About GRACE - Global Rigorous Affordable Catholic Education

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The mission of GRACE VIRTUAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM is to provide a rigorous and affordable Catholic education based on the foundations of the Catholic Faith and sound academics. These foundations enable our students to become individuals who value and live their faith.

Committed to the highest standards of academic excellence combined with collaborative technology, we dedicate ourselves to provide the best possible education for our students by developing the knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential for life-long learning. As a community grounded in the Catholic faith, GRACE seeks to inspire its students and encourage them to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The GRACE VIRTUAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM was founded on the belief that it is the responsibility of Catholic educators to make a rigorous Catholic education available to more families. Based on over 80 years of delivering authentic and rigorous Catholic education, the GRACE VIRTUAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM is Purcell Marian High School’s response to the belief that the cost of such a Catholic education has grown beyond the reach of Catholic families around the world.

In our quest to meet our objective, GRACE has leveraged the power of technology and global broadband networks, while combining the rich tradition and excellence of Catholic academic excellence. This has been accomplished by obtaining the intellectual capital and resources of its technology partner CBTS along with the combined input and council of several Catholic dioceses, universities and Catholic educators around the country.

Additionally, GRACE has reviewed the top virtual school courses from around the globe and selected the course partners that best accommodate the unique needs of Catholic schools, home school families and individual Catholic students.

GRACE believes that it is also important to connect Catholic students, faculty and other Catholic schools around the world through a safe and monitored Catholic network. The GRACE network expands beyond academics by creating dialog with an open means to view the world through the eyes of our Catholic brethren in the far reaches of the planet. It is our desire to educate and evangelize while building a strong, knowledgeable, service-oriented Catholic community both virtually and within the walls of schools, homes and churches throughout the globe.