Thomas Home Micro School
In 2005 I earned my bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Northern Arizona University. In 2008 I started homeschooling my kids, and have been homeschooling every school year since then. In 2021 I completed my Arizona teaching certificate, which is currently active.
Beginning in August of 2025, our homeschool will become Thomas Home Micro School. We will have a few children from the community coming to do school at home with us. I’m excited to share my hard earned teaching skills with the community. I’m also excited to give a few more kids an opportunity for an individualized education.
We’ll stick with our Monday – Thursday school week. Here’s a sneak peek at what our weekly schedule will look like:
Weekly Routine
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |||
| 9am | JH Language Arts lesson | JH Math lesson | JH History lesson | JH Science lesson | ||
| 9:30 | Group Welcome and Individual Daily Practice | Group Welcome and Individual Daily Practice | Group Welcome and Individual Daily Practice | Group Welcome and Individual Daily Practice | ||
| 10:30 | Layered Language Arts | Layered Math | Group History | Group Science | ||
| 11:30 | Littles go home Cook, Eat, cleanup, wiggle | Littles go home Cook, Eat, cleanup, wiggle | Littles go home Cook, Eat, cleanup, wiggle | Littles go home Cook, Eat, cleanup, wiggle | ||
| 1pm | Language Arts Activities | Math Activities | History Activities | Science Activities | ||
| 2pm | Finished | Finished | Finished | Finished | ||
| Optional recess time two Fridays a month with parents, places and time TBD | ||||||
For a look at the way I teach, see my Home Schooling Philosophy, How to Teach Your Kids to Read, Layering Lessons Part 2, or Fun Days and Field Trips.
Tuition Chart
| Grade | School hours | Tuition | **Cooking & Nutrition (optional) |
| Preschool (only accepted with registered sibling) | Mon- Thurs 9:30-11:30am | *$900 per quarter | Not applicable |
| Kinder – First | Mon – Thurs 9:30-11:30am | $900 per quarter | Not applicable |
| 2nd – 6th | Mon – Thurs 9:30am- 2:00pm | $1200 per quarter | $200 + $100 supply fee per quarter |
| 7th – 8th (JH) (only as continuing students) | Mon-Thurs 9:00am-2:00pm | $1300 per quarter | $200 + $100 supply fee per quarter |
Tuition is to be paid quarterly and is nonrefundable. Tuition can be paid in full with an Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA). I will hold an ESA information meeting in early July.
*ESA is not available for preschool. Preschoolers must be fully potty trained and at least turning 4.
**I’d love to teach your child cooking and nutrition skills by helping them cook lunch for our group once a week. You can see a summary of our nutrition standards on Simple Nutrition for your Kids. If you don’t love that idea, they are welcome to bring their own lunch.
For questions, or to request an application, please contact me with MICROSCHOOL as the subject.