Why?
Covenant Christian Academy was founded in order to help families succeed
in educating their children in a way that brings honor to God.
How?
At Covenant Christian Academy, we believe that the education of a child
is the responsibility of families. We believe that the best way to support
families is by providing home education resources,
group classes,
music lessons,
field trips,
tutoring and
record keeping services at a
reasonable rate to meet the
children’s individual needs. We strive to supply different opportunities for
each family so they can pick and choose what they need for their children.
Our group class programs offer different academic and enrichment activities for
students. We believe children need small classes in order to learn, so our
classes will be kept at a low student-teacher ratio. Our teachers are
qualified in the area they are instructing. Teachers and children appreciate
any involvement families would like to offer.
Who?
Michele Stropoli
has worked in various capacities with children of all ages for over 20
years. As a mother of two, she has been a home educator more than 10 years.
Michele felt there was a need for home education support in Seminole,
Lake and Volusia counties thus Covenant Christian Academy was established in
1997 to provide support and guidance to other families on this same journey.
Gretchen Simmonds graduated from the University
of Central Florida with an degree in education. She
taught Pre-K through 8th grade in public and private school settings for
over a decade. Gretchen holds Florida teacher certification and, since 1999, has shared her educational expertise with CCA as
an instructor and co-director. She embarked on her home education
journey in 2005.
Michael Simmonds earned a Psychology BA from Stetson University.
He taught in the public school system and later went on to become a youth pastor
and corporate trainer. Michael
is an Associate Pastor of Covenant Community Church and is
responsible for the worship and children's ministries. He has been
sharing his wit and wisdom with CCA students since
2002.
Connie
Stayer received a BS in Education from Malone College. She has taught
children in public and private schools settings for over 40 years. She
brings enthusiasm and a passion for learning into the classroom through
interactive play and a variety of hands-on activities. CCA has been
privileged to have Connie on staff since 2002.
Tia Fenoff
graduated from Ohio State University with a Psychology BA and
earned a teaching certificate from Ashland
University. For eight years, she taught students of various ages and
abilities all four major subjects in the public school system. Tia
holds Florida teacher certification
and CCA students have been enjoying her classes
since 2003.
Kimberly DePaolo earned a
Psychology BA from Cornell University. On staff since 2003, she serves as
Covenant Christian Academy's
website and office administrator. Kimberly has been an home
educator since 2005.
LeeAnn Stayer
received a BA from the University of
Central Florida. She earned a Master’s degree in Christian
Education from Reformed Theological
Seminary and has been educating students for more than 13 years.
LeeAnn is part of the ministerial staff of Covenant Community
Church since it's inception. She has
shared her creativity and enthusiasm with CCA students since 2004.
