Santorum declares public school anachronistic, plans to homeschool as president

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum told an audience today that he plans to homeschool his seven children when he is in the White House. Speaking to the Ohio Christian Alliance in Columbus, Santorum decried the government-run school system as “anachronistic“; ““Most presidents homeschooled their children in the White House.… Parents educated their children because it was [...]

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How do homeschool students in Phoenix get to play competitive sports? Engaging in sports for fun and fitness or for the benefits of competitive play is of interest to many homeschooing families.  Fortunately, the Phoenix area has a number of ways students can participate in a variety of athletic teams.  Some of the most common [...]

Year in Review: Phoenix homeschooling heroes

Sharing good news is a great way to end the year.  Four Phoenix area homeschoolers have been nominated to the America Inspired contest that is sponsored by Examiner.com.  The goal of the contest is to find people who have done amazing things in these five categories: Leadership Sacrifice Passion Overcoming Adversity Outstanding Youth Nominations were [...]

2011 Year in Review: Phoenix homeschooling

Arizona homeschoolers are a diverse lot, but during 2011 a number of items caught the attention of the local folks. Presidential elections are great ways to catalyze the community into conversations and actions.  Ron Paul appealed to homeschoolers to join his specially-designed homeschool coalition to work his campaign. Homeschool friendly Mitt Romney began an early campaign in Phoenix. [...]

Challenges of providing homeschool services with a non-profit resource center

At the turn of the 21st century, homeschool materials and resources were starting to have a significant place in the educational marketplace, but there were very few places, and none in Arizona, for a homeschooler to find information in one place.  Karen Borg and a small handful of others dreamed of a one-stop location that [...]

Covenant Home School Resource Center: Measuring Karen Borg’s leadership impact

As a principal of a tiny Christian school in Phoenix, Arizona, Karen Borg personally knew the needs of families wanting a quality education for their children.  Many families were homeschoolers and embraced the freedom of home education.  When the school closed in 2001, Karen became the foundress of Covenant Home School Resource Center, a fitting next [...]

Karen Borg: Ignited by love of teaching and passion for homeschooling families

A homeschool connection has been part of Karen Borg’s DNA since before her children were born.  Her church, Reformed Presbyterian in Phoenix, decided to start a small Christian school for their members in the late 70s.  She began volunteering with the school right after her first child was born for the 1979-1980 school year.  Even [...]

Extreme volunteer: Patty Sepp leads homeschool Youth & Government team to honors

I believe that parents should have the option to educate their child(ren) in the most appropriate setting.  Our family chose to use both the homeschool and public school settings, depending upon our own child’s passion.  However, my heart had a special place for homeschooling because it gave our family a special bond and appreciation for [...]

Passion for geography fuels homeschool mom’s award winning classes

Passionate is a word that describes Patty Sepp in a number of areas.  As a homeschool mom and community leader in Phoenix for 24 years, Patty definitely has a passion for education and homeschooling in particular.  She also has a zealous fire for developing teen leadership and for the often-maligned subject of geography. In 1987, [...]

Debate champion uses homeschool debate as tool for strengthening academic skills

Matthew du Mée understands the values and character qualities that one learns through debate team.  Participants must learn to think clearly and present arguments concisely.  They must be able to quickly assess the other person’s perspective and formulate a response that follows proper logic, and they must be attentive to the interaction on many different levels. [...]