OUR SCHOOL

A school with heart and history built on three core values

GGIS is a school that equips students for a healthy life filled with meaningful relationships with God and their fellow man. This equipping is built on three core values: morality, discipline and respect.

Mores, Disciplina, Respectus

Mission & Vision

Our mission is to provide a high-quality education in the English language equipping students physically, spiritually and academically, by teaching and demonstrating in a biblical worldview.

GGIS’s vision is that the classrooms, hallways and offices will be filled with the life and love of God in a way that affects every soul who enters our buildings: staff, students, parents and visitors.

Expected Student Outcomes

GGIS has clearly defined expectations for teaching and learning;  what we endeavor to see our students accomplish and develop as they advance through our school.

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Celebrating Cultural Diversity

There are over 25 nationalities represented in GGIS, and cultural diversity is both respected and celebrated. We understand that our students come from diverse family settings, a myriad of educational backgrounds, and that they enter the school with varied levels of English language. Our teachers work diligently to engage and challenge each student, recognizing each one as a unique learner. Small class sizes allow the individualized instruction and increased teacher-student interaction that is vital to academic motivation and success.

English Language Acquisition

GGIS offers one of the best English language acquisition programs in all of Budapest. Because so many of our students are not native English speakers, we have developed an extremely language-rich academic program on every level. Vocabulary instruction and speaking opportunities are embedded into every lesson, grades K-12th.  Our pull out English as an Additional Language (EAL) program provides the extra instruction and practice needed for maximum language acquisition success for the novice English speaker.

More on our Educational Philosophy
Perspective on technology

The two plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in students’ overexposure to the digital world.  At GGIS we believe too much screen time is unhealthy and students whose education is limited to online classes lack important elements of a well-rounded education. Our academic programs are enhanced by the use of technology both in the classroom and at home; it is a tool that cannot be neglected in any well rounded educational program. As a practical goal we train each student to be proficient at  Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace.

Our students are exposed to research and writing tools that will serve them their entire lives. Knowing that our students spend many hours online each day, we endeavor to safeguard our students by teaching them the proper use of technology and how to avoid the pitfalls that can negatively impact and even destroy their lives. Our staff is dedicated to emplanting our core values of  morality, discipline and respect into the digital lives of our students. These timeless principles will guide our students to recognize and avoid dangerous and risky online behaviors, and help establish ethical boundaries they need to lead them in their choices while engaged with the digital world.

Face-to-face learning

We believe that developing healthy relationships and learning important life skills require a person-to-person, face-to-face learning environment. Research shows that our happiness, well-being and even lifespan depend on the quantity of high quality relationships we have with others. Therefore, one of the important objectives at GGIS is to train students in relationship building.

Skills like empathy, understanding, listening, forgiving, reading non-verbal communication, picking up on social queues and how to communicate in a way that is caring and loving cannot be developed online. The in-person classroom experience where students have real face-to-face encounters with other people is the best place for these skills to be developed. At GGIS we believe that academic discipline, faith in God and relationship building skills are key components to a successful life.

Beyond academics

As one of Budapest’s premier international schools, GGIS provides a world-class education to every student at every educational level. We seek to provide an education that goes beyond pure academics: an education that trains the next generation to be people of character, integrity and compassion; preparing them to make a positive impact on the world whatever their career choice.

Our devoted, experienced and caring teachers guide the students by modeling the life and love of Jesus Christ in their relationships with their students.

Eternal Perspective

Every academic and behavioral objective, every athletic event and dramatic performance, every field trip and community outreach, every essay and oral report is designed to prepare our students for a purposeful life characterized by wisdom that leads to excellence and success. Our prayer is that each student will leave GGIS with not only the education, maturity and experience they need for their next step in life, but also an eternal perspective of life and a real relationship with God.

A word about wisdom

We believe it is vital to train our students not only in knowledge but also in wisdom. The following verses from Proverbs 3 describe well our everyday objective in every classroom. 

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Wisdom is the real goal. If one gets wisdom, they have everything they need. Wisdom goes beyond knowledge to understanding and ultimately to the life skill of properly applying knowledge. At GGIS, wisdom is prized above academic knowledge. 

“Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.”

GGIS through the years

Whether you are a parent looking for excellent education for your child, a teacher looking to be part of a professional and dedicated faculty, or a person interested in international private schools, let us introduce you to Greater Grace International School. We are one of the premier English-language college preparatory schools in Budapest.  

Opening our doors in 1991, GGIS has served the international community for almost three decades.  As we look back over these years, we remember God’s faithfulness, year after year, providing the school with gifted leaders, skilled teachers, and very precious students. The following is an outline of a few of the highlights of our history.

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1991
The iron curtain has fallen!
70 missionaries from Grace Church come to Hungary to bring the Gospel to the Hungarians. Greater Grace Christian Academy is established for the purpose of educating the children of the more than 60 international missionaries in Hungary.
1993
Moving from five classrooms rented in a Hungarian school,
the school sees a breakthrough in the growth with the signing of a long-term rental contract for a school facility on Matyas Kiraly ut in the 12th district. The Ministry of Education officially recognizes the school as an American international school.
2004
GGIS is here to stay
Greater Grace Christian Academy becomes Greater Grace International School as the school is established in the marker of international schools in Budapest. GGIS is here to stay.
2011
GGIS celebrates 20 years of educational excellence.
2016
GGIS celebrates 25 years
In April 2016, GGIS received full, unconditional accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International and Middle States Accreditation. GGIS has reached the status of one of Budapest’s premier learning institutions.
2022
The school returns to full operation
The restoration of all academic and extracurricular programs. Staff and students return with a fresh appreciation for in-person classes and their relationships with schoolmates and teachers.
1992
A rapidly expanding international community
GGCA advertises to the rapidly expanding international community in Budapest. 15 missionary kids and 30 international and Hungarian students are enrolled.
1994
The size of the new property makes it possible for enrollment to triple.
Enrollment triples to 195 students by 1996. The initial mission of educating missionary children has expanded, as our student body includes children of Hungarian and expatriate diplomats, businessmen and educators.
2005
GGIS moves to the current location in the leafy surrounds of Budagyongye.
2015
The school undergoes major renovation
The school undergoes major renovation and expansion: Adding a second building more than doubles the size of our campus. The new Building B houses the Upper School, grades 7-12. The result of the renovations include larger classroom sizes, a cafe, a mud room, a larger library, and a new EAL wing with a new language lab.
2020
GGIS to move to online school for grades 7-12
SARS Covid 19 causes GGIS to move to online school for grades 7-12. Enrollment and the quality of education remains high due to the hard work, expertise and dedication of teachers and staff. Students were able to stay connected and to maintain their academic and personal development during this difficult period of history. 
2023
GGIS changes its logo and launches its new website
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GGIS through the years

Whether you are a parent looking for excellent education for your child, a teacher looking to be part of a professional and dedicated faculty, or a person interested in international private schools, let us introduce you to Greater Grace International School. We are one of the premier English-language college preparatory schools in Budapest.  

Opening our doors in 1991, GGIS has served the international community for almost three decades.  As we look back over these years, we remember God’s faithfulness, year after year, providing the school with gifted leaders, skilled teachers, and very precious students. The following is an outline of a few of the highlights of our history.

View our History
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1991
The iron curtain has fallen!
70 missionaries from Grace Church come to Hungary to bring the Gospel to the Hungarians. Greater Grace Christian Academy is established for the purpose of educating the children of the more than 60 international missionaries in Hungary.
1992
A rapidly expanding international community
GGCA advertises to the rapidly expanding international community in Budapest. 15 missionary kids and 30 international and Hungarian students are enrolled.
1993
Moving from five classrooms rented in a Hungarian school,
the school sees a breakthrough in the growth with the signing of a long-term rental contract for a school facility on Matyas Kiraly ut in the 12th district. The Ministry of Education officially recognizes the school as an American international school.
1994
The size of the new property makes it possible for enrollment to triple.
Enrollment triples to 195 students by 1996. The initial mission of educating missionary children has expanded, as our student body includes children of Hungarian and expatriate diplomats, businessmen and educators.
2004
GGIS is here to stay
Greater Grace Christian Academy becomes Greater Grace International School as the school is established in the marker of international schools in Budapest. GGIS is here to stay.
2005
GGIS moves to the current location in the leafy surrounds of Budagyongye.
2011
GGIS celebrates 20 years of educational excellence.
2015
The school undergoes major renovation
2016
GGIS celebrates 25 years
In April 2016, GGIS received full, unconditional accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International and Middle States Accreditation. GGIS has reached the status of one of Budapest’s premier learning institutions.
2020
GGIS to move to online school for grades 7-12
SARS Covid 19 causes GGIS to move to online school for grades 7-12. Enrollment and the quality of education remains high due to the hard work, expertise and dedication of teachers and staff. Students were able to stay connected and to maintain their academic and personal development during this difficult period of history. 
2022
The school returns to full operation
The restoration of all academic and extracurricular programs. Staff and students return with a fresh appreciation for in-person classes and their relationships with schoolmates and teachers.
2023
GGIS changes its logo and launches its new website

Guided by a stellar staff of educators.

We are grateful to have a team that is passionate about serving others and doing so with excellence each and every day.