Teachers & Staff

My home is Greenville, South Carolina, USA. I came with Teach Beyond.

I studied English and communication at Anderson University in South Carolina. Before serving at CISP, I worked as an admissions field liaison at a residential high school for the arts, as well as a senior sales specialist for an onsite primary healthcare company. I’ve known for years that I wanted to live and teach in Prague, so I’m thankful to (finally) serve at CISP!

I enjoy Reading, writing, exploring, biking.

When I first applied to serve in the Czech Republic, my mission organization’s only openings were at CISP. Coincidentally, one of my church friends in South Carolina was a CISP graduate and told me how greatly the school impacted her as a young Christian. Once I looked into the school’s mission and vision, it became clear that the Lord was leading me to serve at CISP.

My home is Dallas, Texas and I came with Teach Beyond.

I studied Physical Education and Biology. I have Bachelor’s of Science degree. I taught physical science, biology, & physical education., and coached cross-country, basketball, track, softball, & soccer.

I enjoy spending time with family & friends, coffee shops & reading books, watching TV/Movies, music & concerts, riding horses, assorted arts & crafts.

20 year path to International mission field to teach that began with summer missions in Australia after college and my family who has been living here for 10 years brought me to CISP. I was directed to teach at an international Christian school, ministering to the student body and the TCK (Third Culture Kid).

My home is Delaware, USA. I came with TeachBeyond.

After getting a BA in Humanities (the BEST major), I realized that I wanted to teach history; so I continued my education and earned a MEd. in History. I began my teaching career by spending 4 years in a Christian school outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Next, God sent me to a Christian school on Oahu, Hawaii for 9 years. My summers were spent working at a Christian camp on the Big Island of Hawaii, traveling hither and yon, and visiting my family on the East Coast.

I enjoy reading, drinking coffee, going to the beach :), hiking, sleeping, playing board and card games with friends and family, and cooking.

When I was in the 4th grade, God called me to missions. I’ve learned that my mission field is teenagers, particularly those in Christian schools. God used my pastor and his series through the gospel of Luke, friends and co-workers, and perfectly set-up circumstances to challenge me to leave my comfort zone and trust Him with my finances, my work, and my life. Looking at different schools around the world, I choose CISP because of the need and its emphasis on biblical integration in each class each day.

My home is Kansas City, MO and Rush, CO. I came with Cooperative Studies.

I taught mathematics at community colleges in Kansas and Missouri for 32 years and did early retirement in 2012.

I like going on walks, reading historical fiction, raising aquarium fish.

I had visited Prague twice, in 1996 and 2004 and thought that of all the cities in Europe that I had visited, Prague would be somewhere that I would like to live. I heard about CISP from knowing the Johnsons and the Turnaus (founders of the school). The timing of when CISP needed a math teacher and my retirement from community college was perfect.

My home is Prague, Czech Republic

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– It is a blessing and an honor for me to serve alongside my missionary colleagues and to teach the amazing students of CISP. I love the people, the promoted values, the atmosphere – I love to come to work everyday!

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– Having lived in NYC for six years, I got used to interacting with many different cultures and nationalities. I have worked together with people from 36 countries and here in Prague I serve in a church which has well over 15 nations represented just in the most active membership. It’s a goulash of people. And I love goulash! 🙂

Where is home: Interesting question for a third culture Missionary Kid, Pastor’s Kid, turned Missionary and Pastor. Hmm. Home is where my wife and three kids are. Does that work? If not, Prague and Tulsa? :o)

I worked for 8 years as the pastor of All Nations Vineyard Church in Tulsa, OK and have been the Executive Director of International Community Outreach from 2012 until present.

I like football (soccer), sports in general, going to the cinema.

My family and I moved to the Czechia to continue in the ministry after being away for almost 9 years. CISP has been wonderful for our 3 children and I have enjoyed contributing to a similar school that I attended in Prague back in high school. It was life changing, and I know CISP has been life changing for many students that have attended.

My home is Kingwood, Texas, USA. I came with ReachGlobal.

Share one or two lessons you have learned from your students.

– My students have taught me to be compassionate and open to others. They have taught me to be less concerned about my schedule and more about enjoying life through the gifts God has given me. Most of all, they have taught me to think about math in color and pictures.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– I love the Czech people, their quiet strength. I like riding on trams, the beautiful weather, the interesting architecture and speaking Czech.

I come from Prague.

I have a degree in French and History. During the time of my studies I taught languages and lead an athletics club. I also worked in a kindergarten as a language teacher’s aid. I taught Czech language to children from foreign families.

Apart from languages, my other interests are music, making clothes and hiking, sports and cooking.

I am excited to be part of CISP because of shared values, Christian environment and vision that I can align with.

I grew up in New Jersey, then studied Middle grades education at Covenant College. I taught missionary kids in Slovakia for one year, and then taught 8th grade humanities in Atlanta, Georgia for 4 years before coming to CISP in 2008.

I have 4 children. I like baking and sewing, and I love to have friends over for dinner and interesting conversations.

I love CISP’s mission to both missionary work in Prague and to be a mission field to students from families of any faith.

My home is Prague, Czech Republic.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– the Christian and international environment.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– Culture, food, beer and countryside.

I’m originally from Connecticut, but I have lived in Central Pennsylvania most of my life.

I have a BA in Math and French from Bucknell University and an MS in Math, also from Bucknell. Recently, I became TEFL certified. I taught math for several years and then became a stay-at-home mom for 16 years before returning to teaching.

I love to sing and play piano. I also enjoy learning languages. You might say that my hobby is budgeting; I’m obsessed with spreadsheets.

Why CISP? We felt God leading us to Prague in 2012 with friends who were also at CISP.

I spent time in France when I was a teen and also for a semester in college. I loved Europe, but did not come back for 30 years! When I finally returned, it felt like coming home.

My home is Pembroke Pines, Florida USA, I come with TeachBeyond This is my sixteenth year teaching. I worked for 6 years as an elementary specials teacher at a Montessori School. For the last 9 years, I had been working for Parkway Christian School as a middle school teacher and graphic designer. 

I love coffee and finding new cafes. When I have time, I like to write children’s stories and screenplays. I like to try new adventurous things such as archery, indoor rock climbing, and skeet shooting. 

For 15 years, I’ve wanted to move to Prague, but God kept the doors closed even when I had come to help the previous director with a summer camp nine years ago. I never stopped praying and God kept the dream to come here in my heart. Two years ago, God began opening the doors for me to come. Can I just say that His timing is best! I’m beyond thankful to have had this dream be realized. Every day, I find myself happily thinking, “I can’t believe I live here.” God is so faithful.

My home is McKinney, Texas, USA. I came with Teach Beyond.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– I LOVE the city of Prague. I visited here two years ago in December when the Christmas Markets were up. It was so beautiful!!

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– I taught school in the states where I had 25-30 students in each of my classes. I am excited that my largest class at CISP will have only 11 students!

I come from Prague. Before becoming a teacher at CISP I was tutoring children and adults helping them with Czech and English. I am currently studying at Charles University – English and Spanish philology.

I enjoy languages, comparing them, finding similarities and differences and teaching others to enjoy languages as well. I also enjoy music, particularly violin. Finally, I love wandering around in Prague. 

Why CISP: God’s providence brought me here through my friend who is also a teacher at CISP. I wish to encourage students to see the beauty of Czech language, and languages in general. I love that I can freely express the Christian faith and that every subject here is taught through biblical integration. It really shows that everything we do and everything that we study has its purpose in God’s plan and being able to talk about it during our classes is indeed a great blessing.

My home is Prague, Czech Republic.

I enjoy teaching at a Christian community.

My favorite thing about living in Prague is night view from the Charles Bridge.

My home is USA and Peru. I came with TeachBeyond.

I studied Secondary Education, Mathematics in the USA and this is my first teaching job.

I enjoy swing dance, board games, card games, any games, and puzzles.

I grew up going to a very similar school in Peru, so I wanted to teach students who are going through the same things I went through.

My home is Greenville, South Carolina, USA. I came with Teach Beyond.

I studied English and communication at Anderson University in South Carolina. Before serving at CISP, I worked as an admissions field liaison at a residential high school for the arts, as well as a senior sales specialist for an onsite primary healthcare company. I’ve known for years that I wanted to live and teach in Prague, so I’m thankful to (finally) serve at CISP!

I enjoy Reading, writing, exploring, biking.

When I first applied to serve in the Czech Republic, my mission organization’s only openings were at CISP. Coincidentally, one of my church friends in South Carolina was a CISP graduate and told me how greatly the school impacted her as a young Christian. Once I looked into the school’s mission and vision, it became clear that the Lord was leading me to serve at CISP.

My home is Dallas, Texas and I came with Teach Beyond.

I studied Physical Education and Biology. I have Bachelor’s of Science degree. I taught physical science, biology, & physical education., and coached cross-country, basketball, track, softball, & soccer.

I enjoy spending time with family & friends, coffee shops & reading books, watching TV/Movies, music & concerts, riding horses, assorted arts & crafts.

20 year path to International mission field to teach that began with summer missions in Australia after college and my family who has been living here for 10 years brought me to CISP. I was directed to teach at an international Christian school, ministering to the student body and the TCK (Third Culture Kid).

My home is Delaware, USA. I came with TeachBeyond.

After getting a BA in Humanities (the BEST major), I realized that I wanted to teach history; so I continued my education and earned a MEd. in History. I began my teaching career by spending 4 years in a Christian school outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Next, God sent me to a Christian school on Oahu, Hawaii for 9 years. My summers were spent working at a Christian camp on the Big Island of Hawaii, traveling hither and yon, and visiting my family on the East Coast.

I enjoy reading, drinking coffee, going to the beach :), hiking, sleeping, playing board and card games with friends and family, and cooking.

When I was in the 4th grade, God called me to missions. I’ve learned that my mission field is teenagers, particularly those in Christian schools. God used my pastor and his series through the gospel of Luke, friends and co-workers, and perfectly set-up circumstances to challenge me to leave my comfort zone and trust Him with my finances, my work, and my life. Looking at different schools around the world, I choose CISP because of the need and its emphasis on biblical integration in each class each day.

My home is Kansas City, MO and Rush, CO. I came with Cooperative Studies.

I taught mathematics at community colleges in Kansas and Missouri for 32 years and did early retirement in 2012.

I like going on walks, reading historical fiction, raising aquarium fish.

I had visited Prague twice, in 1996 and 2004 and thought that of all the cities in Europe that I had visited, Prague would be somewhere that I would like to live. I heard about CISP from knowing the Johnsons and the Turnaus (founders of the school). The timing of when CISP needed a math teacher and my retirement from community college was perfect.

My home is Ontario, Canada and I come with Teach Beyond.

I majored in English and History at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where I then studied for my Bachelor of Education, with a focus on high school teaching. CISP is actually my first full-time teaching position! I briefly worked with fifth-grade students teaching math and language, but I’m thrilled to be here teaching high school. I love reading, photography, and baking!

Why CISP: I felt called to teaching internationally and CISP was willing to host me as a student teacher while I was still in school — so we reconnected after I graduated, and they had teaching positions for me and my husband!

My home is Ontario, Canada and I came with Teach Beyond.

 I came to CISP straight out of university. I studied English Language Arts at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON before completing a Bachelor of Education (English/Chemistry) at the same school!

Some of my favourite things are poetry, photography, reading, and volleyball. I enjoy all sports and getting outdoors when I can, but I’m perfectly content to be inside with a good book or a favourite movie!

Why CISP: It feels like CISP chose us! After my wife Hannah visited in 2020 as a student teacher she fell in love with the school. When we found out that English and science teachers were a need we wanted to help out! We have felt the call of missions for a while and the opportunity to teach while doing seemed like a great opportunity.

My home is Prague, Czech Republic

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– It is a blessing and an honor for me to serve alongside my missionary colleagues and to teach the amazing students of CISP. I love the people, the promoted values, the atmosphere – I love to come to work everyday!

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– Having lived in NYC for six years, I got used to interacting with many different cultures and nationalities. I have worked together with people from 36 countries and here in Prague I serve in a church which has well over 15 nations represented just in the most active membership. It’s a goulash of people. And I love goulash! 🙂

My home is Kingwood, Texas, USA. I came with ReachGlobal.

Share one or two lessons you have learned from your students.

– My students have taught me to be compassionate and open to others. They have taught me to be less concerned about my schedule and more about enjoying life through the gifts God has given me. Most of all, they have taught me to think about math in color and pictures.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– I love the Czech people, their quiet strength. I like riding on trams, the beautiful weather, the interesting architecture and speaking Czech.

I come from Prague.

I have a degree in French and History. During the time of my studies I taught languages and lead an athletics club. I also worked in a kindergarten as a language teacher’s aid. I taught Czech language to children from foreign families.

Apart from languages, my other interests are music, making clothes and hiking, sports and cooking.

I am excited to be part of CISP because of shared values, Christian environment and vision that I can align with.

My home is Hanover, NH, USA. I came with RCE.

Share one or two lessons you have learned from your students.

– Students are very forgiving even when I’m impatient with them. I also have learned that they bounce.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– I enjoy games like “tourist dodging” on Charles Bridge while eating gelato from Cream & Dream. And let’s not forget about steaming trdlo. MMhmmmm

My home is Prague, Czech Republic.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– the Christian and international environment.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– Culture, food, beer and countryside.

My home is Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

I’m originally from Connecticut, but I have lived in Central Pennsylvania most of my life.

I have a BA in Math and French from Bucknell University and an MS in Math, also from Bucknell. Recently, I became TEFL certified. I taught math for several years and then became a stay-at-home mom for 16 years before returning to teaching.

I love to sing and play piano. I also enjoy learning languages. You might say that my hobby is budgeting; I’m obsessed with spreadsheets.

Why CISP? We felt God leading us to Prague in 2012 with friends who were also at CISP.

I spent time in France when I was a teen and also for a semester in college. I loved Europe, but did not come back for 30 years! When I finally returned, it felt like coming home.

I grew up in Virginia Beach. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is now “home base”.

I came to the Czech Republic with Global Scholars (places Christian professors in secular universities).

I studied at University of Virginia – Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I worked as a nurse 14 and a half years in newborn ICU’s. I married and now have 3 grown children, all CISP graduates. We moved to Prague in 1999, I was a stay-at-home mom. I started teaching Bible at CISP when it opened in 2004, and we are still here by God’s grace.

I enjoy quilting and knitting, reading, swimming, cooking, photography, hospitality, and I am a Bible nerd.

In 2004, we were one of the founding families who wanted to start a new school. Two weeks before CISP opened its doors, my husband volunteered me to be the Bible teacher. I am still here by God’s grace.

Having received a master’s degree in Educational Psychology and a double master’s in Music Education and Piano Performance, Vartan Agopian has combined his passions into a doctorate in Music Psychology from the faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. Vartan Agopian teaches Psychology and Statistics, Music, Music Education, and Piano Performance at the university level, in addition to composing, arranging, accompanying many choirs, instrumental ensembles, and soloists, and editing music education articles submitted to journals.

In his own words: “God has blessed me with the talents of music and teaching, and I want to use these talents for His glory.” 

My home is Prague, Czech Republic.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

– I enjoy teaching at a Christian community.

What is your favorite thing about living in Prague or the Czech Republic?

– Night view from the Charles Bridge.

My home is Texas. I came with International Mission Board.

I studied Applied Mathematics at Texas A&M University. I taught secondary math, ranging for 6th to 12th grade for 6 years in Texas, then worked as a private math tutor for another 2 years before moving overseas.

I enjoy baking, playing sports, watching movies, outdoor activities (hiking, camping, etc), playing card games, and spending time with my family.

A little over 10 years ago, the Lord led us to serve overseas in Romania. After 8 years there, my husband’s role with our organization changed and that brought us to Prague. Our kids have enjoyed being students at CISP for the past 2 years, and now I’m excited to be teaching in a Christian environment with such a wonderful group of teachers that love the Lord!

My home is USA and Peru. I came with TeachBeyond.

I studied Secondary Education, Mathematics in the USA and this is my first teaching job.

I enjoy swing dance, board games, card games, any games, and puzzles.

I grew up going to a very similar school in Peru, so I wanted to teach students who are going through the same things I went through.