MLCS UNIQUE PROGRAMS
MLCS UNIQUE PROGRAMS
BAND
Rachel Allison: Beginning Band
Laura Brinegar: Advanced Band
We are privileged to have many musicians in our community come in to offer their expertise to
our young musicians as they develop their skills.
BAND
Rachel Allison: Beginning Band
Laura Brinegar: Advanced Band
We are privileged to have many musicians in our community come in to offer their expertise to
our young musicians as they develop their skills.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
The Internet has revolutionized world communications and we feel it is our responsibility to present this broadcasting system to our students in a Godly manner. It is essential that our students are aware of its potential and Biblical principles that pertain to its use. It is a tool which will allow our students access to , under the direction of and in the presence of a MLCS teacher, thousands of libraries, databases, museums, colleges, and universities, news, NASA, research institutions and other repositories of information. Research is a very important tool at MLCS and we encourage each student to obtain information from the library, encyclopedias, textbooks and the internet. It is our goal in providing this service to promote educational excellence by facilitating resources sharing, innovation and communication.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
The Internet has revolutionized world communications and we feel it is our responsibility to present this broadcasting system to our students in a Godly manner. It is essential that our students are aware of its potential and Biblical principles that pertain to its use. It is a tool which will allow our students access to , under the direction of and in the presence of a MLCS teacher, thousands of libraries, databases, museums, colleges, and universities, news, NASA, research institutions and other repositories of information. Research is a very important tool at MLCS and we encourage each student to obtain information from the library, encyclopedias, textbooks and the internet. It is our goal in providing this service to promote educational excellence by facilitating resources sharing, innovation and communication.
PERFORMING ARTS
Natalie Gray
I am beyond excited to be a member of the teaching staff at MLCS this year! I have been an educator for 14 years and loved every minute of working with students to foster a love of learning and a heart for the Lord. Even though I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a teacher, the theater has always been like a second home. Throughout my childhood, there wasn’t a stage I was afraid of and as I grew up, I used the gifts God gave me to help students fall in love with the arts.
I lived in Sonora during my preschool and kindergarten years and attended MLCS. My family moved back to the Bay Area and after high school, I graduated from California State University East Bay with my Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Then in 2010, I married my amazing husband, Mike and we had our beautiful daughter, Lyla, in 2011.
After earning my teaching credential, I taught at various private and public schools in the Bay Area and then had the opportunity to become a Performing Arts Director at a christian school and combined my love for the arts and education. After having my second child, Jameson, God was calling me back to the classroom to spend more time with my husband and my growing family. I taught middle school English and fell in love with teaching writing and working with middle school students.
I loved teaching middle school, but God was calling our family to move out of the Bay Area, so he placed a very familiar location on my heart, Sonora. We have lived here for about five years and have been so blessed by the Lord to live in such a beautiful place. I taught in a public school, teaching middle school English Language Arts, and graduated with my Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis on Educational Technology from Concordia University. Again, the Lord placed another big change on my heart; to teach at my Kindergarten alma mater, Motherlode Christian School.
I’m thankful to the Lord for opening the door to work at this incredible school. With over a decade of teaching experience and a heart for the performing arts, I am excited to bring my passions together to create the greatest experience for our students. Psalm 30:11
PERFORMING ARTS
Natalie Gray
I am beyond excited to be a member of the teaching staff at MLCS this year! I have been an educator for 14 years and loved every minute of working with students to foster a love of learning and a heart for the Lord. Even though I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a teacher, the theater has always been like a second home. Throughout my childhood, there wasn’t a stage I was afraid of and as I grew up, I used the gifts God gave me to help students fall in love with the arts.
I lived in Sonora during my preschool and kindergarten years and attended MLCS. My family moved back to the Bay Area and after high school, I graduated from California State University East Bay with my Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Then in 2010, I married my amazing husband, Mike and we had our beautiful daughter, Lyla, in 2011.
After earning my teaching credential, I taught at various private and public schools in the Bay Area and then had the opportunity to become a Performing Arts Director at a christian school and combined my love for the arts and education. After having my second child, Jameson, God was calling me back to the classroom to spend more time with my husband and my growing family. I taught middle school English and fell in love with teaching writing and working with middle school students.
I loved teaching middle school, but God was calling our family to move out of the Bay Area, so he placed a very familiar location on my heart, Sonora. We have lived here for about five years and have been so blessed by the Lord to live in such a beautiful place. I taught in a public school, teaching middle school English Language Arts, and graduated with my Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis on Educational Technology from Concordia University. Again, the Lord placed another big change on my heart; to teach at my Kindergarten alma mater, Motherlode Christian School.
I’m thankful to the Lord for opening the door to work at this incredible school. With over a decade of teaching experience and a heart for the performing arts, I am excited to bring my passions together to create the greatest experience for our students. Psalm 30:11
Our program at MLCS has an emphasis on performance based education. I believe music is meant to be performed and enjoyed and children learn best when working together to perfect an artistic program to be shared. Our school presents two musicals during the school year which are student driven. From acting, choreography, singing, lighting, sound, and sets our students are trained to be active participants in each production.
