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My name is Elizabeth Roberts,
and these are my six year old twins.

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This is Etai, and this is Elai.

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They’re happy GCA students.

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Just before they turned four COVID came.

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And of course, I started researching

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for virtual schools.

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And then I realized I don't
have to pay for GCA, so that was a perk.

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Their website was so user-friendly,
and their pictures,

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their videos - there’s much available,
so much information.

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I realize I like this people.

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And, you know, we prayed about it before.

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I had questions. I called in.

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I got the responses immediately.

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People always got back to me
or answered me immediately,

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and the process was so easy.

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They love GCA. They do not want to go
to brick and mortar school.

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They’re still learning to read.

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And the teachers

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incorporate
some form of reading to help them.

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Typically, classes start at 8 a.m..

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My twins’ schedules
end at 2:35 in the afternoon.

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They do get an hour for lunch
and ten minute break between each class.

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A learning coach is essential,
especially at the younger ages.

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I will ensure that my twins
are logged in to classes on time.

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It's in different programs and platforms,

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so you want to make sure
they know how to get there.

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I work from home running a small business,

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and I'm able to work - be on the phones.

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During class when they need assistance,

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I just make sure I'm near enough.

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And if I have to leave,
I just pack their laptops,

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and we take our hotspot with us,
and they still log on to class

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while we're driving,

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and they still get to do their classes.

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GCA has countless activities
available to students.

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So we've been to Georgia Aquarium,

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Tennessee Aquarium, Callaway Gardens.

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The children will get to interact
with other kids,

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just like in a regular school.

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They met other schoolmates.

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We meet other parents.

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They meet teachers.

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They've met the principal.

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They were learning to bake
sugar cookies and

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learning to make oobleck.

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One twin -

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he did the maracas using rice
and beans in a water bottle,

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and the other one made a drum.

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They do paintings, and we’ve used salt
to make texture in paintings.

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I received two boxes in the mail

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filled with whiteboards, manipulatives...

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So they can use that doing
their math classes especially.

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GCA is highly rated.

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The curriculum is excellent.
Work is expected.

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You put in the hard work;
you reap the rewards.

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It's just beautiful. It's...

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It's an amazing school.

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You won't regret it if you come to it.

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Do ya’ll love GCA?

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Yeah, we love it sure.

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Yeah, we love it much.

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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.