
Joyce Soderlund
Instructor of Science
Joyce Soderlund is a devoted Christian, wife, and mother of seven children. She is also an accomplished educator with twenty-seven years of experience teaching adults and children in multiple classroom settings including private and public schools, non-profit organizations, cooperating homeschool groups, and church programs. Joyce graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and Secondary English Education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. After student-teaching outside Philadelphia in the public school system, she taught children with special needs in New York City and then moved to Virginia to continue with special education. Growing in her faith, she chose to teach in the private Christian school setting for two years before getting married and raising a family. Joyce has a passion for classical education, the liberal arts, and especially the fine arts. She loves drawing, painting, sculpting, working with textiles, singing in choir, and writing short stories.
- B.A. English and American Literature and Secondary English Education, minor in Creative Writing, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Years at The Summit: 2 Years
- jsoderlund@thesummitva.org