ABOUT US
As a parent or guardian, the quest of choosing the right school for your child or ward is an important decision to make. Taking one’s time to explore educational options is an important decision for any family or parent. Goodman’s Academy (GMA) is the right destination when planning or choosing the academic destination for your child, ward or for yourself.
GMA is a popular destination for study, with qualified and experienced teachers, staff, ultra-modern facilities, ventilated and serene environment. Our recreational facilities and extra-curriculum activities allow students to explore and harness their potentials optimally.
At GMA, we understand how boys and girls learn and grow. We strategically abet the development of children in our care, to become eminent scholars, athletes, artists, professionals in work-places and global citizens, by inculcating in them the spirit of excellence and hard work.
Well-grounded educational activities are essential and are of paramount importance at GMA. We train all students to develop interpersonal, integrity and leadership skills which will live with them for the rest of their lives.
GMA is known for the excellent performances of it students, our students are our pride and they are our priority. We guide students develop growth mindset that enables them to become more innovative in solving modern global problems through elective subjects.
At GMA we use a variety of teaching methods in order to deliver each subject to the student. These teaching methods include:
- Direct Instruction (Low Tech)
- Flipped Classrooms (High Tech)
- Kinesthetic Learning (Low Tech)
- Differentiated Instruction (Low Tech)
- Inquiry-based Learning (High Tech)
- Expeditionary Learning (High Tech)
- Personalized Learning (High Tech)
- Game-based Learning (High Tech)
For students in the Lower and Upper-Academy, in order to provide the best learning and comprehensive teaching to our students, our teachers are trained seasonally on the latest teaching techniques and technologies. We ensure that their lesson plans and structures are based on:
- Subject-showing/Telling
- Worked Examples
- Interactive Learning
- Socratic Questioning
- Discussion-based
- Scenario-based
- Case-based
- Collaborative Learning
- Inquiry-based
- Problem-based
- Project-based (at the end of each topic)
Students in GMA have access to a comprehensive support system that aid and inspire them in their studies. They receive feedback on assignments, test, projects and end-of-term results to enable them to understand how they are progressing and the way forward. Students also have a personal Carer who can help with both academic and welfare problems.
GMA'S FOUR BELIEF PILLARS
OUR VISION
To become a premier global academy for human capital development.
OUR MISSION
To provide a life-long learning environment in which students, educators, and staff members transform the way they think and strive for self-development excellence.
CORE VALUES
- Academic Excellence
- Respect for all
- Integrity
- Student Service
- Ethics
PHILOSOPHY
“Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], even when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 (AMP)