Department(s): Principal of Academics, Social Studies and College and Career
Experience: Over a decade of educational experience in teaching and administration, both stateside and overseas. Previously served with NICS at Bandung Alliance International School, Indonesia as Director/Principal and taught a variety of courses. Have been with NSA since 2008. Also, serves as a professor at Cairn University.
Qualifications: Masters of Education from Cairn University, B.A. in History from Dallas Baptist University
Certification: State of Texas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and ACSI
Department(s): Physical Education and Health
Experience: 5 years at Bandung Alliance International School (Network of International Christian Schools, NICS); with NSA since 2010.
Qualifications: B.S. in Elementary Education K - 8 and Special Education K-12
Certification: Delaware
Department(s): Science, Computers and Electronics
Experience: 20+ years teaching jr. and sr. high math and science courses in a traditional classroom; with NSA since 2001
Qualifications: B. Ed. from University of Alberta with distinction
Certification: Province of Alberta, Canada
Position: Director
Experience: 15 years in various teaching areas from College to International Schools
Qualifications: B.S. Toccoa Falls College and M.A. from Columbia International University, started with NICS/Oasis in 1996
Certification: CIU Teaching Certificate, Project Management Professional, MS Office Project, Principal's Training Center Certificate
Department(s): Administrative Assistant, and Middle School and High School Mathematics
Experience: 4 years teaching in Desoto County, Mississippi; with NSA since 2011
Qualifications: B.S. in Mathematics from Mississippi College
Certification: State of Mississippi
Department(s): Christian Foundations, Worldview Studies, and Social Studies
Experience: Adjunct Professor of Bible and Ministry, Adjunct Professor of Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies, World Religions Workshop presenter, Associate Pastor, with NSA since 2006.
Qualifications: Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, MA in Apologetics, M.Div., B.S., and Certificate in Islamic Studies.
Certification: Association of Christian Schools International
Department(s): Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, College and Career
Experience: 6 years in traditional classroom; with NorthStar since 1999
Qualifications: B.S./B. Admin. from Longwood College, VA, M.S. Education from Old Dominion University, VA
Certification: Commonwealth of Virginia Collegiate Professional License
Department(s): College and Career, Science
Experience: Classroom teacher (public school Oregon and private school in Suriname, South America) since 2004; with NSA since 2012
Qualifications: BS in Zoology and MS in Science Education earned at Oregon State University.
Certification: State of Oregon
Department(s): Math
Experience: 3 years teaching middle school math and science at an international
Christian school in Moscow, Russia
Qualifications: B.S. in Education from Texas Tech University
Certification: Texas
Department(s): College and Career, Languages
Experience: Over 27 years teaching experience in traditional schools in the USA, Mexico and Costa Rica, with NSA since 2007
Qualifications: MS from University of Akron and BS from Kent State
Certification: Ohio and from the Accelerated Learning Program
Department(s): Languages
Experience: 1 year teaching English overseas; 3 years teaching gifted Education and computer; 2 years of Technology Integration experience in a K-12 setting; with NSA since 2009.
Qualifications: B.A. from Mississippi College, M.A.T. from Belhaven University
Certification: Mississippi
Department(s): Christian Foundations and Worldview
Experience: 4 years in classroom teaching in the United States and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with NSA since 2012
Qualifications: B.A. from Maranatha Baptist Bible College; M.A. Biblical Studies from Maranatha Baptist Seminary
Certification: ACSI - Bible
Position: Technical Support Specialist
Department(s): Administration
Experience: Mechanical Design Engineer for Curt G. Joa company 1995-2010, Deacon in local church, Church Media department tech 1990-present, with NSA since 2010
Qualifications: Maranatha Baptist Bible College 1979-1984
Department(s): Language Arts
Experience: Teaching with NSA since 2007; 17 years teaching secondary students in a traditional classroom, 2 years administration, with NSA since 2007
Qualifications: B.S. from Maranatha Baptist Bible College, M. Ed Admin from Liberty University
Certification: ACSI, Mississippi
Department(s): Elementary, Language Arts
Experience: 16 years experience teaching in Christian schools and Bible colleges in the US, with NSA since 2012
Certification: B.S. in Elementary Education and B.S. in Secondary English Education from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
Certification: ACSI and AACS
Department(s): Fine Arts
Experience: 17 years teaching in a traditional classroom; with NorthStar since 2000
Qualifications: B.A. from Colorado State University, Colorado; M.A. from Chadron State College, Nebraska.
Certification: Nebraska Dept. of Education
Department(s): Language Arts, Social Studies, College and Career
Experience: Five years experience in the Pennsylvania public school system teaching English and Social Studies courses in traditional and special education settings; four years online teaching experience; with NSA since 2009.
Qualifications: B.A. in Secondary Education, B.A. in Political Science from Eastern University, PA. Masters in Educational Leadership from Immaculata University, PA
Certification: Pennsylvania
Department(s): Social Studies
Experience: 8 years (6 years in Florida public school system and 2 years in Kenya at West Nairobi School with NICS); with NSA since 2012
Qualifications: Bachelors in Secondary Education (Political Science and Social Science) Western Michigan University
Certification: Florida and Michigan
Department(s): Social Studies
Experience: Teaching since 1980. Homeschool teacher for 13 years;, taught internationally for 6 years; secondary lead teacher; with NSA since 2011
Qualifications: B.A. Mercyhurst College; M.A. in Christian Education Liberty University; M.A. in English Education Lynchburg College
Certification: Association of Christian Schools International
Department(s): Languages
Experience: Experience in Mandarin instruction and tutoring; with NSA since 2010
Qualifications: B.A. Wheaton College in Elementary Education and Math
Certification: State of Illinois
Department(s): Math
Experience: Private school math teacher from 2003-2005;with NorthStar since 2010
Qualifications: B.A. in Accounting from LSU A&M and post-graduate teaching through UNO
Certification: Mississippi
Department(s): Science
Experience: 10 years teaching elementary grades; with NSA since 2011
Qualifications: BS Elementary Education
Certification: State of Mississippi; K-8
Department(s): Languages
Experience: 7 years teaching in a traditional classroom stateside and in South
Korea
Qualifications: B.A. from Concordia College, Moorhead MN in German Education
Certification: ACSI
Department(s): Math, College and Career
Experience: Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, since 2000; Traditional high school classroom, since 1995; Teaching high school mathematics online, since 2000; with NSA since 2007.
Qualifications: BS in Mathematics from Univ. of Texas at San Antonio; MS in Mathematics from Univ. of Texas at San Antonio; MS in Operations Research (Mathematical and Statistical Modeling) from Florida Inst. of Technology
Certification: states of California, Florida, and Texas
Department(s): Language Arts
Experience: Seven years teaching Language Arts in the USA and overseas; with NSA since 2010
Qualifications: BA in English Writing from Union University
Certification: State of Mississippi
Department(s): Computers and Electronics, Science
Experience: 7 years teaching grades 1-8 in a traditional classroom; with NSA since 2001
Qualifications: B.Ed from University of Calgary and an Assoc. of Arts in Religion from N.A. Baptist College
Certification: Alberta, Canada
Department(s): College and Career
Experience: 18 years teaching in a traditional classroom, including 16 years overseas, 10 years as adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University, with NSA since 2001
Qualifications: B.S., M.A.T. and E.S. degrees from Michigan State University
Certification: States of Michigan and New Jersey
Position: Office Administrator
Experience: 20 years in business, substitute teacher, 12 years in student ministries, special projects coordinator; with NSA since 2009
Qualifications: B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Mississippi
Department(s): Science
Experience: Teaching professionally since 1991, including service in U.S., Democratic Republic of Congo, Honduras, and South Korea. Administrative experience as Dean of Students and Assistant Principal. Serving with NSA since 2012
Qualifications: B.S., University of Illinois, and M.S., Walden University
Certification: Illinois