Natalie Mack Featured Speaker Natalie Mack is an author, TEDx speaker, and experienced military home educator of 23 years. She is known for her words of encouragement and advocacy for homeschooling, and recognized by her motto— “Let’s Get It Done”—which encourages homeschoolers that they can homeschool to college successfully! Natalie is a retired Navy chaplain’s ..read more

Kate Battistelli Featured Speaker Kate is an author, speaker, former acclaimed actress and singer in the New York Broadway musical theatre world, and mother of Grammy Award-winning contemporary Christian recording artist Francesca Battistelli. Kate is convinced God has a wild, preposterous, secret, scary, or impossible dream just for you. It’s what she calls a God ..read more

Gretchen Roe Featured Speaker Gretchen has 21 years of home-education experience with her six children, all of whom have graduated. Although she considers herself a reluctant homeschooler, she now says it was “the best journey of my life.” With a degree in psychology and child development, she has spent the last 28 years in positions ..read more

Dr. Vermelle Greene Featured Speaker Dr. Vermelle Greene has been an educator for more than 50 years, teaching kindergarten students up to graduate school professionals. She holds degrees from Dickinson College (BS in biology), George Washington University (MA in education), and International Seminary (PhD in Christian education). After retiring as a public-school administrator, she founded ..read more

Stephanie Buckwalter Featured Speaker Stephanie is the creator of the ELARP™ Method, designed specifically for students who are two or more years behind grade level and need to combine academics with life skills in their education. Stephanie has homeschooled her five children, who range from gifted to having mild learning struggles to significant special needs ..read more

In the thick of the holiday season, we’re surrounded by Christmas traditions from near and far. Colorful and exciting, beautiful and meaningful, we learn traditions from and pass them on to family and friends. It’s a wonderful way to share the joy of the season with each other. Check out this Homeschool Living to explore ..read more

James Staddon Featured Speaker James Staddon is a professional photographer from West Virginia with a background in event, wedding, and landscape photography. As a homeschool graduate, he loves helping homeschooled young people learn how to use their cameras and take great photos. Through teaching and speaking, James loves to see inspiration planted, nurtured, and expressed ..read more

Dr. Amy Moore Featured Speaker Dr. Amy Moore is a Converse-wearing dramatic introvert with a tell-it-like-it-is approach to helping people live life with more resilience, less frustration, and a whole lot of grace. She’s a cognitive psychologist and the director of research at LearningRx in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the headquarters of the largest network ..read more

Can’t wait for the convention? Dr. Amy Moore of LearningRx will be back in June 2025, but you don’t have to wait. Check out her very popular “Hacking the ADHD Brain” world premier now–FREE! In this groundbreaking workshop, Dr. Amy Moore (a cognitive psychologist, researcher, and ADHD mom + mom with ADHD) delivers a message ..read more

Your HEAV School Board Monitor Team identified several concerns included in Hampton policy IHBG Home Instruction. Most concerning, if a parent disagreed with a superintendent’s decision, the policy required an appeal to be made to the superintendent instead of an independent hearing officer, as the law prescribes. This policy, effectively, required the superintendent to initiate ..read more