Valor Collegiate Academies
Andrew Arp is a dedicated educator and pastor with extensive experience in both teaching and church leadership. Currently, Andrew serves as a 7th Grade Science Teacher at Valor Collegiate Academies since July 2020 and has been the Senior Pastor at Odessa First Church of the Nazarene since December 2014. Additional roles include Science Teacher at Metro Nashville Public Schools from August 2019 to July 2020, Student Ministries Pastor at Nashville First Church of the Nazarene from August 2018 to July 2020, and Youth Minister at Central Church of the Nazarene from January 2008 to December 2014. Andrew Arp holds a Master's degree in Theology/Theological Studies and a BS in Biology, both from Trevecca Nazarene University, with studies spanning from 1996 to 2006.
Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor Collegiate Academies is the first diverse-by-design, public college preparatory charter school in Nashville, TN to serve a holistically diverse background of students. Founded with the mission to empower our diverse community to live inspired, purposeful lives, Valor currently serves 1,900 students across three schools in grades 5-12. At the core of our model is Compass, a nationally-recognized model for comprehensive human development and social-emotional learning. Ranked in the top 5% of Tennessee schools for growth and achievement since opening in 2014, we are proving that schools don’t have to compromise academic results for comprehensive human development.