GPA will provide opportunities to participate in on-campus extra curricular activities that do not involve an excessive amount of equipment or storage facilities. The activities available will be determined by the talents and resources of Academy staff and teachers and the interests of the students. All activities will be available to all students with no additional fees for K-6 participation. Funding for the activities will come from PTO fundraising, grants, sponsorships, and Academy budgets. Students may be required to provide their own musical instrument, costume, and possibly sports equipment. All extra curricular activities will be conducted and promoted in such a way as to further the mission of Gateway Preparatory Academy.

In addition to extracurricular activities, GPA intends to consider making space available for subcontractors to use the facilities after school hours for activities K-8 children are commonly involved in such as: dance, karate, soccer, music, art, etc... These activities will be independent of GPA support and resources. In so doing, we hope to support parents and students in having positive alternatives to students being home alone until parents are home from work, and to promote evenings as time spent with families. 

Extra-Curricular Participation Policy

A student needs to be present for four hours of a school day to participate in extra-curricular activities. Any student who has been suspended from GPA for any reason shall also be suspended from attendance at or involvement in any extra-curricular activity during the full period of suspension, including any non-school days spanned by the period of suspension. Students must maintain acceptable academic progress as determined and reported by their teacher-mentor in order to participate in extra-curricular activities.