Miranda Rick
Kindergarten Teacher
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Ms. Rick earned her associates degree from College of Western Idaho and a bachelor's degree from College of Idaho. She is certified in Elementary Education (K-8). Ms. Rick has been the Kindergarten teacher at Project Impact STEM Academy since the Spring of 2019.

In her free time Ms. Rick loves spending time with her son playing outside especially in the summertime. Ms. Rick enjoys being outdoors especially when she is hiking with friends.

Arie Sparkman
1st-4th Math
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Mrs. Sparkman has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education Interdisciplinary Studies from Liberty University. Her education classes focused on teaching math and reading. She was a substitute teacher for 17 years in the West Ada School district where spent most of her time at Summerwind STEM School in the West Ada School District. She has always enjoyed teaching the primary grades. Mrs. Sparkman is passionate about both math and reading.  For fun, she enjoys reading and working through algebra problems.  She has books in every room in her house, including a collection of over 1,000 children’s books.  Her goal is to teach children to love math and reading as much as she does. She has two grandsons who are in the second and fourth grades.  She tries to be the kind of teacher that they would want to have.

Taiana Carvalho
1st-4th Science
tcarvalho@pistem.org

Ms. Carvalho earned her BS degree in Animal Science from the University of Minnesota. She spent a decade working in wildlife conservation in her roles as a zookeeper at the Fort Worth Zoo, as well as a propagation specialist working for The Peregrine Fund in conjunction with the federally managed California Condor Recovery Program.  Ms. Carvalho then transitioned into education and earned her K-8 Elementary certification, as well as a K-12 Literary endorsement.  She started her teaching career in the Boise School District, and is excited to join the Pi STEM community!

Ms. Carvalho is originally from Brazil, and is a mom to a lovely 7 year old daughter. They enjoy spending time outdoors, reading, gardening, and traveling together!

Callie Archer
1st-4th ELA
carcher@pistem.org

Miss Archer graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She also received her Science of Reading certification in 2024. Prior to teaching at Pi STEM Academy, Miss Archer taught second grade in North Carolina, worked in Special Education in Texas, and taught third and fourth grade in South Carolina.

Miss Archer grew up all over the United States in a military family. She recently moved to Idaho and is very excited to be here! She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, baking, and doing crafts.

Miss Archer is excited to get to know the wonderful students and families of Pi STEM Academy this year!

Crystal Myers
K-12 Visual Art
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Mrs. Myers is a native to Idaho and she received her BA degree from Boise State University in Art Education. She is certified in K-12 Art. She spent the last ten years teaching at a rural middle and senior high school where she built and expanded the art program. She enjoys traveling with students abroad and introducing them to the arts and cultures of other countries.

Mrs. Myers is excited to teach the younger grades and looks forward to being able to instill confidence and creativity, while teaching appreciation and awareness of the visual arts inside and outside of the classroom.

Mrs Myers and her husband have two sons (18 and 14) and one daughter (10). She enjoys spending most of her time outdoors going on horse pack trips with her family, “plein air” painting, working in the garden, and reading in her hammock.