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Photography by Paul Metzgar
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AICA is blessed with a wonderful team of godly men and women dedicated to excellence in education. Teaching is their passion, and their love of learning is contagious.
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Stephen C. Bailey ~ Headmaster Stephen
Bailey received an Associate's Degree in Engineering at Wentworth
Institute of Technology (Boston) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts at
Southeastern Massachusetts University (Dartmouth, MA). He is
currently completing course work at Trinity Theological Seminary
(Newburgh, IN) in the Master's Degree Program for Biblical
Counseling and has completed course work with CCEF (Christian
Counseling and Educational Foundation) and NANC (National Assoc.of
Nouthetic Counselors). Formerly, he served for 15 years as elder and
bible teacher to the families of his congregation. More recently, Steve has completed a
Masters of Divinity at the Reformed Baptist Pastoral Training
Institute in Dartmouth, MA. He is entering his 12th year
as Headmaster at AICA.
Steve and his wife, Susan, are members of the First Reformed Baptist
Church in Hixville, MA. They have one daughter enrolled at AICA in
10th grade and are the parents of the first high school
graduate from AICA (Jared Bailey, class of '07).
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Mrs. Susan Bailey ~ Founder of AICA; Asst. to Headmaster
Susan's formal
education includes course work at the University of Vermont and the
University of Arizona, graduating with a BA from the University of
Rhode Island ('82). She served as AICA Board Chairman for the first
3 years of the school's history, enjoying responsibilities of
policy-making, hiring the school's first faculty, teacher training,
and publication for the AICA policy handbooks. Formerly, Susan
served for 17 years as ministry leader and bible teacher to the
women of her church. Present and past responsibilities at AICA have
included help-meet to husband Stephen (greatest joy!), admissions,
teaching, and board
member.
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Mrs. Cynthia Wilson ~ Kindergarten
Mrs. Wilson began teaching Kindergarten at AICA in 2000 and also serves as our Librarian. Before coming to AICA, Mrs. Wilson had 19 years of teaching experience in Kindergarten and 2nd grade. She worked in both public and Christian schools, as well as coordinating a YMCA Before & After School Kindergarten program. Mrs. Wilson has an AA in Early Childhood Education from Marjorie Webster Junior College in Washington, DC and a BA in Elementary Education from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, VA. She has taken additional courses at Boston University and Fisher College, as well as extension courses through different programs. Mrs. Wilson has attended the ACSI Annual Conference for 4 years and the ACCS Annual Conference for 2 years. She is the mother of two, the grandmother of five and recently celebrated her 37th wedding anniversary. She and her husband attend Barrington Baptist Church during the school year and Newton Junction Baptist Church in Newton, NH during the summers.
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Mrs. Judith Haynes ~ 1st Grade
Mrs. Haynes has been teaching 1st grade at
AICA since 2002. She has a BS in Elementary Education from Barrington
College with a Minor in Science. Her teaching experience includes teaching
at Hopetown Residential School in Carmel, NY, substitute teaching in Connecticut
and Rhode Island, teaching Kindergarten in Hawaii and teaching in a daycare.
She also devoted eight years to homeschooling her 4 children. She received
further training at the Annual ACCS
Conference in 2005. Mrs. Haynes attends Quidnessett Baptist Church in
North Kingstown.
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Mrs. Mary Jane Bressette ~ Grades 3 & 4
Mrs. Bressette began teaching
3rd grade at AICA in September 2001. The following year, she
began teaching our combined 3rd/4th grade classroom. Mrs.
Bressette taught 5th & 6th grades in the Attleboro, MA school
system for 20 years. She has an AA from Bristol Community
College, a BS from Rhode Island College, and a Masters in Education
from Lesley University in Boston. She has taken additional
Masters courses from University of Massachusetts Boston, Framingham
State College and Anna Maria College. She received two
Massachusetts State Dept. Awards in Environmental Science (1999, 2001)
and was nominated as Teacher of the Year in 2000. She has
also received training at the ACCS Annual Conference in 2004 &
2005. Mrs. Bressette and her husband, Don, worship at Faith
Alliance Church in Attleboro, MA.
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Miss Renee Olsen ~ Grades 5 & 6
Miss Olsen
began teaching at AICA in 2005. She has a BS in Elementary Education from Rhode Island
College. Miss Olsen has substituted in the public school system and has
extensive practicum experience working with students in various grade levels.
She currently teaches the 3 & 4 year old Sunday School Class at Living Hope
Christian Church in North Kingstown.
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Mrs. Terri Cicchelli ~ Physical Education (1-4)
Mrs. Cicchelli began teaching physical education at
AICA in 2006. She has a BSN from Bowling Green State University, and a MSN
from Boston College. She is also an AFAA Certified Personal Fitness
Trainer, and a Johnny G certified spinning instructor. She has 3 children
who attend AICA, and her family attends First Presbyterian Church in
Newport.
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Miss Andrea Murray ~ Literature & Logic
Miss Murray
joined the AICA staff in 2005. She has a BA in English from Providence College and a Certificate of
Completion from Fairwood Bible
Institute in Dublin, NH where she studied for three years. She has worked
extensively with the 7th through 12th graders in her church and has run a high
school s' retreat each summer for the past four years. She worships at Woodhaven Chapel in Scituate.
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Mr. Robert Perron ~ History, Government, Bible, Yearbook / Journalism
Mr. Perron joined the AICA faculty in the fall of 2006. He has taught
History and English in both public schools and private Christian
schools and has taught English at the university level in China. Mr.
Perron is a graduate of Barrington College and has done post graduate
work at Worcester State College. He and his family attend Lakeville
Christian Fellowship in Lakeville, MA. They also have a home business,
Homespun Multimedia Productions, recording and preserving family
histories, and other video, audio, and graphics services to businesses,
churches, and organizations. Mr. Perron has also released an evangelism
DVD, Damnation or Salvation? How to Escape an Eternity in Hell, under
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Mrs. Jennifer Ross ~ Math & Science (9-12)
Mrs. Jennifer Ross joined the
AICA faculty in 2007. Jennifer holds a B.S. in Biology from Hawaii Pacific
University and has taken additional courses and volunteered on a Save the
Bay Eelgrass Transportation Project. Jennifer teaches Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, Geometry, Algebra, and Health. She is currently attending Middletown Baptist Church in
Middletown, RI.
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Dr. Thomas Roche ~ Latin & Greek (5-12)
Dr. Roche is an
accomplished scholar with various degrees in his field of studies including
Greek, Latin and Library Science. He holds the following degrees: BA - Classics, magna cum laude; Williams College (1989). MA - Classics, Univ. of VT (1991). Thesis: "The Development of the Roman Navy." MLS--
Library Science, SUNY Buffalo (2001).PhD - Classics, SUNY Buffalo (2000). Dissertation: "The New Prophecy and the Spiritual Christian Sect:
Montanism as a Prototype of Christian Sectarianism". In addition, Dr. Roche has studied
Education at the College of Notre Dame of MD (1992) and German at the Univ. of
Regensburg (summer 1989). Dr. Roche is a member of the Lakeville Christian
Fellowship (www.lcfbaptist.org) of Lakeville, MA (London 1689
Confession).
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Mr. Shaun Scott ~ Basketball Coach
Mr. Scott has joined the AICA faculty in
2007 and has started AICA's first basketball team! Mr. Scott has a B.A. in
Economics from Hartwick College and operates Old Forge Financial Services in
North Kingstown. He attends Quidnessett Baptist Church in North Kingstown.
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