Venture Homeschooling Podcast

Join Joy Vanderley and I for an impromptu chat about 3 more of the Top 20 Fears of Homeschooling Parents: Will they be socially awkward or isolated? Will they miss out on "normal" experiences? Am I sheltering them too much? Questions & Comments: venturehomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com

Am I qualified to teach my kids? Maybe! Learn about the three parts of qualification! Featured: Awaken! A Living Books Educational Conference July 2026 - Traverse City, MI - www.livingbooksconference.com Questions? Comments? venturehomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com

Will They Fall Behind? It depends. Standards, expectations, hill or skill or will, and more! venturehomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com Mentioned in this episode: kelsirea.com

Oh, the ever-present question on homeschooling parents' minds!! Join me today as I share some thoughts and practical tips to hopefully encourage you on your homeschooling journey. Questions? Comments? VentureHomeschoolingPodcast@gmail.com

Hello again! Introducing the beginning of a new podcast series: Top 20 fears of Homeschooling Parents. Announcing some of the topics in today's quick teaser episode. venturehomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com

Earlier in the summer, while cleaning out my office, I came across a letter.... Thanks for listening! (The Awaken A Living Books Educational Conference has obviously passed, but you can find out more information here to stay updated on the next conference: www.livingbooksconference.com

A short, sweet episode as Joy Vanderley and I are in Florida putting in the Awaken! a Living Books Educational Conference. We are going to open the conference with a reading of the hymn “For the Children’s Sake” by Essex Cholmondeley who personally knew Charlotte Mason. Enjoy! Awaken! A Living Books Educational Conference is coming to South Bend April 12 & 13 and in Traverse City, Michigan Jul...

#31 Homeschool Grad Interview: Lily Vanderley Sister to Rose Vanderley and Daughter to Joy Vanderley (frequent contributor to the podcast), Lily give her perspective on homeschooling. Joy also joined us for this episode to offer her take on Lily's education. You will enjoy hearing about Lily's customizations, her regrets with homeschooling, her favorite things about being homeschooled and...

Part 2 of Foundations with Julia Wheelock. We touch on the following topics: -Perfectionism vs. Growth -Children are born persons -Nature & Books -Mother Culture -Seasons of motherhood -Your support system BOOKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED: School Education by Charlotte Mason Honey for A Child's Heart/Honey for a Woman's Heart/Honey for a Teen's Heart by Gladys Hunt Merlin Bird app SPONSORS: Awaken! A Liv...

Julia Wheelock joins me to talk about setting a good foundation in the younger years: how she prepared for formal education, the top things that were instrumental in setting them up for success, and having support. We also discuss: -Charlotte Mason and one of her principles of "Children being born persons." -Co-educating with God -Developing a supportive community around you -and more! Julia bring...

This episode is a year-end wrap up providing information on the Podcast analytics, as well as some info About me, and finally, changes that will be happening with the podcast - and I need your help with those changes!! Blessings! Podcast E-mail: hthspodcast@gmail.com CJ @ (The original) Homeschooling Through High School on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube - check out her uplifting, encouraging, fun...

Part 2 of my interview with Rose Vanderley and her mom and homeschool teacher, Joy Vanderley. We are recording in a side room of our church while others are outside enjoying the beautiful weather and each others' company, so you will hear their voices in the background. Topics discussed included: -Favorite books -living books vs. textbooks -curated thought and imagination -things you would hav...

Joy Vanderley and I team up again to interview a homeschool graduate, none other than Joy's daughter, Rose Vanderley. I get to ask some - possibly - humbling questions about homeschool regrets and mistakes, but we also get to hear Rose's perspective on her homeschooling education, and how that has either served or hindered her in her adult life. This is Part 1. Questions? Comments? Email m...

Joy Vanderley and I had the privilege of sitting down with Kelsi Rea and hearing about her school (more info below), and her thoughts on a Charlotte Mason education: parents as Guide, Philosopher, and Friend, issues that she notices through her consults, and advice for parents of high school students. About Kelsi: "In 2019, Kelsi founded  Heritage Christian Academy,   Indiana's first Char...

Strong Willed or Weak Willed? Joy Vanderley and I discuss the strong/weak-willed child and how parents can work WITH their child in helping them to strengthen their will, and avoiding power struggles, plus more! SPONSORS: Awaken! A Living Books Educational Conference www.livingbooksconference.com

Chores & Easy Days - Does it ever get easy? Yes! It does...but not for a long while. BUT the time and effort of training your kids (and yourself) to accomplish chores and other tasks around the home is well worth it! "The Mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days. While she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life o...

Part 2 of Dealing with Disappointments with Joy Vanderley. Joy and I continue our conversation about: -managing expectations of ourselves -the burden of being a home educator -partnering with the Holy Spirit -how the journey of being a home educator is a refining one -when our kids are disappointed in us as their educators, or disappointed with their education -taking ownership, receiving truth -r...

Season 2, Episode 1 It’s the start of the school year and reality sets in.  You’re dealing with people’s stuff (including our own) and you find yourself greatly disappointed.  How do we get to the point of being disappointed?  In today’s episode, Joy Vanderley and I begin to discuss how to recognize the patterns that lead to disappointments. Topics touched on: -Expectations: unmet expectations, ma...

I was a little late to the party...or book club, rather. But! I gleaned so much from just listening in on their conversation as they discussed the second half of "Know and Tell, The Art of Narration" by Karen Glass. Narration is a key tool used in the Charlotte Mason method of education, which is very popular among homeschoolers. There are many conferences, podcasts, videos, and resource...

How do you prepare for your homeschool year?

The Home Educator's Duty, Part 3 (of 3), where Joy Vanderley and I finish our conversation about taking seriously our role as a home educator and likening it to a job. Preparing for, getting ready for, showing up for, learning more about that job, taking inventory of what works and what doesn't, managing well, remaining humble...and more. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have questions,...

Welcome to the Homeschooling Through High School Podcast! I’m your host, Beckie Simkins.  Joy Vanderley and I continue to discuss the Home Educator’s Duty.  This is part 2 of a 3-part series.  I hope you will enjoy listening as we touch on guarding our school time as a “sacred space” and treating it as a job where we take it seriously, learning about our job, our co-workers (aka children), doing y...

I had the honor of sitting down with veteran home educator, Joy Vanderley, to talk about the duty or job of the homeschooling parent. This is part 1 of 3 episodes where we dive into topics like: -making home education a priority -building a firm foundation -partnering with the Holy Spirit to educate your kids -encouraging parents to educate themselves on home education methods, etc. QUOTES/SCRIPTU...

This is the first summer in a long time where I have NOT been thinking about homeschooling in the fall! There has been a lot of things needing my attention lately and my brain just needs some rest. Who can relate? Praying you don't feel alone in your seasons of life and can find peace and rest until you must begin making homeschool plans again. Blessings! hthspodcast@gmail.com

Part 2 of my interview with Dave and Jen Sears, parents to (soon to be) 5 teenagers, employers to roughly 25 teenagers, and all the other teens in their lives because of their teens in their lives....(that made sense in my head)...have given the Sears' a unique perspective when it comes to the working teen. I hope you enjoy this conversation! The Sears' family-owned business: www.freshcoas...