The Homeschool Advantage Podcast

Intro  Samantha Walker Founder of Ms. Samantha Tutoring is a credentialed teacher, and was tired of working in the classroom. When she became pregnant, she began tutoring again, so she could stay at home with her son,  she fell in love with tutoring all over again! Samantha also saw what a great need there was for the extra help! She became so busy with clients that she began to offer educational...

Intro  Tiffany Wasson is a Speaker, Photographer and  Author of "Running Mascara" and "I Quit! Confessions of an Imperfect Homeschool Mom" She  homeschools 2 energetic boys for 6 years now. Knowing how hard it can be she also understands how easy it can be to want to quit. But when God calls you to it He will equip you through it!   Now her desire is to encourage other families to take the leap an...

Intro  Giovanna Cavaretta CEO of Get Homeschool Coaching, she is a veteran homeschool mom of 3 with over 20 years of experience in the homeschooling arena. She has a passion to come alongside and lock arms with homeschool parents to help them fulfill a hugely significant and influential role as a home educator.   Giovanna owes much of what she knows to other veteran moms who kindly were there for...

Intro  Dr. Adrian Gonzalez Founder of Lola Durez STEM MysteriesThis book series for teens and tweens is designed to raise awareness of the physical and chemical world around them, and the direct connections they have to it. Presented in a fictional story format, concepts that seem boring and irrelevant to young readers are presented in the familiar context of a fictional teenager's life. More topi...

Intro Amanda Kinnear Founder of Amanda's Music Lessons. Amanda Kinnear is a versatile performer and educator in the Southern Alberta area. She completed her Bachelor of Music with Distinction in 2010 at the University of Victoria. While in Victoria, she studied with Patricia Kostek and became involved with different ensembles including the University Wind Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, as well as...

Intro  Michelle Gibby, Marketing Manager of Reading Horizons At-Home. Reading Horizons empowers learners with a simple, streamlined approach to reading instruction. By learning the following concepts, students are provided with a framework that allows them to read the majority of words in the English language. These skills are learned through an explicit, systematic, and multi-sensory approach tha...

Intro  Melanie Moyer Co-Founder of Moving Tale: A Yoga Storytelling Adventure along with her sister who is also Co-founder Kathe Hudson. These two sisters former librarians had created many programs for kids; from puppet shows, to puppet show workshops where the kids would learn how to do everything from making the backdrops to performing in the puppet shows themselves.     They realized that a la...

  Intro  Elmarie Hyman, Elmarie is the founder of Learn Beyond The Book, a Homeschool & hybrid school interactive, full with small-group classes where you get to pick what, where, and how your child wants to learn!   These Alternative education resources support self-directed learning and can be customized for each child nationally & internationally.  The classes are held via interactive Z...

  Intro  Phillip Laurent is the co-founder of Hilarious Youth with long time friend Joel Jablon. Hilarious Youth is a vision born of the joys of teaching and comedy, writing and performing. The joy of life itself! This performing arts program specializing in media and the comedic arts. The program aims to equip kids with tools to structure their creative visions while producing portfolio quality w...

  Intro  Garry Mason Of Garry Mason Tutoring a retired Chemistry and Physics teacher with 34 years of teaching experience.  Gary focuses on tutoring students in Chemistry and Physics whether they are in public schools or home school.  He works with students one on one to help them individually to grasp the material.   Top three takeaways  How he enjoys his student's "I get it" moment.  How he is d...

  Intro  Mary Morgan She is the Author and Creator of National Park Mystery Series!  Mary has a passion for traveling, she and her family have visited more than forty-five National Parks, exploring and photographing each one. It was because of these adventures that she got the inspiration to write a series for children keeping the facts but adding fun mysterious adventures, hoping to create in the...

  Intro  Jessica Silverman, Ph. D. Co-Founder of Phenomena. Phenomena is a new destination for experiential learning that lets kids learn STEM concepts through play. Jessica and Jared cofounders believe that this visual, interactive medium is the most effective way to teach dynamic STEM concepts and relationships because it engages students in constructing their own mental models just like real ST...

  Intro  Anne Marie Flood is the CEO of Play and Thrive Speech Therapy. Anne was a Spanish teacher for 5 years but found her passion in Speech Language Pathology. She founded Play & Thrive Speech Therapy in January 2022 in the hopes of offering families more flexibility and collaboration. She believes in partnering with families to help early learners improve their speech and language skills t...

Intro  Deborah CEO and Founder of Free Play. In the early days of Deborah's homeschooling Journey like most parents she felt that she could only develop her children's skills by buying the latest and greatest expensive toys and activities. And Because in the South African continent where financial resources are very limited due to the unemployment rates she needed to get creative. With time she be...

  Intro  Bethan Harding MBE is a school leadership expert, and was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her outstanding service to Education. She has been a primary Headteacher and a co-principal in a 3-18 school. As a primary Headteacher her school was the first in Wales to be awarded 15 out of 15 excellent judgements by inspectors.   Bethan is the co-founder and director of Winning With Numb...

  Intro  Melody Gonzales Program Coordinator of Kallpachay. The idea behind Kallpachay took root when its founder and director, Miriam Epstein, observed the ease with which her group of preschool-age students were learning Spanish in an immersion setting. Her Waldorf training emphasized the importance of an arts-based approach to primary-language education as well as the idea that children learn b...

  Intro  Carrie De Francisco She is the host of Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast, author of Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God, and conference speaker.  Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, She's now living, loving, and learning in Southern California with her husband, Mike, her two homeschool graduates, Francesca and Joseph, and her introverted dog, Jesse...

  Intro  Ekiuwa Aire CEO of Our Ancestories, a born and Raised in Benin City Nigeria, this Nigerian-Canadian cultural connector is passionate about building a love and knowledge of African history and culture with all kids. She was initially motivated by a desire to teach her own children about their history. She noticed the lack of children’s books on true African history that was uplifting, enco...

  Intro  Hagit Segal CEO of Mistake Club, Mistake and cute little plush doll that isn't very traditional looking and on purpose. Mistake is meant to represent that nothing is perfect and that in this we can find peace within ourselves to be ourselves. At Mistake Club, you can find powerful content for educators and parents. Hagit pours her passion and talents into Mistake Club to inspire children...

  Intro  Yvonne Strachan CEO of Inspirational Homeschooling  she felt like she was carving out a new path for her family when she started homeschooling. She didn’t have a computer, the internet, YouTube, or social media. She faced challenges with learning difficulties and worked through the struggles that come with chronic illness and a debilitating injury. Even though she felt unequipped before s...

  Intro  James Hamet Founder and Vice Chairman of LIT Conversations he focuses on people especially the youth to help them foster connections. James attests his success to the upbringing in NY where he was able to connect with those who were older than him in different industries than him creating a network that was able to inspire him. SO he created Lit Conversations because he realized that kids...

Intro  Johanna, CEO of Stop Read Go. STOP READ GO is an early literacy company, created with your littles in mind. This site focuses on introducing the World of Reading to babies, toddlers (1-3) and preschoolers (3-5) in a way that is more tangible, meaningful, and intuitive.  Johanna left the IT world to stay home when her little boy was born. This experience made her realize that children are mu...

    Intro  Carolyn VanGorkam, the editing coordinator for SchoolhouseTeachers.com, the curriculum arm of The Old Schoolhouse and also a Lesson Designer of several courses on the website. Carolyn joined Schoolhouse Teachers as a curriculum specialist on the quality assurance team; she is now working with the editing team as well. Her other interests include singing on the worship team, writing hist...

Intro  Margie Figueroa Founder of Funshine Educational Serivces and tutoring. This company serves traditional schooling families with online tutoring in reading, writing, math, and social studies. Funshine helps students achieve success in academic areas by helping the student build confidence as they master one individualized lesson at a time. Since the pandemic, the amount of children receiving...

  Intro  Alyssa Albano, Founder of The Fox Den Learning, since starting her teaching career at 16 years old, even from a young age, she could tell that not everyone learned the same way. She came to realize that students learn better when they’re guided by patient and understanding teachers who make lessons fun and engaging. Alyssa is from a small rural Canadian town that had limited programs and...