The One Room Schoolhouse

We knew what we didn't want for our kids' education. We didn't want inconsistency, mediocre or low academic expectations, screen-time learning, mandated curriculum (such as our recently passed K-12 integrated sex-ed bill and CRT), nor did we want our kids to be isolated from their friends and instructors.

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We knew what we did want. We wanted structured consistency, high academic and behavioral expectations, face-to-face quality learning, god-fearing and patriotic content, and GOOD FRIENDS for our kids!

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 We didn't know exactly what to expect when we set out on this adventure, but the outcomes are even better than we imagined!

 

Outcomes we noticed within a short period of time:

*We were able to get a lot more done in less time.

*Students created friendships across grade-levels.

*Quality material led to student interest and motivation.

*All students worked at their own level all the time, this eliminated boredom and any false beliefs of anyone being the "class dummy."

 

Outcomes we noticed within the first few months:

*Even after a few months, students wanted to "go to school" every day!

*Students felt a One Room Schoolhouse was a safe place to learn, and previously anxious students were no longer anxious. We observed this in many physical manifestations.

*The focus on reading quality material showed positive results in all subjects.

*Students showed self-motivation to improve.

 

By Christmas, the positive results were so overwhelming that parents began to ask, "Will you consider doing this long-term?" On Valentine's Day, my husband and I found little notes from our 4th graders by our pillows. The notes were super sweet, but we noticed something else. Their writing ability, penmanship, and spelling had improved significantly since the beginning of the school year. We had this epiphany moment when we know we had to figure out a way to offer the same learning opportunities to more kids.

 

In a One Room Schoolhouse group, parents are, and always will be, the primary educators of their children.  Each One Room Schoolhouse is a supplemental educational service to support each family’s homeschooling efforts.  A coordinator/mentor organizes the group and students regularly meet in a classroom dedicated to education.  Students are mentored through the homeschool curriculum as well as participate in supplemental activities such as art, PE, and recess with other students.  Parents choose and purchase the curriculum according to the the One Room Schoolhouse group they choose, and retain the role as primary educator.  

 

In One Room Schoolhouses, families within a community come together and work together to ensure the quality education of their children--just like the good ol' days! "It takes a village to raise a child," and every parent has something to contribute in resources, time, and talent for a promising future for us all!

 

We have a world that needs changing. As Nelson Mandela says, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Let's do this!