Robert and his wife, Sheila, founded OH in 1997. They have 3 children at the school as well as 6 grown children who are OH graduates. They attend Trinity Reformed Church in Martinsburg. Robert earned a B.A. in business and Austrian economics at Grove City College and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Heather Yarashus, B.A. in Chemistry and M.A. in Chemistry from William and Mary, worked as a homeschool science teacher for many years and as a substitute at Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School. She has 8 children and is a member of Sterling Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
David Sabin was born into a family of missionaries. He speaks fluent Spanish and participates in music ministry and prayer team at Grace Tabernacle Church in Ashburn. Mr. Sabin has 4 sons and holds a B.S. in English and Spanish Education and an M.A. in Administration from Pensacola Christian College.
Seth Thoburn enjoys just about any language: Latin and Hebrew as well as math and programming which he also considers to be languages. Seth is a full stack developer at ConsignCloud and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New Saint Andrews College.
“Mr. Z” works as an upper school co-teacher and also teaches Physics and Geometry. He loves science and studied biology at Houghton College. He bikes and served as a swim instructor and was recently married.
Sheila Key Thoburn was influential in creating a classical curriculum at Oak Hill over the years. She grew up in Arlington, studied biology and paramedics, and is a great mother to her and Robert’s children. She thoroughly enjoys reading almost any book and, when she can, runs her own Etsy Shop.
A native of Northern Virginia, Claudia Key grew up in Christian schools. She studied voice, piano and art. Mrs. Key speaks fluent Spanish and is a very engaging teacher. She has 4 children, 4 grandchildren and attends Reston Bible Church with her family.
Arelis Gil earned B.S. in Education and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She spent six years as an instructor at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas and has experience teaching honors history, AP and other courses. She has 3 children at OH and attends Centreville Baptist Church.
