My Backpack Parent/Student Log In
My Backpack - Online Parent and Student Portal
User ids and passwords are mailed to all new student families. Upper School students, as well as all GFA parents receive accounts. If you have forgotten your password please log in by clicking on the link above and choose "I forgot my password". After filling in your user id, the password will be emailed to the account we have on file. If you have forgotten your user id please email helpdesk@gfacademy.org.
What Upper School students and all parents have access to:
- Student schedules (MS and US)
- Attendance
- Grades and Comments (MS and US)
- Student/Parent Directory
- Access to your yearly contract
- Ability to change your password
- Admissions information and applications
- Exam grades (US)
- Sports comments (US)
Contact for My Backpack: helpdesk@gfacademy.org, 203-256-7556
To update Home Address and Phone Number(s)
Please make sure to update your address and phone number(s) information through My Backpack. This will assure that any recent changes are included in our Directory updates e-mail.
To update your personal information, click on Biography under My Profile and choose the green pencil to edit. Make sure to apply your changes, they will be approved by Mariken in our Business Office.