Our Story
We're glad you stopped by to read about us and the RockPrep story. It would be our honor and privilege to lead your student in the process of learning to worship Jesus through their development of the arts.
Jamie & Jessica Kirby
Jamie & Jessica Kirby
co-founders, RockPrep Creative Arts Enrichment
As for storybook beginnings, 1992 was a very good year. It was a bright and quiet morning when Jamie met Jessica as he crossed the threshold of "Music Appreciation" class. For these two 2nd year music majors, love became the compelling reason to stay awake and do well in this painfully early 8 a.m. class at Oklahoma City University. Three years later, they tied the knot, graduated with the Bachelors degrees and entered their first ministry assignment at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church (Oklahoma City).
co-founders, RockPrep Creative Arts Enrichment
As for storybook beginnings, 1992 was a very good year. It was a bright and quiet morning when Jamie met Jessica as he crossed the threshold of "Music Appreciation" class. For these two 2nd year music majors, love became the compelling reason to stay awake and do well in this painfully early 8 a.m. class at Oklahoma City University. Three years later, they tied the knot, graduated with the Bachelors degrees and entered their first ministry assignment at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church (Oklahoma City).
Two Master's degrees in Music, Twenty-one years of marriage, and two children later, these two partners in ministry, music, teaching and life serve as faculty (Jessica) and private music instructors at Grapevine Faith Christian School.
Just a few years ago, the dream of creating jobs for creative people was born. That dream has officially come to life in this initiative called RockPrep. In the past seven years, we have grown deeper in our faith and as a community of creatives. RockPrep now helps creative people in three different schools.
Check out Jamie & Jessica's oceansdeep (worship & cinematic music) website: click here
Our Start
RockPrep started as a dream to create excellence in creative arts enrichment for students and job opportunities for creative people. That dream is now a growing reality in the lives our staff and students.
RockPrep is a community of Christ-following creative people dedicated to helping students discover the creative, develop their gifts and delight in the journey. We teach creative arts enrichment in a private, semi-private and group context. Our primary goal is a consistently enjoyable & fun experience of learning (as we call it, Delight) for both student and teacher alike.
Currently, we offer on-site enrichment at Grapevine Faith Christian School (GFCS), Accommodated Learning Academy (ALA) and Lake Country Christian School (LCCS) for the following: music, art and acting. Additionally, at LCCS, we offer dance!
RockPrep is a community of Christ-following creative people dedicated to helping students discover the creative, develop their gifts and delight in the journey. We teach creative arts enrichment in a private, semi-private and group context. Our primary goal is a consistently enjoyable & fun experience of learning (as we call it, Delight) for both student and teacher alike.
Currently, we offer on-site enrichment at Grapevine Faith Christian School (GFCS), Accommodated Learning Academy (ALA) and Lake Country Christian School (LCCS) for the following: music, art and acting. Additionally, at LCCS, we offer dance!
Our Process
Discover
RockPrep endeavors to make learning an enjoyable journey of discovery and development. We endeavor toward excellence in making the journey of discovery an ongoing adventure of discovering Jesus through learning the creative.
Develop
Student development is fostered through an ongoing process of “pull-push” learning. Instructors “pull” (lead into discovery) and “push” (release into development). Incentive is the key to successful learning. We endeavor toward ever increasing excellence in the journey.
Delight
Our goal is to make the process of learning simple, creative, fun and life-giving. Delight is the bond of every step in the process. Helping students to delight in discovery and development enables them to delight in the Lord and others with whom they share their creative gifts.