that would measure up. Enrolled since August 2023, NGCA has not only lived up to our expectations but has surpassed them. NGCA's administrative staff, teachers and others who work there who we have met are loving and kind with God at the center of all they do. The curriculum and materials used are top quality and activities are well done and meaningful. Our girls terribly missed their old school at first but quickly fell in love with NGCA. We highly recommend the school to all who want the very best God-centered learning and environment for their children.