After eighteen years of homeschooling, Denise's children have all finished high school. Before Denise started her family, she taught in public school for eight years and private school in Medellin, Colombia for two years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish and Elementary Education from Grand Valley State University in Michigan and a Master of Education from Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego, California. She loves all things teaching and learning. It is her desire to come alongside the next generation of homeschoolers, to encourage and assist them in the challenging and rewarding task of homeschooling.
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Donna recently retired from the Rutherford County school system after working within the special education program for 25 years. Donna and her husband Randall have been married for 45 years and live in Arrington. Their granddaughter, Sarah, attends Veritas. Donna is a member of Stones River Baptist Church in Smyrna. She enjoys visiting antique stores, cooking, and spending time with family.
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Emily graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Early Childhood Education and spent several years in the public school system teaching kindergarten, first grade, and working as a reading intervention coordinator. Teaching has always been her passion, and she was thrilled to find Veritas when her family moved to Nashville in 2018. This will be her 5th year teaching kindergarten at Veritas. When she isn't teaching, Emily enjoys spending time with her family (husband Brad, and children Carson, Stephen, and Avery), reading, gardening, and staying involved in the children's ministry at church.
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Jenessa completed her Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education from Florida State College at Jacksonville in 2015. She taught 3rd grade and kindergarten at the Department of Defense Elementary School in Rota, Spain. Now she homeschools her two oldest children with a toddler and baby in tow. Jenessa began studying the classical model of education more in-depth last year with a graduate course through South Eastern University in partnership with Classical Conversations. She prioritizes outdoor time, rich vocabulary, and hands on learning to support children’s inquisitive nature and foster intrinsic motivation and a love of learning. She and her husband, Mike, along with their four children Jacqueline, Michael, Alexander, and Matthew, love to travel, hike, and go to the beach. Camping, sourdough baking and gardening are new endeavors this year!
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Hallie Lane has called Nolensville, Tennessee home since the fall of 2018 after moving here from Little Rock, Arkansas. Prior to living there, she and her family lived in South Carolina where she was blessed to meet her husband, Jeremy, and her two boys were born. With an undergraduate degree in German and International Studies and an MBA from the University of South Carolina, Hallie worked in the both the public and private sectors before resigning from her last position as a certified internal auditor to honor God's calling for her to be a full-time wife and mother. Since this time, she has homeschooled her boys in three states, tutored in Classical Conversations, and served as the director of her church’s children’s ministry. Hallie loves learning, travel, exploring, and growing in knowledge of God and His Word. Finding Him in the big and small, in science, in math, in the arts, in language, in all things is thrilling; being able to do these alongside her boys, who are a rising freshman and seventh grader at Veritas, has been a joy and privilege. She is honored to be a part of the Veritas Nashville family and is eager to encourage both students and families alike in their learning adventures.
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Rebekah graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2005 with a degree in Elementary Education. Once in the classroom, she quickly discovered the joy that is found in helping children grow in wisdom and knowledge. She sees teaching as not only growing the mind but also growing the heart to love and follow Jesus. She has taught in both public and private schools, homeschooled for several years, and is looking forward to her sixth year teaching at Veritas. Rebekah is married to her high school sweetheart, Benji, and they have three children Caroline, Anna Laura, and Reid.
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Sommer attended the University of South Carolina, received a degree in Psychology and later went on to receive a Masters of Social Work. Sommer started her career at the Department of Social Services with foster children, followed by a career in mental health for children and adolescents. She worked closely with young children through Head Start and elementary schools, and has spent significant time in specialized reading development. Sommer is married to Brian and is mom to Jack, Hadley and Caroline. They attend the Village Church in Nolensville and stay very busy with the children’s activities and events in the community.
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After graduating from MTSU with a Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Family Studies, Nicole worked as a development evaluator and parent advisor in the Early Intervention Program for the Department of Education. She has also worked as an educational assistant and a preschool teacher in Murfreesboro City Schools. Nicole is an IEW Accredited Instructor and has been at Veritas for the last four years. Together with her husband Jason and daughter Sarah, she attends World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro. Their family enjoys outdoor activities, especially camping and spending time on the lake.
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Holly lives with her husband in Nolensville, Tennessee. She attends Church of Nolensville and loves spending time in Children’s Ministry. Holly taught elementary school and science in California for many years. Even though she has only lived in Tennessee for a short time, she feels at home here. Teaching her whole adult life has been much more of a passion than a job. To her, the very best part of teaching is making learning fun and bringing laughter into the classroom. Holly is looking forward to working with the first and second graders and bringing science to life!
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Rachel graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Florida. After teaching third and fourth grade in the public schools, Rachel took a break from teaching to raise her three boys, Drew, Josh and Jake. During that time she tutored a variety of subjects both private and for the school system, as well as performed homeschool evaluations in Florida. After almost 18 years outside of a classroom, Rachel returned to teaching last year at Heart Christian Academy in Columbia, teaching seventh grade math and science. Rachel is married to Paul, who pastors Redeemer Church Murfreesboro, and she loves anything outdoors, especially hiking, camping, kayaking, and gardening.
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Heidi attended Youngstown State University in Ohio, majoring in Physical and Health Education for 2 years before enlisting in the United States Air Force. She served as a linguist in the Air Force for 4 years and following her enlistment attended McDaniel College in Maryland where she received a degree in Social Work. She later attended the University of Southern California and received a Masters of Social Work. Her career has included work in mental health for adults, children, adolescents, and families as well as substance abuse recovery with adults. Heidi and her husband Brian, along with their three boys Ezra, Asher, and Roman, attend the Church at West Franklin.
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Rachel Wyncoop graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. She then went on to receive her bilingual teaching credential (BCLAD) from California State University in Fullerton, California. She has homeschooled her two children for the past four years and previously worked at a homeschool tutorial teaching Spanish to elementary, junior high and high school students. Before that, she taught 1st-6th graders in the public school system for 11 years. She has been married for almost 25 years. Some of her passions include riding horses, baking yummy desserts and enjoying the Spanish language and culture whenever possible.
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Crystal graduated from MTSU with a B.S. in Psychology. After working in sales and management for 13 years, God called her to homeschool her children. She has homeschooled her two children, Riley Jo and Brady, for the past seven years and loves it. She is blessed with a supportive husband, Jonathan, and they attend World Outreach Church. They love to travel, spend time in nature and play games as a family. Crystal loves to garden and read in her free time. Math was one of her favorite subjects in school and she enjoys sharing that love with her math students at Veritas.
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Bekah graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a B.S. in Spanish Education and Communication Studies. Her love of language and culture began as a young girl when she lived in Brazil for four years, and grew as she spent a college semester in Latin America. After graduation, her husband, Ben, was offered a job overseas and they lived for almost three years in Brussels, Belgium. Bekah has taught Spanish in various immersive settings from birth to high school Bekah, her husband, Ben, and their children (Isaiah, Brooklyn, Joseph, and Noelle) enjoy visiting new places, playing board games, and reading together.
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After eighteen years of homeschooling, Denise's children have all finished high school. Before Denise started her family, she taught in public school for eight years and private school in Medellin, Colombia for two years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish and Elementary Education from Grand Valley State University in Michigan and a Master of Education from Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego, California. She loves all things teaching and learning. It is her desire to come alongside the next generation of homeschoolers, to encourage and assist them in the challenging and rewarding task of homeschooling.
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Mrs. Becca McKisic has a BA in English from Bob Jones University. She has over ten years of experience teaching children of many ages in church and Bible study programs, and has been at Veritas for two years. She is passionate about encouraging the love of reading in others. As a homeschool mom and also a former homeschool student herself, she is excited to have the opportunity to teach the next generation of homeschoolers. Becca and her husband, Steve, have a daughter, Gabby, who attends Veritas. They are all book lovers! Becca enjoys reading, walking in God’s creation, and playing games with her family.
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Mr. Wayne Wilson was born in Murfreesboro and grew up in the Lascassas area. He has lived in Murfreesboro for the past 20 years. Mr. W received his B.S. in Social Sciences with an emphasis in history at MTSU. After teaching for 36 years in public schools in Rutherford and Williamson counties, Mr. W. recently retired in May of 2021. Mr. W is married and has four sons and six grandchildren. He enjoys sharing his love of history with Veritas students.
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After graduating from the University of Georgia with a BA in English Literature, Elizabeth worked as an editor in book publishing for nine years. She has homeschooled her children for the last twelve years and now has two children in college and two at Veritas. Elizabeth enjoys introducing great books to the next generation of readers and helping them discover how to interpret, analyze, and appreciate all literary genres. She has taught high school literature and writing for seven years and is thrilled to be part of Veritas. When she doesn’t have her nose in a book, Elizabeth loves spending time with her family--hiking, traveling, playing sports, rummaging in antique stores, and serving in their church, LifePoint Riverdale.
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Kim Kirby graduated from Lipscomb University with a BA in English, minoring in History and Psychology. From there, she received an MA in English from the College of Charleston. She has taught college English at both Charleston Southern University and Lipscomb University, but her greatest love is homeschooling. In addition to teaching her own children for ten years, she has also taught writing classes in Classical Conversations Essentials program. Kim served with her husband, Greg, in youth ministry for twelve years and continues to enjoy teaching children and teens in her local church. She also enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, traveling, and overanalyzing movies.
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Rachel graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Florida. After teaching 3rd and 4th grade in the public schools, Rachel took a break from teaching to raise her three boys, Drew, Josh and Jake. During that time, she tutored a variety of subjects both private and for the school system, as well as performed homeschool evaluations in Florida. After almost 18 years outside of a classroom, Rachel returned to teaching last year at Heart Christian Academy in Columbia, teaching 7th grade math and science. Rachel is married to Paul, who pastors Redeemer Church Murfreesboro, and she loves anything outdoors, especially hiking, camping, kayaking, and gardening.
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Upon graduating from Union University with a degree in Elementary Education, Elizabeth obtained her Masters of Education in curriculum and instruction from the University of Memphis. She taught five years in the Jackson-Madison County school system in Jackson, Tennessee and was an adjunct professor at Union University. After years of being a stay-at-home mom, she returned to the classroom where she taught nine years at the University School of Jackson teaching fourth grade and seventh grade biology. Before moving to Murfreesboro two years ago, she taught seventh grade science at Faith Home School Tutorial. She and her husband, Greg, have two married children and three grandchildren. Elizabeth loves traveling, watching old movies, women's Bible studies, and spending time with her family.
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Crystal graduated from MTSU with a B.S. in Psychology. After working in sales and management for 13 years, God called her to homeschool her children. She has homeschooled her two children, Riley Jo and Brady, for the past 5 years and loves it. She is blessed with a supportive husband, Jonathan, and they attend World Outreach Church. They love to travel, spend time in nature and play games as a family. Crystal loves to garden and read in her free time. Math was one of her favorite subjects in school and she looks forward to sharing that love with her math students at Veritas.
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Theresa is married to Alan and has two sons. She has a B.S. in Science and has been teaching science and math for many years. Theresa and Alan are a part of World Outreach Church and enjoy serving and fellowshipping there. Theresa taught high school science and tutored in math at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch for 20 years. After leaving full-time teaching, she has been tutoring and doing tutorials in math and science for 8 years. Theresa loves the Lord, her family, and teaching. Teaching science and math is her passion and calling from God. She likes to learn new things related to science and technology, a good math problem to solve and working with teens at church. She also enjoys a good science fiction movie, reading, gardening, cooking and crafting.
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Bekah graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a B.S. in Spanish Education and Communication Studies. Her love of language and culture began as a young girl when she lived in Brazil for four years, and grew as she spent a college semester in Latin America. After graduation, her husband, Ben, was offered a job overseas and they lived for almost three years in Brussels, Belgium. Bekah has taught Spanish in various immersive settings from birth to high school. Ben, Bekah and their children - Isaiah, Brooklyn, Joseph, and Noelle - enjoy visiting new places, playing board games, and reading together.
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