Meet Our Teachers

Mrs. Long has a Bachelor of Arts in education and is Arizona state certified. She has taught elementary classes for 21 years and served for four years as an administrator at a Mesa Christian School. Before teaching professionally, Terri home schooled her two sons. Understanding the needs and challenges of home schooling, Terri desires to assist parents who home school. Terri and her husband, Ed, love worshipping in their home, traveling around Arizona, and spending time with their family. Cooking, reading, and crocheting occupy Terri’s free time.

Mrs. Williams is an Arizona certified teacher with a Bachelors of Arts in K-8 education and a Master of Arts in American History and Government. She began her teaching career as a home school mom and taught her two children for sixteen years. When they were grown, Debbie received her teaching degree and has taught the last ten years in Christian schools at the Middle School and High School level. Debbie is married to Michael, who is an elder in their church. In addition to her passion for learning and teaching history, she loves to draw, sew, and read.

Mr. Andrews is an Arizona certified and highly qualified teacher with over twenty years of experience teaching and coaching at the middle school level. Though he has taught many subjects, Mr. Andrews' expertise is in the study of Earth Science. He and his wife faithfully serve in their church where he also teaches a small group. Mr. Andrews enjoys daily, personal Bible study, plays guitar and tennis, loves watching movies, and spends hot summer days cooling off in the pool. James 1:2 is a verse that Mr. Andrews has taken as his life verse.

Mrs. Buchanan graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Art Education and taught art to grades K - 12 before she focusing on Children’s Ministry. Diane married an Air Force pilot and eventually landed at Williams Air Force Base in Mesa. In 2013, she combined her three great passions – Jesus, art, and teaching children and taught art to students from 2nd grade to 8th grade at a local Christian school. She developed her own curriculum which incorporates the basic elements and principles of art and introduces students to great artists. Most important to Diane, each lesson has a Biblical, God glorifying focus. Diane's curriculum is now the basis of multigenerational classes she teaches.