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Our faculty and staff are talented and gifted individuals who are dedicated followers of Christ specifically called to fulfill the mission of Oasis Christian Academy.  The OCA faculty and staff are spiritually mature believers called to serve and equipped by God with hearts for furnishing instruction to and cultivating the hearts of our students in order to best prepare them to impact the world for Christ upon leaving OCA.

Our faculty bring a wealth of expertise and educational knowledge to our academy. In addition to maintaining educational certification with ACSI, 100% of our faculty have a bachelor's degree, 20% of our faculty have a master’s degree, nearly 75% have been teaching for 5 years or more, with over 50% of those teachers teaching for 10 years or more.

"…but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher." - Luke 6:40 (NIV)

Early Education

OCA offers a half-day, five day a week Early Education preschool program for three-year-olds & a program for four-year-olds through VPK.  Our goal is to nurture and encourage every child's positive self-image in an atmosphere of love and caring by focusing on essential childhood developmental areas through a domain-based environment.  This practice, encompassed in a Christian setting, provides the backdrop for an early education curriculum that offers opportunities for each child to grow in the awareness of the love of God as we partner with parents.  Our fully accredited preschool program offers a low student to teacher ratio and small classes where children can explore, develop, and interact with other children in a fun, structured setting.

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    Angela Moates

    Early Education Instructor
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    Tiffany Collier

    Early Education Instructor
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    Melissa Heburn

    VPK Instructor
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    Angie Phillips

    EE Daycare

Elementary

Our elementary school program anticipates big changes in the lives of our "cubs."  Our students come to Kindergarten inexperienced, but with limitless potential.  Later, when they graduate from fifth grade, our goal is to produce more self-sufficient adolescents capable of navigating middle school.  During these formative years at OCA, we want to partner with parents to further the development of these students spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially as they begin to discover who the Lord wants them to be.

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    Samantha Wilson

    Kindergarten Instructor
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    Carissa Gonzalez

    1st Grade Teacher
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    RaQuel Love

    1st Grade Instructor
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    Tonya Smith

    2nd Grade Teacher
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    Kaitlin Watkins

    3rd Grade Teacher
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    Jaime Branning

    3rd Grade Teacher
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    Terri Price

    4th Grade Instructor
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    Joel Zaila

    5th Grade Teacher
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    Josiah Redmond

    Elementary Physical Education
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    Heather Pilotin

    Elementary Music, Art, & Library

Secondary

The years students spend in the secondary division is a pivotal time in their lives.  This period of life is full of significant changes as they transition from children to young adults focusing on preparing for adulthood. We at OCA want to guide our students through these years as smoothly as possible; we deeply desire to partner with parents to undertake this walk together.  The process that begins in middle school culminates at graduation, with our students stepping out into the world as well-adjusted individuals prepared to live the life to which the Lord calls them. 

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    Jennfier Ayala

    High School English
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    Baron Brown

    Middle School Math
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    Michael Gorman

    Secondary Science / Algebra II / Drama Teacher
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    Claire Madrigal

    Middle School Science Teacher
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    Chris Neff

    Secondary History
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    Shirley Ortiz

    Secondary Spanish Instructor
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    Jordan Ovitt

    High School History Teacher
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    Kenneth Pritt

    Middle School Bible Teacher
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    Stephen Warde

    High School Math

Support Staff

Our support staff is invaluable to the Academy.  We couldn't do what we do, or be who we are without them.

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    Whitney Muniz

    Assistant Office Manager/ Admissions Coordinator
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    Martha O'Quinn

    Reception
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    Judy Garrell

    EE Reception
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    Teresa Bryant

    Full-time Substitute Teacher
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    Michelle Torres

    Lunchroom Aide / Aftercare
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    Sharleen Giles

    Elementary Enrichment Aide
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    Alissa Conner

    Aftercare Aide
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    Shirley Carson

    Elementary Teacher's Aide
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    Juan Colòn

    Custodial
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Varsity Football Game @ All Saints Academy (7:00 PM)
September 12, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM

5001 FL-540 Winter Haven, FL 33880

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September 18, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 12:00 AM

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9000 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando, FL 32825

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