Early Education

Kindergarden – 4th Grade

Featuring small class sizes and diverse learning areas, our early grades are designed to provide a personalized experience for each of our students.  

Our kindergarten through fourth grade classes meet three times per week in a traditional classroom setting that integrates all subjects, taught by one or two teachers at each level. These traditional classes offer a full course of study (Bible, Language Arts, Math, History, Science). Courses range from 30 to 60 minutes in length and are taught by the qualified teacher; students register for the entire program. Parents participate as at-home co-teachers, following the teacher-provided lesson plans.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten learning objectives are individual to each student and designed to prepare students to successfully navigate 1st grade.

  • Single Class for a Single Grade
  • Reading Specialist
  • Music Program
  • Smallest Class Size
1st/2nd Grade

1st and 2nd grade share a Single Homeroom.  Each student receives curriculum and instruction specific to their learning level.  Other offerings for the 1st and 2nd grade class include

  • Reading Specialist
  • Music Program
  • Homeroom Teacher
  • 2 year rotation on some curriculum
  • Unique grade level curriculum for others
3rd/4th Grade

3rd and 4th grade share a Single Homeroom.  Each student receives curriculum and instruction specific to their learning level.  Other offerings for the 3rd and 4th grade class include

  • Reading Specialist
  • Homeroom Teacher
  • 2 year rotation on some curriculum
  • Unique grade level curriculum for others

Learning Areas

Bible

Spelling

History

Language Arts

Science

Mathematics

Handwriting/Cursive

Reading

Music

Curriculum Includes:

  • All About Reading
  • Handwriting Without Tears
  • Purposeful Design
  • Singapore Primary Mathematics
  • Abeka
  • Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
  • Story of the World
  • Positive Action for Christ

Students spend much of their educational time in the same classroom.  Class time with Music and Reading are with content area teachers.

Meet Our Teachers

Mrs. Caballero

Mrs. Ronda Caballero is originally from Arizona and received degrees in Education and Spanish from the University of Arizona.  Her teaching background includes teaching in a private school in Arizona and homeschooling her six children.  She and her husband, Xavier and their children have called Colorado home since 2019 and she joined our team in 2020.

Mrs. Gantt

Mrs. Lindy Gantt comes to PVA with 12 years of experience working in school systems in Mississippi and Louisiana prior to her arrival in Colorado.  In 2018 Lindy, her husband Darren, and their three children moved to Pagosa Springs and in 2020 she joined the Pagosa Valor Academy team.

Ms. Osborn

Ms. Sarah Osborn has lived in Pagosa since 2015 and has been teaching since 2018.  She holds a BS in Exercise Physiology from Baylor University and a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Grand Canyon University.  She is also active in the community coaching Middle School and High School volleyball and basketball.  In her free time, she loves hiking with her dog, playing basketball, fly fishing, and snowboarding or cross-country skiing.

Mrs. Lassman

Mrs. Lassman comes to PVA with over ten years experience teaching ESL both here in Pagosa and in Pittsburg, Kansas.  She joined our team in 2016.  She attended Kansas State University which launched her teaching career and included a graduate studies in ESL.  Most of her free time is spent with her husband, four children, and eight grandchildren.