- (989) 427-4444
- glaa@glaa.net
- Mon - Thu: 8:00am - 5:00pm | Fri 8:00am- 2pm
Menu
Great Lakes Adventist Academy
Great Lakes Adventist Academy is a private, four-year, coeducational secondary school owned and operated by the Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is fully accredited by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools and the Associations of Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools and Colleges.
GLAA, situated on a 400-acre campus in rural Cedar Lake, Michigan, serves approximately 185 students. As a Christian school, GLAA admits students of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the student body. No discrimination is made on the basis of race in administration of educational policies, applications for admission, scholarship or loan programs, athletic or extra-curricular programs.
Click on the bars below to learn more about Great Lakes Adventist Academy.
Great Lakes Adventist Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school owned and operated by the Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists for the purpose of educating the youth of the church. Because Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as the Word of God and the writings of Ellen White as Divine Revelation, GLAA desires to follow the counsel therein by offering its students a program that strives for balance among the spiritual, intellectual, physical and social aspects of life. Since man was originally created in the image of God, but has lost that through sin, it is the goal of true education to assist the youth to experience restoration through learning to know Christ. Through a correct knowledge of God and through fellowship with Him in study and service, each student is encouraged to develop a likeness to his or her Creator.
Our goal is for each student to make and maintain a decision for Jesus Christ and actively learn how to put Christianity into action through serving others. We strive to provide every student the opportunity to be involved in some form of ministry through our active Witnessing Program, Outreach Class, Community Outreach programs, Leaf-raking, Nursing Home Visitation, AYBL (Adventist Youth for Better Living), Aerokhanas Gymnastic Team, our Music Program, and many other creative avenues of service.
GLAA provides a strong academic program that has been developed through the work of the Academic Standards and Curriculum Committee. The committee meets regularly to examine and improve the academic program. It also considers the individual needs of students transferring to GLAA from other schools. As a result of this committee’s work, students may now choose from over 70 courses of study, and students may work toward one of two diplomas offered to graduate. Four full years of secondary education are required. The goal of the committee is excellence in education and in life, and it is hoped that GLAA graduates will have an excellent base on which to live their adult lives.
Students are taught the importance of living a healthy lifestyle with good eating habits, vigorous exercise, and adequate rest. Each student has the opportunity to be involved in the campus intramurals, disc golf, gymnastics team, sand volleyball, three weight rooms, racquetball courts, indoor running track, and physical education classes.
GLAA strives to instill in its students a respect for all people. We provide an environment where students can develop and enjoy healthy friendships. Students are expected to uphold wholesome social standards, exercise self-control and self-discipline in their relationships with others.
At GLAA our goal is to assist students in choosing and commencing preparation for vocational, technical or professional occupations that will make them effective, contributing employees or self-employed workers.
Seventh-day Adventist education would not be possible without help from donors like you. Over 70% of our students rely on assistance from our Worthy Student Fund. Please consider contributing today.
On April 2, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out Executive Order 2020-35, which mandates a “suspension of in-person K-12 instruction for the remainder of 2019-2020 school year”
Unless restrictions on public gatherings and use of school buildings is lifted before the end of the 2019-2020 school year,” it is unlikely that we will have graduation this year as scheduled on May 24, 2020. Unless the pandemic miraculously disappears sooner than expected, Great Lakes Adventist Academy will seek an alternate date in the future to hold a graduation ceremony for our seniors.
Great Lakes Adventist Academy, along with the other schools in the Michigan Conference, will continue forward with distance education for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
In an effort to keep our school family safe during this time, and to remain in compliance with social distancing orders and recommendations, we are kindly asking that you be patient and wait until those restrictions are lifted to come and get your child’s belongings and move them out of the dorms.
Parents and students will be notified via email of any updates.