SCAIHS Stories: Homeschooling in South Carolina

In this heartfelt episode of SCAIHS Stories, we sit down with Emily Hoornstra—a second-generation homeschooler, mom of five, and SCAIHS member—who shares her family’s journey with honesty, humor, and deep encouragement. Emily opens up about her early homeschooling years, her husband’s initial hesitations, the challenges of teaching multiple ages, and the surprising ways their homeschool rhythm evolved over time.

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In this inspiring conversation, Rainey shares her journey from a lifetime of homeschooling in South Carolina to thriving as a psychology major at Anderson University. Rainey reflects on the three words that define her homeschool experience—fun, family, and independence—and how each shaped her education, faith, and personal growth. She opens up about the flexibility that suited her introverted personality, the deep connections she b...

Carlotta Jackson, a homeschool mom having graduated all nine of her children, discusses learning about homeschooling for the first time, her experience with SCAIHS, homeschooling children with special needs, learning how to “suffer well”, and imparting the Word of God to her children along with imparting a strong sense of family.  

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Cris, a homeschool mom having homeschooled for 15 years after teaching in a classroom for 10 years, discusses the encouragement she received from her SCAIHS counselors, what a great resource the SCAIHS bookstore is, and helping her boys develop their world view

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Katie, a homeschool mom of two with 1 year of experience under her belt, discusses how the Lord “moved her” to homeschool, the excitement she has in seeing the light bulb moments in her children, and the breath of fresh air she experienced from the support of her seasoned SCAIHS counselor.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Mary Kaye, a mom of four, having used public school, private school, and homeschool for her children, discusses the pros and cons of homeschooling, how she’d do things differently if she could, and learning to “unschool” herself as a former classroom teacher.

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Michelle, a homeschool mom having graduated all four of her children through SCAIHS, talks about her experiences with the history of homeschooling in South Carolina and SCAIHS, what to do when the bad days come, and how to be committed to homeschooling.

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Geoffrey, currently homeschooling his 4 daughters, talks about the freedom and flexibility that homeschooling provides; allowing for him to better protect his girls.  He discusses his thankfulness for SCAIHS and his counselor, and urges anyone considering homeschooling to “Do It”.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Tammy, a homeschool mom of 7 children, talks about her adoption journey, homeschooling ESL students, homeschooling students with special needs and learning differences (such as dyslexia, and low IQ), homeschooling an academically gifted student, shopping for colleges, finding encouragement by looking at what has been accomplished, homeschool sports, co-ops, and extracurriculars, along with building and developing character in her c...

Manuela, a self-described “accidental homeschooler” graduated her youngest after two and a half years of homeschooling high school.  She talks about the transition to homeschool from private school, how homeschool helped her relationship with her son, his transition to college, and helped him learn personal responsibility and time management. 

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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In this episode, Meredith Taylor, the Special Needs Director, guest hosted to help Katina tell her story.  Katina is a widow, full-time working single mother of two teenagers.  Katina talks about homeschooling her special needs students while being a single mom, and how SCAIHS has aided in her homeschool journey.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Moryah graduated the oldest of her two through SCAIHS and continues to homeschool the younger.  She talks about loving to learn, using the public school, transitioning to homeschool, encouraging self-directed learning, critical thinking, and independent thinking.   

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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Brantlee, a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children.  She talks about homeschooling, setting up her students as independent learners, her experience with the differences between brick-and-mortar public school, virtual charter school, and homeschooling, discovering how her students learn and challenging her students to reach their potential.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

Meg is a homeschool mom who started homeschooling “just for preschool” and recently graduated her oldest from homeschooling and is graduating her younger this year.  Meg talks about making the choice every year to continue to homeschool, making the most of their time together as a family and how homeschooling has brought them closer together as a family.

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Tori is a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children. Tori talks about
her experience being a classroom educator and transitioning to homeschool. She talks about
the endurance that homeschooling has cultivated in her family, and the need for prayer above all
else as they face various challenges.

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.

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