My name is Jennie and I homeschool my three boys, ages 7, 15, and 17. Our family moved to Springwater 2 years ago and have struggled to find homeschooling groups that are nearby.  Though there are several wonderful homeschool co-ops in Livingston and Ontario County, they are all a long drive for us. So, I decided to start a new co-op closer to our home, offering outdoor education for grades K-12, as being outside is one of the greatest parts of homeschooling for us! With a couple of other families looking for the same homeschooling experience as I am, we organized Forest Fun Homeschool.

In addition to homeschooling, I am also a teacher. I hold a Master’s Degree in early and special education from St. John Fisher College. I have taught elementary through college level, worked as a private tutor and assisted with curriculum development for a variety of ages and grades K-12. I have experience as a teacher working in, and as a mother of children attending, private, public, and charter schools. Between the three of my children I have homeschooled kindergarten up through graduation. My eldest, who earned his GED last December, has now started taking college classes through a local community college. We have homeschooled in a variety of counties throughout upstate NY and I am very familiar with the NY homeschooling laws, as well as the special education laws as I taught special education for K-4th grade from 2011-2012.

This fall I will also be teaching a Learning Pod in Rochester through Grace Collaborative, as well as a teen program through the YMCA. Our family is involved in 4H and volunteers at local non profits throughout the year. I love being part of my community and am always looking for new opportunities to contribute and grow my village!