by T.K. Chapman | May 21, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by T.K. Chapman Ah, spring! The trees are budding, the flowers are blooming, and the birds and bugs are emerging. Homeschool catalogs appearing in your mailbox. An unmistakable freshness and newness permeates the air. It’s the time of year when many...
by Amanda Garner | May 14, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by Amanda Garner Few things breathe hope into my soul more than the first gentle breezes of spring. After enduring the darkness and bone-chilling temperatures that leave us huddled inside for days on end, sunshine and warmth whisper promises of the...
by Amy Sloan | Apr 23, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by Amy Sloan Standardized tests—few other things can drum up such visceral reactions! North Carolina’s homeschool law requires annual standardized testing. It is important to me that, insofar as it depends on me, these not become a source of anxiety or...
by Sarah Hicks | Jan 29, 2019 | Fall 2018, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2018 / by Sarah Hicks When I was in sixth-grade, my science teacher was Mrs. Dorsey. She had blonde hair that looked like cotton candy and a slightly mischievous glint in her eye. Mrs. Dorsey stood on her desk and sang memorization songs about mitosis while...
by Diane Helfrich | Oct 30, 2018 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2018
Spring 2018 / by Diane Helfrich I retired after homeschooling for fourteen years. Our school graduated two students who moved on to college and then graduate school. Ours was not a perfect journey—far from it. We weathered multiple significant illnesses. We also lived...
