The core of Providence School is a talented faculty and staff, mature in Christian faith, excellent in their disciplines, skilled in the art of teaching, passionate about helping students succeed, and committed to the school’s mission. We have no doubt our faculty is among the best you’ll find anywhere in the nation.
Families can have great confidence in the role models who stand in front of their children every day.
Matthew Knoles
Lower School Principal Providence SchoolLeadershipBiography
Attended: University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB); Chapman University; California State University Northridge
Degrees: B.S. Sociology; California teaching credential; M.A. Educational Policy and Leadership and a preliminary administrative credential
Joined Providence in 2014
Matt Knoles has been Lower School principal since 2016. He joined the Providence administration as assistant head of Lower School in 2014. Previously, he gained ten years experience in the elementary classroom, teaching in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Ventura.
He and his wife, Krista, have three children; their youngest is a Providence student.
Mr. Knoles has many favorite Providence traditions: the 100th-day of school (when he dresses as a 100-year-old man), the Lower School retreat, the end-of-the-year car parade, and the weekly chapels are at the top of his list!
3225 Calle Pinon Santa Barbara CA 93105
