Administration
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Brian Daigle (Headmaster and Teacher)
Email Brian at BDaigle@SequiturBR.com Brian received his Bachelors of Science from the School of Architecture and Design at University of Louisiana-Lafayette and his Masters of Humanities from the University of Dallas. After working on the first half of his Masters of Arts in Trinitarian Theology and Culture at New Saint Andrews College, Brian and his wife moved to Fort Worth, Texas where they taught at a traditional model classical Christian school. Doctoral studies include coursework at Louisiana State University in Comparative Literature. Along with various self-published works, including Street-fighting Logic: The Art of Arguing with Grandmothers and Coffeeshop Philosophers and The Road Home: A Guide to Reading Augustine’s Confessions, Brian’s work has been featured in Classis Magazine, the quarterly magazine for the Association of Classical Christian Schools. |
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Kevin Lindholm (Director of Operations and Art Instructor)
Email Kevin at KLindholm@SequiturBR.com Kevin is the lead art instructor for Sequitur Classical Academy and former adjunct professor of life drawing and color & design at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) and Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA). He hails from sunny California with an interest in reformed theology, cultural theory and criticism, and art theory and criticism. Along with experience teaching kindergarten through graduate level art, Kevin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (emphasis in printmaking) from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and a Master of Fine Arts degree (emphasis in printmaking) from The Ohio State University. Kevin’s art work is currently being considered for various publications. |
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Thomas Achord (Rhetoric Head and Teacher)
Email Thomas at TAchord@SequiturBR.com Thomas grew up in St. Amant, Louisiana. After high school, he served in the United States Air Force for six adventurous years as an F-16 avionics technician. Mr. Achord has studied Economics under the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Auburn, Alabama and holds a bachelor's in History and Philosophy from Louisiana State University. He presently studies for his M.Div. at Southern Seminary. Thomas is the general editor of The Soul and the City: A Read in Moral and Political Philosophy (available here). He has taught logic, humanities, Greek, math, economics, and government. Mr. Achord enjoys spending time with his family, worshiping the Triune God, reading widely, fishing, hunting, growing trees, and shooting firearms. Mr. Achord's long term goals are to take over the world, because he is wealthy, his artistic expressions are on display in the Louvre, and he often can be found lounging in his private yacht off St. Croix. |
Grammar School Instructors
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Jennifer Carpenter (2nd grade)
Email Jennifer at JCarpenter@SequiturBR.com Jennifer received a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from Louisiana State University and began teaching in private and public schools. She is married with one, lovely daughter. Jennifer began homeschooling her daughter several years ago and has homeschooled her alongside other students in her home. She has also been involved teaching various classes in a local homeschool co-op. Jennifer and her family are involved members of the South Baton Rouge Church of Christ. She enjoys reading, playing the piano, and spending time with extended family. |
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Mikaela Hager (3rd grade)
Email Mikaela at MHager@SequiturBR.com Mikaela graduate from LSU with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education. Her involvement at Antioch Community Church has kept her in Baton Rouge where she has fallen in love with the city and its people. Her passion for discipleship led her into education, a field through which she has continually encountered God and received revelation for His heart and purposes for His people. She is eager to see how He transforms the hearts and minds of each of the students at Sequitur, as well as her own. |
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Julie Dreher (4th grade)
Email Julie at JDreher@SequiturBR.com Julie Dreher teaches fourth grade at Sequitur and is the mother of three Sequitur students. She has homeschooled her children for ten years, taught in co-op settings, and tutored individual students in grammar and writing. Before children, she received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, ran a Manhattan photography agency, and worked at Commentary magazine. The Drehers are members of St. Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church in Baton Rouge. |
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Currey Bayard (5th Grade)
Email Currey at CBayard@SequiturBR.com Since her earliest years, Currey has had a passion for teaching and learning. During her childhood in Alexandria, LA, she attended Montessori, Catholic, classical, and public schools. The influence of these various environments inspired her to pursue her bachelor and master degrees in Elementary Education at Louisiana State University. After earning her Montessori certification, she taught for six years in Baton Rouge public and private schools, kindergarten through fifth grades. She and her husband were then blessed with three children of their own. Currey spent two years working in children’s ministry before becoming a homeschool mother. God has developed in her a deep appreciation for the roles of school and church in supporting parents as they teach their children diligently to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and strength (Duet. 6:5-9). |
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Rachel Brewer (6th Grade and Admissions Director)
Email Rachel at RBrewer@SequiturBR.com Rachel is from Denham Springs, Louisiana. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Health Education and Promotion. She completed an internship with SB Wellness Group in Baton Rouge, where she gained experience in planning and teaching various types of classes. Rachel enjoys spending time with her family, being an aunt to her nieces and nephews, reading, playing tennis, being outdoors, and worshipping with fellow members of The Vine Church where she attends in Hammond. She looks forward to being a part of Sequitur Classical Academy during its fifth academic year. |
Logic and Rhetoric School Instructors
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Paula Haley (Math)
Email Paula at PHaley@SequiturBR.com Paula is Rhetoric School math instructor for Geometry, Algebra II, and Precalculus. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and maintains her CPA license. Paula has a Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. As a home school mom, Paula has taught for over ten years and is an active leader in the local home school fellowship and athletic board. |
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Ken Fryer (Music)
Email Ken at KFryer@SequiturBR.com Ken is the music instructor for Sequitur Classical Academy and former director of the University Chorale at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Ken earned the Bachelor of Sacred Music degree from East Texas Baptist University, the Master of Music degree in Voice and Choral Conducting where he studied voice with the renowned bass vocalist, Louis Nabors and was a Graduate Assistant to Dr. Edward Deckard. Recently, Ken was graduated from the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with the Master of Theological Studies degree. Mr. Fryer has over thirty years of experience as a church musician, vocalist, voice teacher, and educator and is currently a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus. He and his wife Ramona are active worshippers at Riverside Baptist Church in Denham Springs, LA where Ken serves as Associate Pastor/Minister of Music. |
