Imagine Schools Great Western Academy

🚨🚨change alert 🚨 🚨

5th Annual Back to School Bash location has been changed to Glenwood United Methodist Church .

Parking on the East side of the building.

The event will kick off at 12pm 🕛

One person from each household will register at registration with their family.

School supplies giveaway will start at 1pm.

We hope to see you there !

Children ages 5-18 can receive a book bag !

*Please be mindful the location is not as spacious as Westgate so we may have to limit the number of individuals inside. Please be patient & we will ensure everyone has an opportunity to come inside !

& we have 750+ book bags to give away !

It was a honor to be in a room filled with so many great schools from across the state. Thank you to casas_jimmy for the amazing talk. And shoutout to our Step Team for showcasing one of the many electives we offer at IGWA.

We also took home a few awards: Academic Growth Top Performer Student Growth Percentile for Math, Parent Choice Determination Award,
Economic Sustainability A+ Excellence Award, and the Character Development Longevity Award.

We’re excited to get the year started we this amazing team. Hope to see you at our Open House August 19th at 3pm.

Join us for our back to school Open House. August 19th from 3pm-6pm. Meet the teachers and tour our campus. Enrollment is still open, we can’t wait to see you all.

Check out these important upcoming dates for the month of August. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 614-276-1028.

Imagine Schools Great Western Academy K-8 School serving the West Side of Columbus for 20 years!

to our carnival at the beginning of last school year. Should we do it again this year?

Checkout these 10 tips for preparing for back to school:

https://gradepowerlearning.com/resources/back-to-school/back-to-school-preparations/

Thank you to the families that continue to choose Imagine Great Western. And for families looking for a quality K-8th education visit us online at Imagineschoolsgwa.net to enroll today.

With liberty and justice for all! Happy 4th of July.

Start your journey at Imagine! Enroll today with the link below or in bio:

https://imagineschoolsgwa.net/school-forms/

☀️In summer school this week, our STEM activity was cleaning trash and oil out of water to see how hard it would be to clean the ocean… it was hard. We also tie-dyed some tshirts, and 7th and 8th graders learned about alternate forms of protein and tried crickets 🦗😳.

Before you start shopping for back to school, the only supplies we will be asking for this year are tissues, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. IGWA will be providing the rest! 😘😘

Don’t forget, Kindergarten screenings start Tuesday, June 25th by appointment only. Call the office if you don’t already have a time! We can’t wait to meet our new Golden Bears!

to the beginning of last year. It flew by and now we’re on Summer break again. Remember to enroll if you haven’t already, spots are filling up! We are the B.E.A.R.S, and here at Imagine Great Western you BELONG, you will be ENGAGED, you will be taught ACCOUNTABILITY, you will be RESPECTED, and you will be SUCCESSFUL.

https://imagineschoolsgwa.net/welcome-note/

We’re hiring!!! If you or someone you know wants to join the team, please use the link below to apply.

https://imagineschoolsgwa.net/employment/

Happy Juneteenth! 🌟

Looking for meaningful ways to honor Juneteenth? Check out this guide on how to celebrate Juneteenth in Columbus: Experience Columbus Blog. From parades and festivals to educational events and local black-owned businesses, there's something for everyone to enjoy and learn from. Let's come together to commemorate freedom, history, and culture. ❤️🖤💚

Juneteenth Celebrations in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is proud of its vibrant, diverse culture, and each year on Juneteenth, our community seeks to intentionally honor the history of our Black family, friends and colleagues. Celebrate Juneteenth in Columbus with the events below!

“An investment in knowledge pays the most interest.”

-Benjamin Franklin

We are happy to announce that our Restorative Council program has been selected as a promising practice by character.org. Character.org is a leading advocate for cultivating the importance of character throughout American society and worldwide. Our programs and
initiatives have demonstrated significant impact and strongly align with the principles that help schools and
organizations cultivate a culture of character. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.

Here’s a look at some of the activities that we have been doing in ☀️Summer School so far. We built solar ovens and made some 🍫smores in them 😋.

🚨🔔Summer Office Hours

🇺🇸Today we remember their sacrifice.

Wow! Some of you have been here at IGWA for 9 straight school years, and now it’s finally time to say goodbye 🥹. It’s been a pleasure to watch you all grow into the wonderful students you all are today. Wherever you land, remember that you will always have family at IGWA 🤞. Families, thank you for trusting your students with us for so many years, it’s been an honor.

🥹 We’re not crying, you’re crying. Congrats to all of our Kindergarten students on their graduation today. 1st grade will be lucky to have you all!

TEACHERS!!!! Check this link out to see what freebies and discounts you can get this week. School ID may be required at some places:

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/living/story/teacher-appreciation-week-educators-freebies-discounts-109957660

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year and also the Imagine Heartland Region (10 schools) overall Teacher of the year winner, Mrs King. Keep being great! Nationals here we come. 💪

Do you all smell that tornado brewing? Anyone else need to escape Kansas?