{"id":3520,"date":"2026-07-30T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/?page_id=3520"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:49:49","slug":"why-gca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/index.php\/why-gca\/","title":{"rendered":"Why GCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3520\" class=\"elementor elementor-3520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7b349b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a7b349b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e859d\" data-id=\"c9e859d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529aa00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"529aa00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Gethsemane <br>Christian Academy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ad855 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ad855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114586618 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114586618 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Hero Subtitle\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;5a61a20f-c41e-5add-a4f6-c51991761aa5|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Hero Subtitle&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;HeroSubtitle&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial&quot;,335551500,&quot;16777215&quot;,268442635,&quot;27&quot;,335559739,&quot;160&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;]}\">A safe, nurturing, Christ-centered early childhood community where children are known, loved, and prepared to grow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec085f5 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec085f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SERVING CHILDREN AGES 1 \u2013 KINDERGARTEN\u00a0 TEMPE, ARIZONA \u2022 ESTABLISHED 1978<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046dc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"046dc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSevOag5NsC92ID1Wv6qDsnT_u1X-axROJk6o2eGORFHOhUvmA\/viewform\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Schedule a Tour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dcdf04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dcdf04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71835bc\" data-id=\"71835bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402b149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"402b149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fefc230 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fefc230\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-976b404\" data-id=\"976b404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf4983 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"dbf4983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1214335149?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=e55cea9336#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de05f5\" data-id=\"6de05f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1708947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1708947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gethsemane Christian Academy is a Christ-centered early childhood education center serving children from age one through Kindergarten in Tempe and the surrounding East Valley.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We believe every child is a precious gift from God, created with unique abilities, interests, and purpose. Our teachers provide a caring, developmentally\u00a0appropriate environment\u00a0where children can discover God\u2019s world, build meaningful relationships, practice new skills, and experience the love of Jesus each day.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">GCA is more than a school. We are a community of children, families, educators, church leaders, and friends working together to give young learners a strong beginning\u2014spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally, creatively, and physically.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-544d97d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"544d97d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46254ab\" data-id=\"46254ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769109a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"769109a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>OUR MISSION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(74, 74, 74);\">To know Jesus more and make Him more known.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(74, 74, 74);\">This shared mission of Gethsemane Church and Academy shapes everything we do. Through Bible stories, prayer, chapel, classroom learning, and the daily example of caring Christian teachers, children discover God&#8217;s love and learn to live out their faith every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a378e8b\" data-id=\"a378e8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178e074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178e074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>OUR VISION<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">To be a trusted Christ-centered early childhood community where every child is known, loved, and equipped to grow in faith, character, confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e13dd72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e13dd72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4684956\" data-id=\"4684956\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40240c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40240c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Families Choose Gethsemane<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37db622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37db622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea268d7\" data-id=\"ea268d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059e0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"059e0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Families have many early childhood options. GCA offers a distinctive combination of Christian faith, specialized early childhood education, experienced teachers, and a spacious campus designed to help young children flourish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc6940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc6940\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4b4062\" data-id=\"c4b4062\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f9ab5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c8f9ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.png 1080w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Christ-Centered <br>From the Start<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Children are surrounded by teachers and staff who reflect the love of Jesus every day. Through prayer, Bible stories, worship, weekly chapel, and caring relationships, children discover God's love and learn to live out faith through kindness, honesty, responsibility, and respect.<br><br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb97ffe\" data-id=\"eb97ffe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4803350 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4803350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Focused on Early Childhood<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">GCA specializes in the foundational years from age one through Kindergarten. Every classroom, resource, and learning experience is designed around how young children grow best\u2014through purposeful play, secure relationships, creativity, movement, conversation, and hands-on discovery.<br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be4f957\" data-id=\"be4f957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8103e32 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8103e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.png 1080w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Outstanding, Experienced Educators<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><!--StartFragment--><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our teachers bring professional training, classroom experience, and genuine Christian faith to every classroom. They love children \u2014 and it shows. They see each child's unique strengths and needs, and help them build confidence, feel secure, and grow a lifelong love of learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br><!--EndFragment--><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d735b40\" data-id=\"d735b40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51f717 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e51f717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4.png 1080w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Safe, Secure, and Spacious Campus<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Our dedicated campus gives children room to learn, play, worship, and explore. Age-appropriate classrooms, outdoor play areas, and spaces for enrichment support the whole child, while attentive supervision and thoughtful safety procedures provide families with confidence and peace of mind.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0d2a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0d2a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af4e1a7\" data-id=\"af4e1a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c3f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50c3f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing Hearts and Minds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447fd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447fd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90545429 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90545429 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">We are committed to educating the whole child. Academic preparation matters, but a child\u2019s faith, character, relationships, confidence, creativity, emotional well-being, and physical development\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW90545429 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">matter<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90545429 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">\u00a0too.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW90545429 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4e73df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4e73df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af66a96\" data-id=\"af66a96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93ac7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f93ac7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2738-768x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2738-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2738-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2738-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2738.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ffa394\" data-id=\"7ffa394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72766d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72766d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAITH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a096a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a096a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee6236 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee6236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Children learn that they are loved by God and can turn to Jesus in every circumstance. Prayer, Bible stories, chapel, songs, and Christian relationships help build a meaningful spiritual foundation.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:247}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d52eee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d52eee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1817c25\" data-id=\"1817c25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712da99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"712da99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACADEMICS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a926fc1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a926fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1bc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1bc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172874784 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172874784 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Differentiator Body\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;58f683b6-31d6-55e9-b0dc-9aec1d450c3d|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Differentiator Body&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;DifferentiatorBody&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial&quot;,335551500,&quot;3682854&quot;,268442635,&quot;19&quot;,335559740,&quot;247&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;]}\">Developmentally <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172874784 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Differentiator Body\">appropriate instruction<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172874784 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Differentiator Body\"> builds early skills in literacy, language, mathematics, science, communication, and problem-solving while protecting the joy and curiosity of childhood.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW172874784 BCX0\" style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:247}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed81bd2\" data-id=\"ed81bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f0214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6f0214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2978-768x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2978-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2978-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2978-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2978.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41b5da9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41b5da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0bc2\" data-id=\"bcc0bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72febfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72febfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5704-768x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5704-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5704-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5704-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5704.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c37bd86\" data-id=\"c37bd86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b8149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b8149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHARACTER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a0943 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"28a0943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad5731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad5731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-style: normal;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81646843 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81646843 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Differentiator Body\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;58f683b6-31d6-55e9-b0dc-9aec1d450c3d|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Differentiator Body&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;DifferentiatorBody&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial&quot;,335551500,&quot;3682854&quot;,268442635,&quot;19&quot;,335559740,&quot;247&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;]}\">Teachers model and reinforce kindness, patience, honesty, responsibility, forgiveness, respect, gratitude, and service. Children practice expressing emotions, resolving conflicts, cooperating, and caring for others.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW81646843 BCX0\" style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; color: #4a4a4a;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:247}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f89534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f89534\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a33420\" data-id=\"0a33420\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad796e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad796e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DISCOVERY &amp; PHYSICAL GROWTH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ff477 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20ff477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082cc7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082cc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #4a4a4a;\">Hands-on learning, imaginative play, S.T.E.A.M., Spanish, music, art, movement, and outdoor activity encourage children to explore God\u2019s world, try new things, develop coordination, and gain confidence in their abilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-789a972\" data-id=\"789a972\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2edbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b2edbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-01-102536-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-01-102536-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-01-102536-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-01-102536-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-01-102536.png 1375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d2bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d2bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b7ca7\" data-id=\"15b7ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cc7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42cc7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"473\"><span data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"473\">For nearly 50 years, Gethsemane Christian Academy has been serving families in Tempe with Christ-centered early childhood education.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"749\">Since opening our doors in 1978, generations of children have learned, grown, and experienced the love of Jesus in a nurturing environment. While our campus and programs have grown over the years, our mission has remained the same\u2014to know Jesus more and make Him more known.<\/p><p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"749\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Want to learn how GCA began and how God has faithfully guided our school through the years?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3ee9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f3ee9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/index.php\/history\/\" id=\"Explore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Our History \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0afee\" data-id=\"4f0afee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7085333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7085333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gatempe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-Nov-12-7-09-15-AM-scaled-1-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0998f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0998f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad7d714\" data-id=\"ad7d714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dee12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08dee12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Come Experience GCA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb025e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb025e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100232842 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100232842 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">A website can introduce you to Gethsemane, but the best way to understand our school is to experience it for yourself. Visit our campus, meet our teachers, see our classrooms and learning spaces, and discover what makes Gethsemane Christian Academy such a special place for children and families.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW100232842 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4e844a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4e844a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc88786\" data-id=\"cc88786\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c2992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c2992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GIVE YOUR CHILD A STRONG BEGINNING<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea81420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea81420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Safe. Nurturing. Christ-Centered.<\/p><p>Room to Explore. 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