Teachers and School Faculty – Canterbury Christian School

Meet Our Canterbury Leadership & Teachers

At Canterbury School, each grade is led by a dedicated classroom teacher who serves as the primary instructor and mentor for that year. Because we believe education is formative—not fragmented—students benefit from consistent leadership, daily accountability, and a stable classroom culture.

The Rev. Fr. Steve Macias

Headmaster, Latin Teacher,
& Campus Chaplain

The Most Rev. Dr. Ray R. Sutton

Ph. D. Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University,
Bishop of the Diocese

Mr. Michael Milbank

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Kindergarten Program (K-4 & K-5)

In Kindergarten, students begin their formal journey in classical Christian education. Through daily structure, phonics mastery, early arithmetic, Scripture, music, and joyful participation in classroom life, children cultivate the habits of attention, reverence, and self-control that prepare them for the academic rigor of the grammar school.

Headmaster Rev. Steve Macias Canterbury School

Mrs. Sarah Macias

Kindergarten Teacher (K-5)

Mrs. Cathy Hsia

Kindergarten Teacher (K-4)

Mrs. Sandy Geng

Kindergarten Teaching Aide

Lower School (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade)

The Lower School years focus on mastery of the tools of learning—reading, writing, grammar, and arithmetic—within an ordered and reverent classroom culture. Students strengthen habits of attention and memory while growing in confidence and responsibility.

Miss Amy Lien

1st Grade

Mrs. Florence Martinez

2nd Grade

Miss Merri Patapoff

3rd Grade

Upper School (4th, 5th, & 6th Grade)

Upper School students refine their academic discipline through formal grammar study, Latin, written composition, mathematics, and historical understanding. These years cultivate intellectual maturity and prepare students for the logic stage of classical education.