Sarah Hadley

I began my teaching career getting to teach a weekly class to middle school students on art techniques as a 20-year-old volunteer and substitute. It has blossomed into a love for training young people and finding beauty amidst the creation in both literature and visual art. I coached and taught in multiple secular institutes then had the privilege before having my own children to teach using Montessori concepts in the Dominican Republic but as our family grew beyond two, we decided my job was training and nurturing our own. Those sectors of education always felt lacking because they were detached from the Bible. After staying home for many years, God paved His way for me to go back into the classroom part time at the Classical Christian School my children had been attending where I developed and implemented a Pre-K curriculum and instituted an artist of the month curriculum. As the needs of the school grew, I transitioned to the kindergarten teacher and built on the artist of the month curriculum. God has opened the door for us to homeschool our children and the opportunity also presented itself for me pursue a master’s in liberal arts at the University of St. Thomas where I chose a focus in Art History. I enjoy getting to read the classics and discuss the deep literature along with pursuing art, which is a love of mine. In this new adventure of homeschooling, I have also found great enjoyment in learning Latin alongside my younger three, which surprised me. Other enjoyments for me would include adventuring the trails of Arkansas and creating things that range from paper crafts like cards to knitting and sewing. Throughout my life, I can see God’s hand in guiding me to a place to disciple children, so it was no wonder that the secular institutes left a hole. Today, I am grateful for His leading me to this understanding that without the biblical world view there is no right view and in that the importance of not just sharing and scripting out who God is but showing it through the Good, the True, and the Beautiful.

Teaching Philosophy

Classical education is a pedagogy rooted in Christian beliefs. It encompasses a training of the Biblical world view in which all subject matters are interwoven with God and how he sees the world. As a parent and as an educator, I believe discipling the hearts of my children and students to be of the utmost importance. As a Christian educator I desire to push students to do their best to honor the Lord with all their hand finds to do, to open their eyes and explore the wonder of the world around them and to see the many beauties of the world God has created. I find it important to expose students to as many good and beautiful things as possible while encouraging the love of learning through wonder and leisure. I desire to come alongside the parents of students to plant seeds for the future or tend the garden already growing. It is God’s great design to continue growing both ourselves and others.

Statement of Faith

I grew up in a Church of Christ and then a Christian church. My husband and I attended Baptist churches for a long while before becoming more reformed in our beliefs. While we currently are attending Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, our membership and hearts still reside with Providence Church of Pensacola. This is where we learned of the CREC theology under the leadership of Dr. Uri Brito. It was there that the beauty of liturgy and tradition became alive in our hearts and enlightened our family.