by Amy Sloan | May 21, 2018 | Graduate 2018
Graduate 2018 / by Amy Sloan The giddiness of families making educational choices for next year has begun! It is exciting to head to the NC Thrive! Conference and see all the bright shiny new choices. It’s like Christmas to flip through a catalogue or browse an online...
by Tami Fox | May 14, 2018 | Graduate 2018
Graduate 2018 / by Tami Fox Homeschooling through high school sounds a little intimidating to many. I clearly remember the summer before our oldest child started ninth grade. I thought it was going to be a huge change in our learning style. We love unit studies, and I...
by Ivey Deitz | Mar 28, 2018 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017
Fall 2017 / by Ivey Deitz As many of you are planning out a new school year, excited, anticipating what lies ahead, I am reflecting on my years of homeschooling. It has been a full year since I closed our homeschool (at the time of writing this article.) We graduated...
by Spencer Mason | Jul 12, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
Since my daughter, Olivia, was born five years ago, I knew I desperately wanted to homeschool her. I was mortified at the options available in my local school system, and my daughter’s safety was of my highest concern. Once I was able to arrange to work from home, I...
by Spencer Mason | Apr 26, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
26 Apr 2017 Over the last sixteen years I have taught my kids using a set curriculum and also curriculum I developed. I am a planner by nature, so I order from the library or purchase supplements to our main curriculum well in advance, making notes even in the summer....