Elementary & Middle School

  • Ms. Kessaris Special Education: Ms. Kessaris is from South Carolina in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Erskine College and teaches special education for all grades.
  • Mrs. CaballeroPre-Kindergarten: Mrs. Caballero is from Bolivia. She has a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and has a Master’s degree in Education from Framingham State College, Massachusetts. She previously taught 6 years at Santa Cruz Cooperative School in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
  • Miss ZieglerKindergarten: Ms. Ziegler is from Indiana in the United States and has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Bethel College, Indiana. She teaches Kindergarden and has previously taught at Jimtown North Elementry in Indiana.

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  • Miss Shivers1st Grade: Ms. Letchworth is from North Carolina in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from East Carolina University.

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  • Miss Shivers2nd Grade: Ms. Shivers is from Ohio in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education and Early Childhood Education from Grove City College.

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  • Ms VanderLinden3rd Grade: Ms. VanderLinden is from Maine in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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  • Mr. Bjorlie4th Grade: Mr. Bjorlie is from Minnesota in the U.S. and has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Bethel University.

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  • Ms. JamesMiddle School Bible: Ms. James was born in Cleveland OH. Her parents became missionaries when she was 3, so she lived one year in Costa Rica and then moved to Bolivia at the age of 4 and became a Christian shortly thereafter. She grew up going to a Bolivian School, and when she was 18 moved back to the US to obtain her college degree. She graduated from Taylor University with a degree in Christian Educational Ministries, and after working 2 years at a shelter for battered women, she sensed the call to move back to Bolivia to work at Highlands.
  • Ms. Feagin 6th and 7th Grade Science and Language Arts: Ms. Feagin is from Cades, South Carolina. She has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She previously served as a Medical Service Corps Officer for the United States Army in Pisa, Italy.
  • Mrs. Scarborough Art K-12: Ms. Ainsworth is from Connecticut in the United States. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She then enrolled in a graduate program at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT where she obtained her art education teaching certification.