Our Staff
Kindergarten - 1st Grade Teacher
Carol Schurter and her husband are raising four children, ages 13 -19. After years of being a stay at home mom, Carol began working as a substitute for Silverfalls School District. Throughout her years of substituting, she was able to grow as an educator but was left feeling that her impact was lacking in one very crucial way. As a Christian, she recognized that children need to have the teachings of Christ intertwined in all aspects of their education.
She has been the K/1 teacher at Coram Deo Academy since 2022. She has been blessed with the opportunity to watch our CDA community grow from a tiny class of seven kindergarten/1st graders to a full school of K-6th graders.
This past year, her two youngest children have joined our community as LOGOS students. Next year, she looks forward to her youngest son joining CDA, as it expands to 8th grade.
She is so excited to teach students’ hearts and minds, with the goal of equipping them with the foundations that will prepare them to confidently navigate this ever-changing world by grounding them with the enduring Word of God.
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” (Isaiah 40:8)
2nd - 3rd Grade Teacher
Karen Sinn graduated from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN with a degree in elementary education. After teaching in Michigan for two years she moved to Salem to teach. Here she met her husband, Scott. After a few more years teaching, Karen became a stay-at-home mom to her four children. Now that her children are all in school (ages 5-10), she is excited to join the CDA staff. Karen has a passion for Christian education and all of her experience has been in Christian schools. After discovering classical education through CDA, she realized that this is the best way to teach children. She is looking forward to getting back into the classroom to put this model into practice and help her students discover God's truth, goodness, and beauty in the world around them.
"The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold.” (Psalm 19:7a, 8a, 10a)
4th-5th Grade Teacher
Shelley Myers is our 4th-5th grade teacher.
Courtney Thompson is our 6th grade Literature, Composition, History, Science and Bible teacher. She has been teaching for nearly 20 years and has found her greatest joy in Christian classical education. She is married and the grateful mother of three children, all of whom are part of the Coram Deo Academy community, with their youngest joining the rest of them next year. Teaching in a Christ-centered environment is a true calling for her, and she is passionate about guiding students to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty while growing in wisdom and faith. It is her privilege to partner with families in educating hearts and minds for the glory of God.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” (Colossians 3:23)
6th Grade Teacher
6th Grade Math Teacher
Kelsey Walder is our 6th grade math teacher.
