Teachers

Mrs. Valencia Bostic is the early and elementary childhood teacher at Oakwood Christian Academy.

Education

B.A. in Political Science/Pre-Law from Clemson University; Minor in English from Clemson University; MPA in Public Administration from Clemson University and University of South Carolina

Dr. Casey Monette is the director of Oakwood Christian Academy and a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. 

Education

B.A. in Elementary Education from Lees-McRae College; M.S. in Curriculum Instruction from Arkansas State University; Ed.D in Instruction Curriculum Leadership from The University of Memphis

Certification Areas

Elementary Education (K-6); Middle School English Language Arts (Grades 6-8); Special Education (K-12); Online Teaching; Teacher Leader; Education Higher Education (Undergraduate and Graduate); Qualitative Research

Dr. Shawn Barr is the senior pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church and the headmaster of Oakwood Christian Academy.

Education

B.A. in Bible and Pastoral Ministry from Baptist Bible College; M.A.R. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctor of Ministry from Liberty University School of Divinity

Certification

Graduate Teaching Diploma from Evangelical Training Association

Reverend Juan Ibarra is an ordained minister, pastor of the Iglesia Bautista Oakwood and is the elementary and middle school Spanish teacher at Oakwood Christian Academy. He has been married to his beautiful bride Sonia Ibarra for 34 years and has four children and five grandchildren. He is also a board member of Serve & Connect, a nonprofit that bridges a gap between the police and the community, and is the Executive Director of Hispanic Outreach/Acercamiento Hispano.

Mrs. Kay Young is the Worship Director for Oakwood Baptist Church and the Piano Teacher for Oakwood Christian Academy. 

She was the founder, creator, and head instructor of Piano Performers School of Music, LLC  for 23 years. She has had her program in seven states, working with state and local governments and the school system to provide piano instructions for students. Her goal is to “instill the love of music in every student."

Education

Performing Arts, Piano Pedagogy degree from Converse College and Business Degree from The University of South Carolina.