Gryffin
Learning
Center

Meet our Teachers!

Jody Hanson is our history and American government teacher. She is passionate about helping students understand history because it is an opportunity to see how we connect with people throughout time. One of her favorite ways to teach is using food and cultural activities. She loves seeing - and helping students see - the hand of God throughout history. Jody is one of the founders of Gryffin Learning Center. She is a mother of seven and has 17 years of homeschool & microschool teaching experience. 

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Sidney Armstrong oversees student testing and personalized learning plans. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelors in Elementary Education. She later received a Masters in Special Education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Her education also includes advanced certificates in curriculum creation and administration for special education.  Sidney has been instructing and directing institutions of special education for over 30 years. Her vast experience and personal passion for special education has helped thousands of special education students learn and grow.

Sarah Church is our preschool teacher. She is the youngest of 6 kids and has watched her young nieces and nephews grow up over the years. She earned her Bachelors degree in Child Development from Brigham Young University-Idaho. When she's not teaching at school, she spends time with her husband, two children, and their dog.

"Teaching and spending time with young children has been fascinating to me as I’ve observed their language skills and their behavioral skills evolve and shape their personality."