GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEACHER

Mrs. McClure loves watching children discover the world around them as they are introduced to the foundations of learning that will carry them throughout their lives. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and worked as a teacher in Clarke County schools for three years prior to having children of her own. Once becoming a mother, she and her husband, Matt, chose for her to stay at home to care for and educate their children, a decision she wouldn't change for the world. Their three children are students at Sardis and have grown tremendously from the support and accountability that they receive there. Rachel and her family regularly attend Living Hope Church, serving in the areas of the Children's Ministry and Worship. She loves to sing, work and play outside, swim, bake bread, crochet, drink hot tea, and spend time with family and friends.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEACHER

Mrs. Aristizabal or “Mrs. A” was born and raised in Colbert, Georgia and comes from a family of educators. She is thankful to come from a family that valued the Lord and raised her that way. Mrs. A graduated from Piedmont University with a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Education. She started out teaching in the Madison County Public schools and realized after 5 years that public education was not what it used to be. She then moved to Malaysia to teach at an international school, but had to return to the U.S. during the Covid pandemic. After Covid19, Mrs. A knew she did not want to go back to teaching in the public school setting and the Lord provided a job at Westminster Christian Academy in Watkinsville. Mrs. A loved learning more about classical education and teaching from a biblical worldview. In the last three years, Mrs. A changed jobs, got married, and became a mother and wouldn’t change a thing. This upcoming school year her plan was to stay home and take care of their son, but the Lord had other plans and her family is very thankful for the opportunity to be a part of Sardis. Mrs. A and her family are members of North Avenue Church and her husband, Daniel, is also an educator and coach. She is excited about the new adventure at Sardis and to continue to grow in knowledge along with her students.

UPPER GRAMMAR SCHOOL & BIBLE TEACHER

Mr. Jones was raised in Eastman, Georgia where he graduated from Dodge County High School in 2010. While attending college at Brewton-Parker College from 2010-2014, he worked as an intern with the youth ministry at his home church, First Baptist Church Eastman. It was during this time that he began to have opportunities to teach (through Sunday school classes, discipleship classes, and occasionally during youth ministry meetings on Wednesday nights). Through these teaching opportunities and encouragement and advice from other believers, he sensed God was leading him to pursue teaching. This led him to pursue a Master’s of Divinity in Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he graduated in 2020. He has been married to Kristen since 2016 and they have two daughters, Lydia and Nora. In his spare time, he enjoys reading (especially on leadership and discipleship) and anything sports related (especially basketball, football, and mixed martial arts). He looks forward to teaching at Sardis and fulfilling Psalm 78:4, “We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.”

UPPER SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER

Mrs. Webster was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia and moved to the Athens area to attend the University of Georgia. She graduated in 2015 with her BSEd in English Education and taught high school English for three years before becoming a stay at home mom in 2018. She and her husband Ian married in 2017 and live in Danielsville with their three children. They attend North Avenue Church where Ian serves as worship leader and deacon. Mrs. Webster also enjoys serving on the worship team and in the church nursery. She loves baking for family and friends while listening to a podcast or audiobook. Mrs. Webster has treasured the past six years at home with her children but is excited for new adventures in the classroom at Sardis.

LATIN TEACHER

Mrs. Houseman has traveled to various parts of the world, including parts of Europe, Latin America, and Asia, but being an Athens native, this city will always be her "beacon". She is a "double dawg", having earned both a B.A. and M.A. at the University of Georgia. Her bachelors is in Romance Languages and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her masters is Romance Languages (Portuguese and Spanish). During her M.A. program she became fluent in Brazilian Portuguese and taught Portuguese at the beginner levels for two years. She is now a wife and a mother to two amazing boys and desires nothing more than to raise them in a way that honors the Lord. She enjoys spending time with her family, writing, drawing, baking, gardening, and being part of her fellowship at One Hope Church. She is excited to work in an environment where she can use her love of teaching, bring her boys with her, and magnify Christ in the Athens community.

AGRARIAN TEACHER & AIDE

Mrs. Carver was born and raised in Southwest Idaho. She spent most of her summers camping and her winters enjoying the snow. Growing up in Idaho nature became an inspiration and a means of knowing God better. As the Bible states  “ The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Psalms 19:1. Nature has always been a spiritual refuge for her throughout her life. She attended Greenleaf Friends Academy in high school then moved to Chicago where she worked in ministries, helping to plant churches and mentoring teens and young adults while she made a living as a nanny. She came to the South, specifically Atlanta, after meeting her husband in 2010. Amanda married Sonny Carver in 2012 and they moved to Athens in 2021. Mrs.Carver started going to Gwinnett Tech in 2021 to pursue Early Childhood Education and took a break to enter training to become a  Forest School educator. Mrs. Carver took this training through the Forest School Teacher Institute and the Association for Nature-Based Education. She is excited to teach that nature has value because it reflects the glory of God, and how we can discover more about Him through His creation. On the weekends you will find Mrs. Carver at Beech Haven Baptist Church, and spending time with her husband and their two cats, Georgia and Dooley. She also loves to bake, enjoys reading or listening to a good book, caring for her houseplants, spending time in nature, knitting, and gardening on her apartment patio. Athens is truly where Mrs. Carver and her husband feel called, and it has been a dream to finally be in the Classic City.