A group of young musicians who hail from homeschooling backgrounds have crossed states and blended musical styles to form a unique band with a mission: to keep the classics alive. “I met Joe at a church concert, I met Carver at a homeschool get-together, I met Silas at a similar-type thing, and it’s kind of…
Multi-Instrumental Homeschool Band Goes Viral for Reviving the Classics With Heart-Melting Vocals
Homeschooler Whose Parents Banned Social Media Graduates College at 12 With 4.0 GPA
The proud parents of a 12-year-old college graduate with a 4.0 GPA credit their daughter’s success to tenacity, homeschooling, and a ban on social media. Roderick Currie, 37, and his wife Blanca, 40, are parents to pre-teen Fiona and her 3-year-old sister, Abigail. They currently live in Palmdale, California. Both parents immigrated in their teens, Roderick…
School Principal Quits Job to Homeschool Her 3 Kids on a 10-Acre Homestead: ‘I Wanted to Raise Thinkers’
A former school principal who grew frustrated with the school system quit her job and instead chose to homeschool her three kids on a 10-acre (4.05-hectare) homestead. Merging her children’s learning with their land and home, she has created an immersive “real world” educational experience based on her kids’ unique needs. Mandy Davis, 37, lives…
Mom Homeschools Bullied Daughter, Now She Loves Learning and Has Her Own Business
June 6, 2023
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When a major bullying incident proved to be the last straw, this mom from British Columbia took her daughter out of mainstream education and turned to “unschooling” for answers. Three years later, her daughter is thriving and is even running her own candle company. Nine-year-old Lily Harper, who describes herself as a “minipreneur,” has shipped over…
Summer School for Mom and Dad: Helping Our Fledglings Take Flight
Few words in the English language are sweeter to most young folks, particularly pre-teens, than summertime. No more being roused at dawn to catch a bus. No more racing around the house looking for that missing shoe or English essay. No more days scheduled by bells and classes. No more worrying about tests or homework…
‘We’ve Had 7 Miscarriages’: Woman Asks God to Heal Her Womb, Becomes Homeschooling Mom of 12
After a succession of miscarriages shattered a Georgia couple’s concept of what their family would look like, they surrendered to their faith to write a new narrative. Years later, they are proud homeschooling parents to 12 kids and can’t imagine life without them. Washington-born stay-at-home mom Carly Bojczuk, 40, is married to her high school…
IN-DEPTH: Most Conservatives Praise Education Savings Accounts, Virginia’s Largest Homeschooling Group Has a Different View
May 28, 2023
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As more states introduce school choice bills and adopt government education savings accounts (ESAs) programs, Virginia’s largest homeschooling organization is weary of government ESA programs because they are sure it will lead to mandates and interference. Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV) Director of Support & Government Affairs Yvonne Bunn told The Epoch Times that…
‘Our Children Do Not Chain Us—They Give Us Opportunities,’ Says a Military Mom Who Homeschools Her 3 Kids
May 24, 2023
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Native New Yorker Meg Thompson knew homeschooling her three kids would be the best way to give her family the flexibility to adapt to her military husband’s “atypical work” and spend more time together. Now seeing her kids thrive, she hopes to empower other parents to take the lead on their children’s education. “You have what…
Canadian Parents Increasingly Choosing Independent Schools for Their Kids: Study
Parents across Canada are increasingly choosing independent schools over government schools for their children, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. Released on April 26, the study says the share of K-12 students enrolled at independent schools across the country increased in every province over a 19-year span, while the share of those…
Injecting Government Money in Florida’s New School Choice Program Could Result in Unpleasant Consequences: Panelists
April 15, 2023
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Florida’s new universal school choice law stipulates that when it comes to education funding, “the money follows the child.” But that promise is being eyed with caution by some, including those advocating for religious schools and homeschoolers—groups broadly seen as the bill’s greatest beneficiaries. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the school choice bill on March…
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