Date
12/17/2025
Position Information
Position desired: Other Position, Teacher
Subjects you can teach: 7-12 Humanities Teacher, 7-12 Literature Teacher, 7-12 Philosophy Teacher, Rhetoric Teacher
Willing to relocate to: Anywhere in US, International
Summary:
I am a classically educated Christian educator with a deep commitment to the formation of students in truth, goodness, and beauty. I am an alumni of St. John’s College and Arizona State University, where I received a Great Books education grounded in close reading, seminar-style discussion, and the integration of philosophy, literature, mathematics, and theology. This experience shaped both my intellectual formation and my conviction that education is fundamentally about cultivating wisdom and virtue, not merely transmitting information.
As a convert to the Orthodox Christian Church, my faith informs every aspect of my teaching and professional life. I understand Christian education as a holistic endeavor—one that addresses the mind, heart, and soul, and invites students to see their studies as part of their response to God’s calling. I am especially drawn to classical Christian education because of its emphasis on ordered learning, moral formation, and continuity with the Christian intellectual tradition.
In the classroom and in staff roles, I value intellectual rigor paired with humility and charity. I believe students learn best in an environment where questions are welcomed, discipline is consistent, and teachers model attentiveness, patience, and integrity. My classical training equips me to guide students through primary texts, foster thoughtful discussion, and help them make meaningful connections across disciplines. I aim to teach students not only how to think clearly and speak well, but how to love what is good and true.
I understand education and institutional work as forms of Christian vocation. Whether teaching, supporting faculty, or serving in staff roles, I approach my responsibilities with a spirit of stewardship and service. I value collaboration, clear communication, and faithfulness in both visible and unseen work, and I seek to contribute positively to the spiritual and cultural life of a school community.
I am particularly well suited to classical Christian schools that prioritize formation, tradition, and community. My background allows me to serve students thoughtfully, support families respectfully, and work alongside faculty and leadership with professionalism and shared purpose. I am eager to contribute my gifts in service to a school mission that seeks to form students who are attentive, articulate, virtuous, and rooted in the Christian faith.
3802 E Sexton St
Gilbert, AZ 85295 United States
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Highest Level of Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Institutions Attended:
| Institution Name | Degree Earned (i.e., BA in English) | Date Graduated | Emphasis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University | BA in Liberal Studies | December 2025 | Classics |
Employment History:
| Position | Employer | Dates of Service | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co Teacher | Manchester Academic Charter | August 2025-June 2026 | I was a CoTeacher for fourth grade. |
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Additional Experience with CCE:
Hobbies, Interests, and Family: Outside of my professional work, I enjoy pursuits that foster reflection, creativity, and community. I am an avid reader with a particular love for classic literature, theology, and history, and I value unhurried conversation shaped by shared texts and ideas. Writing is an important creative outlet for me, allowing me to reflect deeply and engage thoughtfully with questions of faith, culture, and education.
My interests also include participating in parish life, attending liturgical services, and learning from the rhythms of the Church year. I enjoy quiet, restorative activities such as walking, journaling, and time spent in contemplation, as well as practical acts of hospitality and service that strengthen community bonds.
Family and community are central to my life. I value strong
Top 5 Books: Augustine, Confessions – A profound exploration of memory, desire, and grace that shaped my understanding of conversion as a lifelong turning of the heart toward God.
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy – An imaginative and theological vision of the soul’s journey toward God, uniting poetry, doctrine, and moral formation.
Plato, Symposium – A foundational text on love, beauty, and transcendence that sharpened my understanding of desire as something ordered toward the Good.
Aristotle, Categories – Influential in developing habits of precise thinking and careful distinction, reinforcing the importance of clarity and order in both philosophy and education.
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales – A rich portrayal of human nature that deepened my appreciation for narrative, moral complexity, and the formative power of storytelling.
Top 3 Books: Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time – This book is a longtime favorite of mine since childhood. In part for its imaginative engagement with good and evil and its affirmation of love as a redemptive force. Its blending of science, myth, and Christian themes makes it especially meaningful for thinking about how stories form moral imagination.
Fr. Seraphim Rose, God’s Revelation to the Human Heart – I read this work to deepen my understanding of how God makes Himself known through humility, repentance, and spiritual attentiveness. It offered a compelling Orthodox perspective on discernment and the dangers of reducing faith to emotion or ideology.
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives – I chose this book for its practical wisdom on inner life and spiritual discipline. Its emphasis on guarding the heart and cultivating peace has directly influenced how I approach prayer, relationships, and daily responsibilities.
Most Influential Books: The books that have most influenced me are those that shaped my imagination and moral vision from childhood. First and foremost is the Bible, which has been a constant presence throughout my life. Its narratives, poetry, and wisdom formed my earliest understanding of good and evil, suffering and hope, and continue to guide my faith and way of seeing the world.
Madeleine L’Engle’s Camilla Dickinson was a beloved book from my childhood and remains influential for its thoughtful exploration of growing up, belonging, and the search for meaning. Through Camilla’s intellectual curiosity and inner life, I learned that questioning and faith are not opposed, and that love, discipline, and truth are essential to becoming whole.
Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales also left a lasting impression early on. Its vivid characters, humor, and moral insight introduced me to the richness of storytelling and the way literature can reveal human nature with both honesty and grace.
These books are most influential to me not only because I encountered them young, but because they have remained companions over time. Returning to them has reinforced my belief in the enduring, formative power of great books and their essential place in Christian and classical education.
Preferred Denomination Type: Eastern Orthodox
Current Church: St. Katherine Orthodox Church
Current Church Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Current Church Membership: No
Current Church Attendance: Weekly
Support of Traditional Marriage: Yes
Theology: My theological leanings are rooted in historic Christianity and shaped by the teachings and lived tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. As a convert to Orthodoxy, I am deeply formed by the Church’s emphasis on continuity with the early Christian community, faithfulness to the Ecumenical Councils, and the understanding of theology as something lived and practiced, not merely abstract or theoretical.
I am drawn to a sacramental and incarnational vision of the Christian life, one in which worship, doctrine, and daily practice are inseparable. I understand salvation not only in juridical terms, but as healing and transformation—participation in the life of Christ through repentance, prayer, and communion within the Church. The writings of the Church Fathers, the witness of the saints, and the rhythms of the liturgical year are central to how I understand and live the faith.
At the same time, my education and work in classical settings have given me a deep appreciation for the bro
Belief in the inerrancy of Scripture?: Yes
Notes on Scripture:
Additional classical training: My classical training is rooted in my education at St. John’s College, where the curriculum is centered on the Great Books and the liberal arts. I was trained through close, sustained reading of primary texts in philosophy, literature, mathematics, science, and theology, engaging authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Dante, and Chaucer. Learning took place primarily through seminar-style discussion, which emphasized careful reading, reasoned dialogue, and charitable engagement with differing perspectives.
This training cultivated habits essential to classical education: attentiveness to language, logical precision, intellectual humility, and the ability to synthesize ideas across disciplines. Mathematical and scientific texts were approached as works of thought rather than purely technical manuals, reinforcing the unity of the liberal arts and the ordered pursuit of truth.
Beyond formal coursework, my classical formation includes ongoing engagement with classical
Why I want to teach at a classical school: I want to work in a classical Christian school because it unites the two commitments that have most shaped my life: faithfulness to Christ and a devotion to the formative power of education. Classical Christian schools understand that education is not merely about skill acquisition or information transfer, but about the cultivation of wisdom, virtue, and rightly ordered love.
My own formation through the Great Books taught me that enduring questions about truth, goodness, and beauty are best engaged within a tradition that takes them seriously. When that intellectual tradition is grounded in the Christian faith, education becomes a coherent way of life rather than a fragmented experience. I am drawn to schools that see learning as participation in a larger moral and spiritual inheritance.
As a Christian—and specifically as someone formed by the Orthodox tradition—I value education that is incarnational and communal. A classical Christian school recognizes that students are whole
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