Administration
Mrs. Andrews joined the MCS administrative staff as Preschool Director in June 2009. She earned her B.S. in Finance from San Diego State University. Mrs. Andrews was a Branch Manager in the financial services industry before being led by the Lord to serve in Christian education. She returned to college to complete her certification for Early Education Program Director with the State of California and has spent over 20 years serving young children and families. Mrs. Andrews enjoys spending time with her husband, their three children, and grandchildren. She loves gardening, reading, and needlework.
Mrs. Andrews, aka Mrs. A., joined the Maranatha Christian Preschool team in 2012; but has been in the preschool field since college. She received her degree from Sonoma State University in Northern California, where she also met her husband, Geoff. They have 2 children at MCS. Mrs. A. was born and raised in the Ocean Beach/Point Loma area where she developed a strong love for the beach and being outside, which she loves to do with her family. She is so blessed to have found MCPS to work, and absolutely loves the preschool environment. It has been such a joy to have the opportunity to teach and guide children to the Lord. She could not imagine doing anything else.
Ms. Pederson joined the Maranatha Early Education administrative staff in the summer of 2023. She is blessed to be a part of the Maranatha team! She began serving families and children in early childhood education in 2018, during which she began to be burdened by the behavioral, emotional, and spiritual challenges children face. Seeing that children learn best when the school and home are united in their focus and approach, Ms. Pederson received a certificate from the National Center for Biblical Parenting to be a parent coach in 2021. With her training, she worked with her hometown preschool families and staff to incorporate a heart-based approach to classroom management and instruction. She continues to work with families, believing her call to education is a call both to truth and the building up of God’s design for the family. She is currently working towards her Bachelor's in Christian Education through Calvary Chapel University. Ms. Pederson is also a piano teacher and uses her time with music students as a mission to share the Gospel and Biblical truths with children and families.
Teachers
Mrs. Bravo is a California native, born in San Francisco and raised in Marin County. She received her B.A. in International Business and minor in Anthropology from Vanguard University in 2008 and a certificate in Marketing Research from the University of Georgia in 2012. She worked for Yum Brands, Inc. for six years, living between N. America, Europe, and Asia. After she became a parent, she decided to relinquish her role as Yum’s Social Community Manager to care for her children at home, full-time, which she says was the most wonderful adventure of all. She has a passion to connect people to people and people to God's truth about who they are - loved, belonged, empowered. She was thrilled to be able to join MCS in the fall of 2021 and looks forward to the joy and adventure that comes with serving in a school community. Britt and her husband, Rick, have been married for fourteen years and have two children.
Mrs. Carver joined Maranatha Preschool in 2022. She has been blessed to serve the Lord nationally and internationally in Spanish-speaking countries, ministering to children, students, women, and families in the local church and para-church organizations. Teaching children is a passion she discovered while being a home educator for six years. In 2006, she received her Associate's Degree in Theology. Mrs. Carver has since furthered her education in the field of Child Development. She has three sons of her own, all attending Maranatha Christian School. She enjoys spending her free time with her family, being physically active, reading, and playing games.”
Mrs. Groff is excited to be joining the MCS team for the 2021 - 2022 school year! She has her Bachelors in Psychology with an emphasis in Child Development from St. Mary's College and also has her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from National University in San Diego.
She was a preschool teacher at St. Bartholomew's Preschool and also for PUSD at Rolling Hills Elementary, and has 9 years of experience working with 3 & 4 year olds. She also worked with the school counselor, teaching K-3rd graders at Painted Rock Elementary school, the social and emotional skills necessary to be successful in school. After teaching older children in the public school system, she realized that her passion is in teaching preschool-aged children in a setting where she can incorporate the word of God in her lessons. She believes that it is extremely important for children to learn the foundations of how to be successful academically and socially by exploring their environment with hands-on activities, and also in learning how to engage in social situations of all kinds.
She grew up in the Rancho Bernardo/Poway area and loves San Diego. She is happily married and has a son that will be starting middle school at Maranatha in the Fall. She enjoys hanging out with family and friends, spending time hiking, cooking, singing and doing all things baseball.
Mrs. Song joined Maranatha Christian Schools in August, 2023. Her journey in life was a happy adventure with God. She was born and raised in South Korea, then lived in Germany and the United States. While she lived in Germany, she traveled to many countries in Europe and had great friendships with friends from many different countries. Mrs.Song worked as a voice actress and radio reporter for broadcasting stations such as KBS, CBS, and TBS in South Korea. When she lived in Boston in 2019, God led her to become a preschool teacher. She majored in Early Childhood Education at Gachon University in South Korea. In addition, she received her B.A. in Early Childhood Education Leadership from Rasmussen University in the United States. She is a bilingual educator who can speak Korean and English, and has a talent for storytelling and puppetry. She lives in Del Sur with her husband and two children. When she has free time, she enjoys watching movies in theaters, taking a walk on a beach, or listening to classical music and CCM. She is really excited about her new journey at Maranatha Christian School because she believes that her love for little children is from God.
Mrs. Wiley joined Maranatha Christian Schools in the Fall of 2015 and joined the Preschool Campus in 2016. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development from California State University, Stanislaus, and her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from National University. She has two children that also attend MCS. When not teaching Mrs. Wiley enjoys camping with her family, reading and crafting.
