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Building Student Community with Michelle Gilyard: Clubs and Competitions in a Virtual School
School is about more than academics. It’s also about connection, belonging, and opportunities to grow outside the classroom.
In this episode of GCA Unmuted: Voices of Virtual Education, we’re joined by Michelle Gilyard, Family School Partnership Coordinator for Leadership and Service at Georgia Cyber Academy. Michelle shares how clubs and competitions create meaningful opportunities for students to connect, lead, and build community in a fully virtual environment.
The conversation explores how students get involved in clubs, what participation looks like online, and how competitions bring…
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