Gateway America Prep
Traditional Education for the 21st Century
Serving Fort Bend County since 2005
Gateway America is a non-traditional learning model, appealing to parents who are seeking a proven curriculum for their child’s education. We also develop the skills the student will need to distinguish him/herself in the competitive professional world. Gateway America uses a non-accredited curriculum for instruction. The Gateway curriculum is focused upon development of the whole child. This involves a highly individualized approach, which strives to meet the needs of each child at the individual child’s academic, social and behavioral level.
Our Leadership
Shawn Vicknair
Shawn Vicknair has been in education since the late 1990’s. However it’s not the traditional education that most think of. Shawn started his teaching as a martial arts instructor. After college, he taught karate in Richmond and taught special education at a local middle school. Shawn soon realized the struggles of both teachers and students in public education. He witnessed first-hand how many teacher’s hands were tied. During this time, he became friends with Debbie Elder, who was educating a group of students in her home including her two daughters. After several months, Shawn decided to open Gateway America Prep. Fast forward over 50 graduates, Gateway America Prep has moved to our new home and has continued to improve the curriculum and our procedures.
Shawn is married to his wonderful wife, Heidi, and has 2 daughters, Ireland and Anne Marie.
Caroline Miller
While in college, Caroline started training in karate with Shawn. After graduating from theh University of Houston, she found a calling to teach. She started teaching karate and mentoring students at Gateway America Prep. She continued to take on more responsibility as GAP started growing. She became an integral part of Gateway and devised much of the curriculum that students currently use.
Caroline is married to Bobby Miller and has two wonderful children, Joseph and Julia.