Other Staff

TGS Physical Education Teacher, Mrs. Redfield, instructs students once a week.  They begin the year with the Presidential Physical Fitness Exam followed by a variety of sports and activities.

Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Steele, and Mrs. Chache apply their artistic degrees by combining Art Class with each grade's History curriculum. Students are exposed to basic art techniques of drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking, as well as Art History.

Mrs. Kallman joins TGS this year as our Music Teacher!

Our Professional Staff

Teacher Profiles

Tiny Acorns Preschool - Miss Piatt 
Miss Piatt is a 2006 graduate of Grove’s Elementary and Early Childhood Education programs.  A Native of the Wyoming Valley area, she has returned to Northeastern Pennsylvania after spending a year teaching in North Carolina.

Kindergarten - Mrs. Werzinski
Mrs. Werzinski currently resides in Harding, PA, with her husband Mark, and the youngest of their children.  They are in the U.S. on an extended furlough from their missionary work in South Africa.  Mrs. Werzinski taught Kindergarten at Ebeneezer Faith Christian School in Plymouth, PA before joining the staff at The Geneva School.  She has been involved in education in the U.S. and South Africa, and is a graduate of Houghton College with a B.S. in Christian Education and Bible. She and her husband hope to return to South Africa in the future.

Grades 1 & 2 - Mrs.  Davis                [ Lead Teacher]
Mrs. Davis resides in Clarks Summit with her husband Ken, a staff member of Baptist Bible Seminary.  Originally from San Diego, CA area, the Davis family lived in South Carolina and Indiana before moving to Pennsylvania.  They travel frequently with their work in church planting.  Mrs. Davis has a B.A. from Bob Jones University and earned a Master's Degree from Baptist Bible College.

Grade 3 & 4 - Miss Arp          
Miss Arp graduated from Baptist Bible College with a degree in Elementary Education.  After college she worked for several years for the Scranton Counseling Center with special needs children in public school.

Grades 5 & 6-  Miss Zabower  
Miss Zabower recently graduated from Baptist Bible College with a degree in Elementary Education.  She recently moved to the area from the Lehigh Valley, and she enjoys ministering in the children's department at Parker Hill Community Church.


Grade 7 & 8- Mrs. Nordquist - Science and Math
Mrs. Nordquist has been involved as a Christian teacher in mission high schools, missionary children's schools, government schools, private schools, Bible Colleges, Accelerated Christian Education learning centers, and in the supervision of student teachers in two University Departments of Education.  She has also served on school management committees and considers herself privileged to have had the opportunity for a broad exposure to the world of Christian Education.  During her 35 + years of teaching she has functioned as a classroom teacher, school principal, head of department, and has been involved in curriculum development for students ranging from elementary to high school ages.  She enjoys teaching Mathematics and Science. She taught at Geneva in 2000-2002.  Now she has returned to teach at Geneva once again.

Grade 7 & 8 - Mrs. Schwab - English and Composition

Mrs. Schwab resides in Honesdale, PA with her husband Michael and sons Luke and Jesse. She has a B.S. from Bloomsburg State College and earned a Master’s Degree from Oral Roberts University.  Mrs. Schwab has been involved in education since 1983.  She enjoys working at TGS where her sons currently attend.

Grade 7 & 8 Mr. Phillips - Omnibus History, Literature, and Bible
2008-09 marks Dr. Phillips’s 30th year of involvement in Christian education.  He considers himself privileged to have the opportunity to again teach at the junior high level and this time for TGS.  He is certified in both English and History at the secondary level as well as Middle School Science.  His daughter has been attending TGS since 2004-05 and he is glad to join the 7th and 8th grade team!

TGS Administrative Assistant - Mrs. Bender    
Mrs.Bender recently moved to Clarks Summit with her husband Rodrigo, a seminary student at Baptist Bible Seminary.  She is from the Allentown area but had been working in New York at Word of Life Bible Institute for the past four years where she enjoyed working in the Deans Department with the college girls.

ACCS Member

The Geneva School is a member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, a national organization promoting the Classical Model of Education and the Christian Worldview while providing Classical Christian Schools with a variety of resources.  http://www.accsedu.org