About Mr. Smith

 Mr. Smith Picture

 Faith Christian Academy

 5th Grade Math, Science, and Language Arts

 6th Grade Language Arts 

SCHOOL PHONE: 462-0266

About The Teacher

My name is Mark Smith. I reside, and grew up, in Saugerties, New 
York. I have been married for 19 years and have two children, ages 14 
and 16. I come from a family of teachers—my father taught the same subject 
at the same school for 40 years before he retired. 

I graduated from Trinity International University with a BA in 
Elementary Education in 1991. After that, I taught Grade 4 in a public 
school for a period, then taught in a school for special needs children. 
Fifteen years ago, my wife, son, and I returned to New York. For the past 
twelve years, I have been teaching here at Faith Christian Academy. I 
currently teach Grade 5 language arts, math, and science. I also teach Grade 6 
language arts. 

I recently completed graduate school and have my master's degree in 
teaching reading. I am permanently certified by New York State and am 
working to extend my certification to include a specialization in Reading.

I thank Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, for the opportunity to work with 
many wonderful Christian teachers and students. I also appreciate the 
freedom to discuss the Lord while teaching as He is the reason behind all 
that is.