Amy Zwiep
School Director
Ten years ago, God placed a call on Amy’s life to start a school. She did not know where, how, when. What she did know was it would look different from a traditional school, yet most importantly, it would be rooted in Christ!
Amy experienced the power of Christian education for the first time as a student teacher at Dutton Christian School (DCS) in the Kindergarten program. Her first job in Christian education immediately followed in 2006 as a first grade teacher at DCS. In 2007, she worked part-time in the Support Services Program at Rockford Christian School (RCS) serving students ranging from Kindergarten through eighth grade after having her first child. At RCS, Amy went back to school to earn her Masters in Educational Leadership at Calvin College in 2013.
In 2009, Amy returned to DCS to create the Early 5’s program while pregnant with her twin daughters. Later, Amy served as Assistant Principal at DCS.
On May 27, 2016, God stopped her in her tracks when she experienced a spontaneous carotid artery dissection on her left side. She and her husband discovered the importance of first finding rest in God and being still in his presence. God taught them to trust him day to day and yes, often times, moment by moment. Rather than them trying to do good things for God, he taught them to follow his will in bold faith and obedience for his glory.
In June 2017, while still healing, Amy served as a Development Director at Volunteers In Service. After going off of medical disability, she moved back into a school serving as a guide in an innovative, learner-driven environment.
