mollie Mitchell

Mollie Mitchell is delighted to be a part of The Ecclesial School community in a full-time capacity this year as a writing, grammar, and literature teacher in the logic school. Mollie holds a Bachelor of Science in English Education from Florida State University and has worked in Christian education for the past sixteen years. The majority of her experience has been as a middle school English language arts teacher, and Mollie is excited to return to her first love. She is passionate about nurturing in her students a love for discovering and communicating truth through the written word. Mollie was first introduced to classical education during her own journey as a homeschooled and Christian school student. She had the particular blessing of being raised by parents who explored the different education options available in Central Florida and prayed over the best fit for each of their five children each school year. As Mollie not only experienced a variety of education models but began discussing them with her parents, she developed an early interest in education and inculcated the principle that every child is an individual uniquely made in God’s image.

In addition to teaching in Central Florida Christian schools, Mollie has spent time working with education programs in Malawi, East Africa. She had the privilege of living in Malawi for two years while serving as a high school English teacher and education consultant for a Christian organization that serves vulnerable children and communities. Later, the organization asked Mollie to join their staff as the Malawi Education Specialist. During this time, she partnered with Malawian teachers and education leadership staff to achieve the organization’s international goals in their Malawian schools (preschool through high school) as well as their programs for university students and young entrepreneurs. Mollie continues to be passionate about advocating for Malawian teachers who are seeking to provide their students with an excellent Christian education, and her own approach to teaching and learning has been shaped by the way Malawian culture and people have expanded her understanding of the body of Christ.

Mollie attends Summit Church in Orlando and loves serving as an elementary small group leader on Sunday mornings. It is a special joy to see some of the kindergarteners and first graders that she leads on Sundays greet her during the week at The Ecclesial School. In the past, Mollie worked as a children’s ministry coordinator for Summit’s elementary and evening services programs. She is blessed to live near most of her immediate family here in Central Florida. All of the Mitchells love spending time together, whether in Central Florida or in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.