About Simply Providence

About Simply Providence, school for students with special needs in Rock Hill, SC.

Associated with the accredited Providence Classical School of Rock Hill

Providence Classical School offers a program for students with special needs entitled Simply Providence.

Mission statement for Simply Providence School for special need students in Rock Hill, SC. — Our Mission

To love, educate and empower students with intellectual and developmental special needs to live flourishing lives in the peace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Enveloped in a nurturing culture, your child will be taught by trained professionals and educated through a proven curriculum, as we cultivate students’ hearts, minds and souls in pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty for the glory of God.

The vision statement for Simply Providence School for special needs students in Rock Hill, SC. — Our vision

When providing a classical Christian education to students with special needs, Simply Providence will teach the Christian faith, strengthen families, and serve as a model for other schools.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ will be taught alongside classical Christian instruction and shared through parents, faculty, staff, and students of Providence Classical School and Simply Providence to unite and care for the members of the body of Christ, as instructed in 1 Corinthians 12:12-25.

1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-25

“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.”

Kind Words…

“For years we have been searching for an academic curriculum and school setting that would best fit [his] needs and learning style. I can confidently say that the school setting at Simply Providence and the [Simply Classical] curriculum is the best fit for him. He has found a passion for mathematics that no one knew he had.

He is learning to tell time, read full sentences, spell, count money, write grammatically correct sentences, sign his name, and so much more. These are things that as his BCBA, I knew he was capable of learning, but honestly had no idea how to teach him, that is until he started at Simply Providence.”

— Erica Knapp, MS in ABA Carolina Therapeutics BCBA

“Simply Providence is a Christ centered collaboration of teachers, therapists and volunteers working to provide encouragement and co-regulation for successful learning. It has been an honor & privilege to be a part of this beautiful education God has brought together! These educators are skilled, creative & shine the love of Christ everyday!”

— ANGELA PRICE, COTA/L CONNECTED KIDZ

meet our Simply providENce faculty

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Kathy Eiff

Director of Simply Providence

Kathy is Director of Simply Providence. She has a B.A. in Intercultural Communication and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of New Mexico.

She joins the team with seven years of experience as a high school Spanish teacher, twelve years as a small business owner and two years of experience homeschooling her daughter using the Simply Classical curriculum. Her daughter, Mandy Chloe is a Simply Providence student.

By the grace of God, Kathy has been married to her husband Brandon (Athletic Director of PCS) for 18 years. They have been blessed with three children.

Danielle Thompson

Principal of Simply Providence

Lead Teacher

Danielle is the Principal and Lead Teacher at Simply Providence. She has an Associate of Arts degree from Columbia Basin College in Washington state. She joins the team with eleven years of experience as a homeschooling mom of eight. Prior to joining the Simply Providence faculty, Danielle was the Director and Lead Teacher of the RISE program of LIFE homeschool co-op, where she taught students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her daughter, Hanna, is a Simply Providence student.

Danielle and her husband of 23 years, Jason, have been blessed with a full quiver with eight beautiful children.

Kayla Madden

Lead Teacher

Kayla is a Lead Teacher at Simply Providence. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Kayla has seven years of teaching experience in both private and public schools. She taught for five years with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and two years with Global Education Ministries in Mexico.

Kayla and her husband have been married for two years and are blessed with one son.

JETT BUSKIRK

Lead Teacher

Jett is a Lead Teacher at Simply Providence. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from High Point University and a Master’s degree in Teaching from Winthrop University.

Jett joins the team with ten years of teaching experience in public schools, five years teaching homeschool art classes, and over twenty years teaching fitness classes. Jett’s passion for the past eleven years has been working with and teaching students with special needs at Joni & Friends Summer Family Retreats in NC.

Jett and her husband have been married for 23 years and have one son.

Dayna Johnston