Church Affiliation: Hope Church

Education:
MS - SUNY Plattsburgh (Special Education)
BS - SUNY Plattsburgh (Elementary Education)

Certification:
NY: State Certificate of Qualification (Provisional)
ACSI: Elementary Teacher Certificate

Years of Teaching Experience: 13

Years at Spa: 13

"I count it all joy to see God at work in the lives of my second graders. Whether we are discussing dinosaurs or seeing the sights in space, they learn to see God's handiwork."

Church Affiliation: Saratoga Abundant Life Church

Education:
MA - College of St. Rose (Education)
BS - SUNY Cortland (Elementary Education)
AAS - SUNY Canton

Certification:
NY: State Certification in Elementary Education (Permanent)
ACSI: Elementary Teacher Certificate

Years of Teaching Experience: 28

Years at Spa: 25

"Third and fourth grade at Spa Christian is a multi-age classroom where a love for God and learning is nurtured. The classroom is set up in a traditional style with centers for additional learning opportunities. Students will find centers in art,computer, listening ,maps and a weekly experiment center. The students are given more responsibility and independence is encouraged.  Our guided reading program's ultimate goal is a love of reading and reading comprehension using reading strategies with high interest books on their level.  Whether exploring topics in history and science or developing our skills in math and language arts, we will have a fun-filled year of learning!"

Chuch Affiliation: Northway Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 5

Years at Spa: 4

"I am thankful to be a part of such a wonderful school!  It is such fun to see the excitement on children's faces when they walk into the technology room. They are so eager to learn and find such joy in the simple things."

Church Affiliation: New Life Fellowship

Education:
BS - SUNY Geneseo (Childhood Education with Special Education)

Certification:
NYS Initial Certificate in Childhood Education with Special Education Certificate

Years of Teaching Experience: 7

Years at Spa: 3

"I love teaching Kindergarten because you truly get to experience what having faith like a child looks like.  To Kindergarteners, everything is new and exciting.  I have so much fun watching them investigate, make predictions and come to amazing conclusions about the world around them."

Church Affiliation:  Greenfield Baptist Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 4

Years at Spa: 2

Church Affiliation: East Glenville Community Church

Education:
- Kathy is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education.
- Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology

Years of Teaching Experience: 5

Years at Spa: 5

"I love to encourage children to recognize and utilize their God-given gifts artistically using a wide assortment of media."

Church Affiliation: New Life Fellowship

Years of Teaching Experience: 4

Years at Spa: 4

"I am overwhelmed by joy with the enthusiasm and energy my students bring to their first classroom experience. It is exciting to learn and discover each day with such an eager age group. I hope to inspire my young preschoolers to be life-long learners with a heart devoted to God."

Church Affiliation: Faith Baptist, Rexford

Years of Teaching Experience: 4

Years at Spa: 3

"I am so grateful to be able to watch my class grow and mature through fifth grade.  Our room is always buzzing with group activities, songs, independent projects, and laughter.  We focus a great deal on the need for God's Word to be spread all around the globe.  Through this we are able to learn about various cultures and even present some of this information in our Culture Fair.  After a year full of learning we finish off with a class camping trip."

Education:
BS - SUNY Potsdam (Education & Music)

Certification:
ACSI: Elementary Teacher Certificate

Years of Teaching Experience: 28

Years at Spa: 23

"I enjoy this age group because the students come in as children and leave as young adults. The kids are embracing and personalizing their Christian faith, by making it their own. It is a year for many leadership opportunities including leading worship, performing in a musical drama, and serving the younger students within the school."

Church Affiliation: Abundant Life Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 4

Years at Spa: 3

"With preschoolers, every day is a new adventure.  The questions and experiences that randomly happen throughout the morning are perfect opportunities for me to create teachable moments.  I enjoy  looking for opportunities where I can encourage their love for learning and nurture their emotional and spiritual growth."

Church Affiliation: Harvest Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 2

Years at Spa: 2

Church Affiliation: Temple Baptist Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 2

Years at Spa:1

"I am excited to be teaching Spanish at Spa Christian School this year! Learning another language can be so much fun. I want to motivate the students to get excited about learning Spanish by engaging them in the classroom, through verbal interaction."

Church Affiliation: Hope Church

Years of Teaching Experience: 14

Years at Spa: 14