Non-discrimination Policy: Maple Grove Mennonite Academy will enroll students from all families regardless of race, color, or national origin who accept the standards stated in our handbook. The parent will need to be in full agreement with the purpose of Maple Grove Mennonite Academy.
The school is in its fourth year of operation and meets in the fellowship hall of Trinity Church on Main Street in Terre Hill. We currently offer kindergarten (January to May, two days a week) and grades first through tenth, with plans to add grades eleven and twelve next year. We currently have twenty-seven students and four teachers.
Our vision is to provide an environment where students thrive academically, spiritually, socially, and artistically.
Students receive daily instruction in all the basic subjects. Small classes mean that students get lots of individual attention. We use a wide variety of curriculum consisting of Rod and Staff, Eastern Mennonite Publications, Christian Light, Saxon, Abeka, Sonlight, and Rosetta Stone.
We also spend time outside each day, playing various games, taking nature hikes, picking up science specimens, and appreciating God's beautiful creation.
We also have classes in Spanish, music, and art every day. Our music classes include choir, band, and a marimba ensemble.
Four field trips a year is our goal.
In addition, we volunteer our time to help others. We do at least two service projects a year and also raise money for missions projects.
To learn more about Maple Grove Mennonite Academy, please use the contact form to the right.
Lead teacher Deana Swanson holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communication from the University of Texas at Arlington and completed courses for certification in Secondary English Education from Valdosta State University. She has taught in the classroom for sixteen years, homeschooled her own children for thirteen years, and has taught music for twenty-five years. Deana also teaches at the Shenandoah Christian Music Camp, Faith Builders Teachers Week, and is on the planning committees of the Anabaptist Orchestra, the Lancaster Meistersingers, and the Lancaster Academy of Music and Art. She is a member at Calvary Mennonite Fellowship in East Earl, Pennsylvania.
Elementary teacher Raina Shirk is a graduate of Lebanon Valley Mennonite School and is in her third year of teaching the lower elementary grades. She has also attended Maranatha Bible School and is a member at Calvary Mennonite Fellowship in East Earl, Pennsylvania.
Elementary teacher Heidi Stoltzfus is currently in her fifth year working in the field of education. She joined the staff in 2023 after she returned from Dunmore East, Ireland, where she served as a missionary for three years. Heidi is a member of Calvary Mennonite Fellowship in East Earl, Pennsylvania.