Lauren Edwards serves as the Special Services Director at Tulsa Classical Academy. She brings a wealth of experience from over a decade in ministry with the Church of the Nazarene, where she supported children and families, and later as an educator specializing in Special Education. Lauren has taught math and science to students of all abilities, worked as a behavior specialist, and trained staff in crisis management across two Tulsa-area school districts.

Though not originally from Oklahoma, Lauren has lived in Tulsa for over 12 years with her husband and two children. Her family enjoys traveling and can often be found at the dining room table playing board games. Lauren also loves baking and crafting, particularly in fiber arts, and she can often be found with yarn and a crochet hook in hand.

Favorite Classical Texts: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1984 by George Orwell, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley