School in our Home
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 and Activities | Layered Math and Activities | Group History and Activities | Group Science and Activities | ||
| 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 Enrichment | Math Enrichment | History Enrichment | Science Enrichment | ||
| 2pm | 2nd+ Home time | 2nd+ Home time | 2nd+ Home time | 2nd+ Home time | ||
| 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 coming to our microschool 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.
I appreciate that our public schools keep religions separate from education to respect the rights of all to choose their own beliefs, and I claim the privilege of teaching with a Christian perspective in my own home.
For questions, or to request an application, please contact me with MICROSCHOOL as the subject.
