Providing Opportunities for Learning

Empowering Children Through Community-Based Education

What We Do

Grade A Plus provides academics, enrichment, and mentoring services for youth in Columbia, MO and Boone County. All programs are designed to motivate students to learn, stimulate academic curiosity, and increase confidence in the practice of problem-solving.

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Real GAP Stories

Carrigan

Growth doesn’t just happen behind a desk. It happens on the playground, in group circles, and on the jump rope line. Just ask Carrigan, a bright and determined young student who first joined us as a kindergartner and is now about to start 3rd grade!

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What Our Community Says

“Grade A Plus, Inc has truly changed the lives of so many children in our community. Their dedication to providing opportunities for all is truly inspiring.”

Nora, Teacher