Tutors

Mr. Johnson teaches Humane Letters, Aesthetics, and Euclid at St. Francis, among other things. He has taught Humanities, Theology, and Latin since 2013. He grew up in Oregon and was inspired to pursue classical education by his high school philosophy teacher (whose name was Plato). Mr. Johnson earned a degree in Liberal Arts & Culture from New St. Andrews College and a Master of Arts in English from University of Dallas. He also serves as a Reviews Editor for the CiRCE Institute’s FORMA Journal. Sean and his wife, Heather, have five young children—Samuel, Graham, Nicholas, Rosalind, and Brenden. He enjoys reading, writing, and sharpening kitchen knives, and cooks almost as well as his wife.

Mrs. DeGraaf teaches Second and Third Form Math and Science. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and has been educating classically for over a decade, both as a home and private school educator. She is known for her joie de vivre in exploring nature through hiking, kayaking, and running. (She thru-hiked the AT!) She delights in these pursuits with her devoted, good-humored husband and their kind, clever boys.

Mr. McGee generously volunteers his time to teach Third Form Math. He is a math enthusiast, as evidenced by his studies in Calculus IV, Probability Theory, Differential Equations, Abstract and Linear Algebra, and Mathematical Statistics, to name a few. He has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the University of West Florida. As a young man, he was a classroom instructor in the Navy and flew combat missions from an aircraft carrier as an F-14 RIO. He has extensive experience in Classical Education, having served Classical Schools locally and nationally in many capacities for over two decades.

Mr. Reed teaches 7th and 8th grade Humane Letters and Language Arts. He is a humanities major who has a passion for literature and language. He served as a linguist in the US Navy and lived overseas for years, traveling and working in many different countries. In the intervening years, Mr. Reed has continued to educate himself in classical pedagogy, languages, international affairs, and theology. Mr. Reed enjoys traveling with his wife and five children, surfing, hiking, reading, writing, and creating music.

Mr. McGee is the Lead Tutor at St. Francis Classical Academy. He administrates and teaches in the Second Form. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and is a father of five and an amateur farmer, mechanic, sailor, traditionalist, and Wendell Berry devotee.

Mrs. Berube teaches 3rd and 4th grades and Latin in all three Forms. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and is the wife of a generous husband and the mother of five beautiful children. She also enjoys reading, crocheting, landscaping, cooking, and boating with her family.

Mrs. Glass teaches art at St. Francis. She teaches Classical Art History through studio art projects to kindergarteners through sixth graders, as well as Broad-nib Calligraphy and Stone Sculpture Carving to seventh through twelfth graders. She is a self-taught artist with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She spent several summers teaching children to swim and float and recently worked two years with critical care pediatrics as an EMT. Her hard-working engineer of a husband and three forest-dwelling children help care for their many pets and farm animals. She loves whale sharks, rocks, true wilderness, empty canvases, and good coffee. 

Mrs. Poorman joins us in the 25-26 school year to teach in the First and Second forms. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration. She has spent the past two decades in private school and home education while working as a private English tutor for children in China. She enjoys good books, procuring unique varieties of locally-roasted coffee, and tending a quaint backyard garden with her adventurous husband and children.  

Mrs. Heifner teaches 1st and 2nd grades. She has taught for many years in classical Christian schools and taught and volunteered in St. Louis for six years before moving to the Pensacola area in 2007. She attended college in Missouri where she met her husband of over thirty years. Her three bright children were all classically educated and have gone on to become a pharmacist, chiropractor, and teacher respectively. 

Mrs. McGee teaches full time in the First Form. She is a cheerful and hospitable wife, mother, and friend. She has 14 siblings, most of whom still live near Seattle, and an Associates Degree from New St. Andrews College. She loves to play the piano, make cheese, bake bread, garden, and care for the family cow.

Mia teaches part time in the First Form, conducts choir, and works everywhere behind the scenes. She is an experienced classical teacher, has a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, and has a Certification for Music Education from New St. Andrews College’s Chenaniah Institute . She is the proud mother of four classically educated, poetically-minded, creative, adult children, and is known to her twelve spectacular grandchildren as “Mia.” She enjoys working in the kitchen, hosting events, playing her oboe, and sewing. When she grows up she’d love to be able to play the cello.

Mr. McGee is a co-founder of St. Francis Classical Academy. He holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New St. Andrews College and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Dallas, where he is currently pursuing a PhD. He discovered his penchant for teaching after a few years constructing and renovating houses, and now teaches and administrates for a living. He is the father of four strapping young boys and the husband of a lovely and kind artist.