Leslie Coggins
Leslie Coggins
Director of the Grammar School
Leslie Coggins joined the TGS grammar school team in 2025 and currently serves as the director of the grammar school. She taught fifth grade for three years, Latin for two years, and served one year as a mentor teacher to the Latin and fifth and sixth grade teams. She brings a broad range of experience in a variety of classical school settings in Florida, Kentucky, and Georgia. Her most rewarding experience was helping to start The Habersham School, a Christian classical academy in Savannah, Georgia. While there, she taught literature, history, and theology in fifth through seventh grade and later served as the dean of the lower school. Before coming to The Geneva School, she served as an exceptional student education (ESE) support facilitator in the Volusia County school system.
Leslie was born in San Antonio, Texas, but grew up in Volusia County. She graduated from Stetson University with a BA in Elementary with certification in early childhood and ESE (exceptional student education). While at Stetson, she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Leslie has three grown children: Emily (husband Scott), Chase (wife Sammie), and Ali and a grandbaby Wendy. She enjoys spending time with her children, reading, playing Scrabble, going to the beach, and cheering for the Florida State Seminoles! Leslie and her husband, Jim, live in DeLand and travel as much as possible. They attend church at Christ Community Church in Daytona Beach.
