Ever since a young age, I have found great joy in expressing myself through and sharing music with others. I believe in music as a spiritual gift and a powerful tool in helping people. I have performed with various orchestras and ensembles as well as a solo artist around the North Alabama area since 2007. I graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance and then went on to The University of Alabama to pursue a degree in Music Therapy. After becoming a Board Certified Music Therapist in 2019, I have had the privilege of working with multiple facilities and clients across central Alabama. Along with being a Music Therapist, I am passionate about teaching music to others! Hoover Christian School has allowed me to help the students develop musical skills as well as help increase their relationship with God through music. I am passionate about Adventist education and am so blessed to be able to teach in a place that strives to incorporate Jesus into every aspect of life. My goal is to encourage my students to learn musical concepts, work as a team, and find joy in performing Christ-centered arrangements.

Visit Teacher's Site My name is Beverly Trent, and I have been teaching at Hoover Christian School since 2007. I attended Hoover Christian School as a child, and have experienced firsthand the impact a Christian education can have on a child’s life. I graduated summa cum laude from Southern Adventist University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. I spent two years as a television news reporter before I felt God leading me into the teaching profession. I graduated with a master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in December of 2006. I thoroughly enjoy teaching at Hoover Christian School! My goal is to give my students a strong academic foundation that will enable them to fulfill any purpose God may have for their lives. I try to instill in them a love of learning, a strong work ethic, and positive character traits that we call our Lifelong Guidelines. I want our children to be curious about the world and to enjoy learning for pleasure! It is my hope and prayer that every child who enters my classroom would develop a close relationship with Jesus, and would come to know that He loves them beyond measure!

Information About Our Class

We enjoy learning in our class! In our class your child will learn to read for pleasure, enjoy reading with classmates, and talk about and enjoy books. Your child will also learn about different book genres and how to analyze and answer questions about what he or she has read. I read aloud to my students every day as a way of building their fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies. Read aloud books also serve as mentor texts for our budding writers! Our students learn to write strong paragraphs and enjoy writing stories of their own, as well. They especially enjoy sharing their own writing from our Author’s Chair! Students learn songs and chants that help them remember parts of speech, grammar rules, phonics, and much more. Math lessons are interactive and in-depth. Students work through math concepts alongside the teacher, using math manipulatives when applicable. Students are supported in their math learning daily through the gradual release of responsibility. This enables the students to move from the guided instruction phase of learning to independent practice. Math learning is also supported through the use of online math tutorials and practice activities students can access from home. Projects and field trips are closely aligned to the curriculum to support what we are learning in class…especially in the areas of science and social studies. Academic field trips occur regularly throughout the year. During the years spent in our class, our students have opportunities to visit places such as Turkey Creek, Aldridge Gardens, Ruffner Mountain, the Jones Valley Teaching Farm, Red Mountain Park, the Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Birmingham’s Civil Rights Institute, and the American Village. Our field trip rotation also includes participation in Tannehill’s Creek Kids program and Moundville’s Native American Festival. Through hands-on experiences such as archeological digs, using dip nets to explore aquatic life, and harvesting food from a garden to make our own hummus and salad, students develop an experiential knowledge of ecology and the world around them that makes science, history, and learning fun

I started my teaching career in 1993 in a three room elementary, country school. In 1996 I entered training college and completed an associates degree in elementary education. I continued teaching for a total of 7 years before my husband and I immigrated to Rhinelander Wisconsin in 2001. I then focused my efforts as a full time, homeschool mom of our 4 sons until December 2014, when I returned to school and completed a Bachelors in Zoology with emphasis in the medical sciences. Apart from biology and animal science, my degree emphasized chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry. My degree also included Statistics and Calculus. I am passionate about Adventist Education because I believe our schools have the added advantage of integrating Jesus into our curriculum. I blend my teaching with compassion and earnest love for each student individually. I seek to empower my students through hard work and prayer to discover their full potential and to recognize that they can accomplish all things through Christ who gives them the strength. I am also determined to ensure that my students are prepared to match national standards and for college in the areas I teach.

I am thrilled to be a part of an amazing staff caring for the students at Hoover Christian School. In 1983 I graduated from Southern Adventist University with a undergraduate degree in education emphasizing History and Industrial Arts. In 1990 I completed my M.S. in American History from Texas A&M. Social Studies, Bible and Physical Exercise are the areas of expertise I bring to the students at HCS.

Classroom Philosophy

An Adventist Christian education environment allows me to bring into each classroom the love of Jesus and a Biblical worldview perspective on events in history, Creation Health, and the study of applying the principles found in the Bible to life in this 21st century.