Mrs. Dixon was born and raised in Florida. She lived in Georgia for about 10 years with Dale, her husband of 31 years. Her 3 adult children, Nichole, Cameron, and Connor, were all born in Georgia and homeschooled through 12th grade. The family moved back to Florida in 2004, just a few short weeks before Hurricane Charley!

Mrs. Dixon and her family volunteered at the Creation Adventures Museum in Arcadia, Florida for over 6 years where her passion and love for science grew. At the museum, they led fossil digs and canoe trips down the Peace River hunting for fossils.

She was a dental hygienist for 20 years! Her favorite food is spaghetti and she loves the colors yellow and green.

She and her family have been attending Grace Bible Church Naples since 2017 and consider it an absolute joy to sit under God’s Word!

Kim's birthday is April 30th.

Katie Connell has been married to her husband, Glenn, for nine years. They got married on the island of Jamestown in Virginia. They have a Belgium Tarvernon named Ayremis, who is six years old!

Mrs. Connell spent most of her life on St. Johns Island in the Caribbean, where she had a destination wedding planning and catering business for 25 years. Her favorite thing about living in the Caribbean was the warm weather!

She went to pastry school at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She enjoyed living in New York because she loved the adventure. Her favorite snack is raspberries and her favorite drink is water.

Mrs. Connell's favorite part about GHC is the opportunity to get to know parents and fellow Christians through the students and enjoys teaching them about food science!

Her birthday is December 26th.

Sarah Splain is a homeschooling mom of 3 daughters with over 15 years of homeschooling experience under her belt. 

For the past 4 semesters, Sarah has led the Challenge studyhall at GHC where she provides 30 minutes of 1:1 tutoring  for each student in whatever subject they need help with, provides group Latin practice and drilling, and is available to answer questions and help keep students on task with their studies.  She has also taught spring Latin intensive at GHC.

Sarah and her husband Don have been married for 25 years.Together, they run Chef Don's Catering, are very involved in farm to plate cuisine, permaculture, gardening and foraging.

They have graduated 2 of their daughters from the Classical Conversations program where both Don and Sarah are Challenge directors, and their youngest will graduate in a couple more years. They lead a home church called Table of Grace. 

In her free time, Sarah enjoys gardening, painting and reading and teaches gardening and cooking classes privately.

Sarah's birthday is December 22nd.

Dave worked in the Collier County Police Department fromDave worked in the Collier County Police Department from 1987-2017. He was a detective, detective sergeant, community police, and road patrol.

He also worked with the current chief of police! His favorite part about being with the police department was meeting new people. He and Mr. Jim started within a few months of each other and retired on the same day.

Mr. Dave has been married for 37 years. Together, they have three adult children and four grandchildren.

He enjoys golfing and going to the gym. His favorite snack is fruit salad and his favorite drink is decaf Crystal Lite tea.

Although he's Irish, Mr. Dave's favorite food is the Italian sauce his Italian college roommate taught him to make. He makes five gallons of the sauce at a time (as well as homemade meatballs) and freezes it!

His birthday is November 23rd.

Vanessa is the second oldest of three siblings. She enjoys making all kinds of things, particularly art and crochet! Her favorite is watercolor, but has just started experimenting with acrylic. She also enjoys horseback riding.

Her family has lived in Florida for four generations. Her great-grandparents moved her from Ireland during the potato famine.

Her favorite food is tacos...but not just any tacos! She specifically likes the ones from Seven-Mart. Her favorite snack is any type of chips and her favorite drink is root beer.

In the future, Vanessa hopes to be a mom! She's interested in owning a business because the setup intrigues her and everything that goes into it.

Her birthday is January 2nd.

Mrs.  Black graduated from University of Houston with a degree in English education. She also has a Master’s Degree in Reading from Rowan College of New Jersey. She is a retired public-school teacher.

She has been married to Fred Black for 49 years and has two daughters and four grandchildren. She is blessed that they all live in Florida. For six years she and her husband were sunbirds, living in Naples during the summer and spending the winters in Texas. In 2018, they made Naples their permanent home. Soon after that, they joined Grace Bible Church where they help with the Children’s Ministry and Adventure Club programs.

Teaching has always been a passion of hers. She loves helping students in the learning process and watching them grow both academically and spiritually.

Kathy's birthday is November 4th.

Kessa is 16 years old and she has been part of GHC since Winter 2023. Some of her hobbies include cooking and art. She's been doing ballet for nine years!

Kessa attends Classical Conversations and a few of her favorite subjects are biology, literature, and art. A fun fact about Kessa is that she loves snakes and spiders.

Kessa's birthday is on October 29th.

Caroline was born in Jupiter, FL, and has been attending Grace Bible Church Naples with her family since 2018. Her favorite subject in school is speech and debate and it is her life's goal to go to France someday! Fun facts about Caroline are she loves the beach and has been a classically-trained ballerina since she was four years old. She has a pet axolotl named Thingol! Her favorite snack is salted pistachios and her favorite drink is Thai boba tea. She also enjoys sketching European buildings. Caroline loves helping students at GHC with their art!