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Renee Hirsch, Teacher/Owner
Renee Hirsch is a licensed teacher in the state of Colorado, and has home educated her 4 children from preschool through high school for 22 years. She has lead a homeschool support group, is an occasional speaker for homeschool groups, has consulted with numerous parents about homeschooling, taught at many home school co-ops, and successfully graduated 4 children from home school. She also enjoys serving as a youth volunteer with teens at Creekside Bible Church which she has done for the last 7 years.
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Renee has a passion for teaching and Biblical discipleship. She sees the amazing potential of each child, created in the image of God. She loves fostering a nurturing, fun-filled, joyful learning environment where children can excel and become life-long learners.
Sandra Schroeder, Teacher
Sandra Schroeder was raised in East Texas where at the age of 11 started to interpret through lip reading for her mother, who had permanently lost her voice. In her teenage years, she was introduced to the deaf culture when asked to take notes for the deaf students in classes. At that time interpreters and their responsibilities became a tangible reality.
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After moving to Colorado with her husband, a native Coloradoan, she continued her interest in signing by taking classes at Pikes Peak Community College, The Center on Deafness and group tutelage from the deaf and active interpreters. After four years of studying, training, and completing volunteer time in the overall language, Sandra started her seven-year stint as an interpreter for Bible Study Fellowship interpreting music, lectures, and Bible as well as doing special interpreting for functions at other churches and organizations through the years.
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Stepping away from interpreting for 10 years of homeschooling her son through graduation, Sandra picked back up the baton of signing as a teacher, offering classes from a Christian perspective to students who love languages, and has continued teaching this language these past five+ years. She still interprets on request and especially loves interpreting music.
Margaret Nordberg, Teacher
A Meteorologist by trade, Margaret Nordberg holds a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from Oregon State University, and worked with the National Weather Service for 13 years. After a full career, she moved on to a higher calling, homeschooling her two sons K-12.
Margaret enjoys swimming, gardening, and reading. She is very involved in her church, and loves spending time with her granddaughters.
She has classroom experience teaching Middle and High School Math, Physical Science, and Weather. She has privately tutored math for the past eighteen years.
As a math tutor, Margaret works with public, private and homeschool students. Concentrating on Middle School through High School and on into College Algebra and Trigonometry, she also works with some late elementary school students.
Luke Allevato, Robotics Teacher
Luke is a Castle Rock homeschool graduate who has been heavily involved in co-ops and the homeschool community his entire life. In high school he discovered his passion for music; so in addition to volunteering regularly on his church worship team, he began teaching private piano and guitar lessons to elementary, middle, and high schoolers.
A lifelong techie, Luke graduated in 2022 with his Associate's Degree in Secure Software Development. Following a Summer spent as a programmer with Lockheed Martin Space, he is currently working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems, with plans to return to Lockheed Martin Space once he graduates.