Jake Luginbuhl

Jake Luginbuhl is a history teacher based in Virginia who focuses on American History, particularly Constitutional Rights and Political Science. He has been active in academia for 12 years and has taught over 130 students each year for 9 of those years. He works to help students understand civic responsibilities, individual rights, and their roles in society.

He has expertise in behavior modeling, group instruction, leadership development, faculty collaboration, and peer evaluation. He aims to create classrooms that foster student growth, respect, and active engagement in learning.

Luginbuhl currently teaches Social Studies at the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice in Bon Air. After starting this role, he introduced classroom management strategies that reduced disruptions and supported a positive learning environment. His lesson plans are designed to meet the varied academic needs of his students.

He began his career as a K-12 substitute teacher in a Virginia county public school system. For more than three years, he followed lesson plans, reinforced instruction, maintained classroom discipline, and traveled daily to 10-plus schools as needed. He later became the district’s New Teacher Co-Coordinator, where he organized orientation programs, led monthly meetings, and mentored first-year teachers both in and out of the classroom.

He then taught Social Studies in the same county for nine years. Jake built classrooms based on respect and communication, creating lessons that encouraged students to observe, question, and investigate topics. He worked to differentiate instruction so that learners at all levels could succeed.

Outside the classroom, he served as a class sponsor, an assistant wrestling coach for 2 years, a BETA club co-sponsor, a DECA club advisor and judge, a robotics team coach, and an emcee. He was recognized as Teacher of the Month in November 2016 and May 2019 and helped establish a Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at his school.

From 2021-2025, he sponsored a girl in Thailand and organized a disc golf fundraiser in October 2025. He also volunteered in a community Living Nativity event. Jake Luginbuhl earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, completed his Postbaccalaureate Teacher Licensure in Education, and attended a professional institute in Williamsburg that has trained over 34,500 educators.