Meet Our Team
Director of Academics
Kirstin Sayer
Kirstin started out earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and working in a medical research laboratory. She soon realized that she truly flourished when interfacing with people. Thus, she started her own private music studio and offered classical piano instruction. She met David and they got married, had two children, and decided to homeschool. 15 years and two high school graduates later, the homeschool adventure was counted a success. During those years, Kirstin had the privilege of working as the Children’s and Family Pastor at their church. She also took and taught tae kwon do, earning a third degree black belt, specializing in bullying prevention and self-defense.
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With both children launched, Kirstin founded and coordinated a homeschool enrichment program at a charter school in Douglas County, teaching multi-aged homeschool classes. She also started tutoring privately, embracing the chance to work one-on-one with students, helping them find success in academics. Then, for four years, Kirstin directed and taught a 2-day a week academic homeschool hybrid program, supporting and encouraging families in their educational pursuits.
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She is grateful to the Lord for leading her to SCA and humbled by the opportunity to be a part of this team to serve children and their families to His honor and glory. God has been, and continues to be, her firm foundation. Hebrews 10:23 says, “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”
Meet Our Enrichment Teachers
Support Team
Operations Assistant
Andre'a Ryan
Andre'a is a Colorado native, having lived in the metro area and ski towns in Summit County. She is the only daughter of 8 and loves being a party of a big, loud, fun family. She attended Chaparral Highschool in Parker Colorado where she met her highschool best friend turned husband. In her early 20s, they married after his time spent in the military, had their only daughter and radically became a Christian. She soon after quit her job to homeschool full time and be a wife. Since then, her family has attended Southside Bible Church where they have built strong family like relationships.
She is a part of many ministries, such as the Ladies Entrench team, Ladies Fellowship Planning, and the Prison ministry. Her daughter attended SCA in its first year and while volunteering Andre'a fell in love with the children and mission of the staff and felt the Lord calling to join the team full time.
"My favorite part of Scripture is what the Lord used to save me, as I pled to know His mercy and grace. Romans 3:19-24 'Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,'"
Andre'a is beyond excited and thankful for the opportunity to work with the children and families of SCA! She was so encouraged and so blessed meeting many of them in the first school year!