About

Amy was born and raised in the West Michigan area. Her mom is a classically trained pianist and her dad is a retired band director. She has two younger sisters and all of her family still live in the West Michigan area. She met her husband, Jeff, in college and moved to the Hood River area in 2010. She and her husband quickly found friends and a church family. She has two boys, Lucas and Theodore.

Amy enjoys baking, tutoring, crafting homemade cards, and playing board games.

The fall of 2010 Amy landed a teaching job at Mosier Community School, primarily teaching math and continued to teach for 7 years before having kids and being a stay-at-home mom. Now that her kids are school age, she is excited to begin teaching math again. She taught at Horizon Christian School part time last year.

Amy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan University in Elementary Education with a Major in Mathematics and a minor in Language Arts and Middle School Education.

Amy enjoys teaching math and is passionate about enhancing problem solving and critical thinking skills through different modalities and hands-on learning. She believes that we use math every day in some capacity and everyone can become a “math person.”

CertifIcation

Central Michigan University

Bachelor of Science Degree: 
Elementary Education
Major: Mathematics
Minors: Language Arts,
Middle School Education

About

I have taught science and worldview classes at High School and Middle School levels in California at both Christian and public schools.  After moving back to my childhood home of the Gorge I began a homeschool co-op where I taught many science courses, art and writing classes for ten years.  My husband and I recently retired from youth ministry to high school and junior high students at our local church where we served for many years.  However, we love working with youth and you’ll find us volunteering to do so throughout the Gorge. I currently teach Science courses for homeschool and on campus students at Horizon Christian School and my husband teaches aviation lessons at the local Civil Air Patrol Squadron in Hood River.

I believe strongly that science is learned by doing not by just reading and answering questions about it.  For this reason, I teach science with as much hands on activities and labs as possible.  For each of my courses I compile a weekly curriculum to enhance the learning process for my homeschool students.  Each week’s lab relates to that week’s studies done at home.  

I believe science is a window that allows us to understand our Creator God and His ways.  When I teach I desire to help guide the students to learn to see the hand of our great God through His creation as we study it.

Speaking Engagements

Reach out to Debbie today for information on speaking engagements at camps, VBS, or retreats.

CertifIcation

BIOLA University
Bachelor of Science Degree: 
Biological Sciences
Minor: Bible

California Clear Credential
Secondary Education

L.I.F.E. in the Gorge Homeschool, 2008 – 2017
Founder, Leader, and Teacher : Science, Art, Physical Education

Horizon Christian School Hybrid Science and Bible courses. College Now Anatomy & Physiology

HisBeeHive, 2021-To Present
Founder & Homeschool Science Tutor, Grade 4-12

Speaker at Youth and Women’s Retreats.

About

My husband, Tim, and I have two children and have lived in The Gorge for 13 years.  I homeschooled our two children, and I absolutely loved it .  I would love to help other children learn through small groups or individual tutoring.  I taught history classes at a local Co-op for 6 years.  I believe homeschooling is the best way to provide a rich education to our children.  I love the Lord Jesus and incorporate God’s Word in all my teaching.  I especially love teaching preschool and elementary children as they begin the exciting journey of learning about God’s wonderful world!  I love teaching reading, writing, math and history.

CertifIcation

Bachelor of Science in Finance

California State University, Northridge

About

Tiffany was saved as a young girl and raised in the church. She now attends church faithfully and plays piano in church. With each music or piano lesson, she prays with students and has a monthly Bible verse to review and memorize.

Tiffany and her family have lived in Hood River now since 2013 with her husband of more than 34 years.

When they first married, they lived in Carson, WA where she began teaching piano lessons in 1991.  They moved away and lived in Idaho where she was the Director of Development for Nampa Christian Schools for nearly 7 years. They have three children who were raised both homeschooling and in private Christian schools and now have four grandchildren in Hood River. 

Tiffany has her Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Business from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.  She has taught piano for more than 15 years.

She has played piano for more than 40 years and began playing in church at age 12. In her high school years, she placed first in the state of Montana for piano performance for three years and competed at an international level. 

Tiffany enjoys teaching because it is rewarding to see students enjoy and grow to love music. Music is a subject that stays with anyone for a lifetime. She teaches all levels of piano, beginner flute students and also teaches music subjects like music theory, musical annotation, tempo, etc. Learning the interests of each student is a part of teaching that is important in her approach to helping students learn. 

CERTIFICATION

Education

Northwest Nazarene University

Master’s in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business

Director of Development of Nampa Christian School

Taught piano for more than 15 years

About

Mr. Juma is a devoted Christian educator with more than three years of experience working with students in grades 5 through 10. At Horizon Christian School, he presently teaches algebra, geometry, bible, and earth science. Pre-algebra, algebra I and II, and general mathematics are subjects that Mr. Juma loves to teach. Every pupil, in his opinion, is exceptional and has a certain mission in life. In order for kids to develop their minds, hearts, and character and realize their full potential, Mr. Juma is dedicated to providing a loving and safe learning environment. He has a calling from God to mentor and teach young people, and he is skilled at doing so. He is an essential member of Horizon Christian School’s devoted faculty and team of Christians.

Why I enjoy teaching math:

As a math teacher, I get a lot of satisfaction from assisting my students in appreciating the elegance and logic of numbers. When they eventually understand a concept that initially appeared difficult, I adore seeing their faces brighten. I enjoy coming up with clever explanations for difficult ideas so that my students can grasp them since, to me, teaching mathematics is like solving a riddle. It’s a subject that also calls for a lot of practice, and I take satisfaction in assisting my students in building a solid work ethic and problem-solving abilities that they can use outside of the classroom.

Education and Experience

2016/08 – 2020 Jakarta, Indonesia BA, Education Universitas Pelita Harapan 2016/08 – 2019 Oregon, USA BA, Education (minor in Theological Studies) Corban University

2019/06 – 2020 Sentul City, Indonesia Teacher Sekolah Pelita Harapan I taught the following classes; Math (grade 8-10), English (grade 9), and Bible Teacher (grade 12). During these classes, I performed the following roles: Facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student-centered learning, I evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content. Enhance student learning by optimizing a variety of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities. Maintain student engagement through proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

2020 – 2022 Yangon, Myanmar Teacher Promise A international School At promise school, I held the following roles at various times: 4-6,8- mathematics Taught, Theory of Enquiry – Grade 5 Taught 7th grade Science and religion Taught mathematics and Religious Studies in Grade 8 lastly was homeroom teacher and religious studies teacher in grade 9

2022/09 – present Hood River, United States Teacher Horizon Christian School Teaching Algebra and Geometry, Spiritual disciplines class, Earth science and African cultures. Homeroom teacher for year 7

Education and experience

Education Universitas Pelita Harapan
Jakarta, Indonesia BA

Corban University
Oregon, USA BA
Education (minor in Theological Studies)