Our Place ~ Our People

OUR PLACE ~ When we began this journey we needed a place.  We looked and searched and found one that would work well. But after a time we were certain we didn't want to live out of a suitecase and that we needed our a space to call our own.  So the search began again.... and it is with great joy that we introduce to you the location of Kimber Academy - Heber Valley!!

1375 S. Daniels Road  Suite #1

It was by the sheer grace of God (and a few funny stories) that we found this place and it is perfect!  We have ample parking, a great landlord, a fantastic facility, and best of all...room to grow!

OUR PEOPLE ~ Without further ado we give you the Staff of Kimber Academy - Heber Valley

• Administrator/Dean/Owner ~Natalie Clyde

Natalie is moving back to the Heber Valley after her family lived there 13 years previously.  Feeling the pull from her roots has prompted her to build the Kimber Academy for Heber Valley.  

She and her husband have 4 children, Lydia 14, Hannah 12, Shaylee 9, and Wyatt 2.  Natalie enrolled her children in Kimber Academy Lehi 5 years ago.  There she was hired as the Junior B teacher.  Those years at Kimber Academy has fostered a love of educating children with the Spirit of God in her.  Believing that others may have the same desire, Natalie became Kimber Acadmey's Wyoming/Colorado Regional Coordinator.  This position consists of helping, supporting and consulting with people in the region to start their own academies.  

Throughout her whole life, Natalie has had a deep love of America.  She is an avid reader of W. Cleon Skousen and Ezra Taft Benson's works on freedom, the founding fathers, and the Constitution.  She loves teaching the principles of freedom and how it relates to God's plans to her children. 

• Senior teacher/Assistant Administrator/Owner ~ Kyndra Sweat

Kyndra has lived in the Heber valley for almost 20 years. She grew up in Wallsburg and moved to Heber after marrying her husband, Trevor. They have 5 children, Shelby 20, Cole 16, MaKynsie 11, Walker 8, and Karlee 6. Kyndra has a passion for learning and has been homeschooling her 3 youngest for the past two years. She believes that the family is so important and loves that her children are best friends because of the time they are allowed to spend together.  

Kyndra taught preschool off and on for over 7 years and is currently working on her bachelors degree.  

When she came across a Kimber Academy post last year she knew she had to be involved with this incredible school and the foundations it teaches.  She has seen the hard work and divine intervention that has taken place in establishing the school in Heber Valley. She loves to farm, fish, hunt, bake and read. Her favorite color is purple and she is a huge fan of chocolate! She is excited to be apart of the Kimber Academy - Heber Valley family and can't wait to teach the youth!!

• Junior Teacher ~Rachel Turnbow

Rachel Turnbow has always had a love of learning and education. After graduating from Wasatch High School she attended BYU where she graduated with a B.S. in Family Life Science - Human Development which has given her a greater love and understanding of children as well as the need for children to learn to love learning. 

Rachel also has a deep love and appreciation for the arts. She grew up singing and performing in numerous choirs and plays. While in high school she got involved in the local arts community where she continues to volunteer her time helping to direct children's theater programs.

During her time at BYU, Rachel met Stephen on a "sort-of blind date group activity" where they immediately hit it off. A short while later, they were married and now have a rambunctious 16 month old named Jackson. Besides singing and performing, Rachel and Stephen love to go camping and be outdoors, they love to try new crafts and projects, and they love spending time together as a family.

Kimber Academy - Heber Valley's Elective Program is EXQUISITE!!!  

We are ecstatic to announce our elective program for the upcoming school year.  This will be open to any and all who want to take these electives (not just Kimber families).  The cost will be $5 per week/per elective.  If you want to take one, three, five or ALL of them, the choice is yours.  Some incredible talents and phenomenal women have joined our elective program and we are elated with the quality education and the skills these courses will teach.  The electives will be after school and we will solidify the specific times and dates as we creep closer to our start date.  We are still looking for other electives to be taught so please feel free to contact us about teaching an elective.

• Our elective teachers:

Christel Swasey

"The Writing Club" class will be led by Christel Swasey, a lifelong teacher and writer.  The class will be one hour long, twice a week and is open to anyone willing to work at writing and to share his/her writing with others.

The goals of the writing club will be:

1.  To honor God, family, and country

2.  To increase the love of writing

3.  To stimulate creativity and skills through challenging opportunities

4.  To refine and expand our craft by practicing poetry, prose,journalism, plays, personal essays and other types of writing

5.  To produce a high volume of writing

6.  To learn from other writers, including giving and receiving positive feedback by sharing writing aloud

7.  To use the gift of written expression to serve other people

8.  To publish student work.

  

The structure of the sessions will be:

1.  Warm up: speed-writing exercise (5 min.)

2.  Short presentation about a writing  topic or a writer (10 min.)

3.  Reading several typed student projects aloud (with authors' names

  removed) and giving positive feedback (30 min.)

4.  Writing project.  (15 min. - Start in class; finish at home)

Lisa Willey ( picture pending...)

ART-

We learn in the book of Genesis that all things were created spiritually before they were created

physically. God is the master designer and creator of all things. In this class we will explore the 7

Elements of art: Line, Shape, Space, Color, Form, Value,and Texture through applying techniques we

learn from master artists to textiles, clay, photography and a variety of other medium. We will also have

the opportunity to create our own techniques and enhance our new skills. Through exploring our own

creative abilities, we will gain a deeper gratitude awareness for the beauty around us.

This is not a craft class. This is an experience in investigating and understanding the talents we have been blessed

with.

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING-

In this class we will study why God created the world and all that is in it including animals, plants, our bodies, 

weather cycles and other patterns we find in nature. We will

discover that there is order in all things and that by understanding this order and applying eternal

principles, we can be good stewards as we utilize the resources we have been blessed with. We will also

discover how we can learn from patterns in life and nature that God has given us to create structures

that enhance life and enable mankind to serve and assist one another as we fulfill our purpose on this

earth.

LEADERSHIP-

As Christians, we have been blessed with great knowledge and understanding of who we

are and where we are going. Because of this knowledge, we have a great responsibility in leading others

to the truth and perspective that we enjoy. There are principles and skills that all leaders have in

common. These are eternal principles and skills that were first

emulated by Our Savior when he was on the earth. We will study these principles as we

learn about great leaders in History and more about how the Savior walked and taught when he was on this earth. 

We will learn to apply these principles in our own lives so that we can go out and serve and lead

others to the Light of Christ.

Natalie Clyde (Pictured above)

The Founding Father's 28 Principles of Freedom (for ages 12-99)

Have you ever read a book which literally changed the course of your thinking and your life? That is the nature of this course which uses  The 5000 Year Leap as the text.  It is a study of the United States Constitution from a principle based approach.  You will learn where the founding Fathers got their ideas for sound government and how a return to these ideas can solve our nations problems today.  This course contains: a text book (The 5000 Year Leap) reading assignments quizzes current event discussions ideas on how WE can restore these principles There you have it!  Our Place and Our People...LIFE IS GOOD!