Alece Campbell holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language Arts from the University of North Texas. Alece taught in Lewisville ISD for 11 years, is a reading/writing tutor, and homeschools her three boys. She believes reading and writing are the keys that open the door to lifelong learning.
Jennifer Clay graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Southern Methodist University and earned a Master of Music Education from the University of North Texas, specializing in Piano Pedagogy and Early Childhood Music. For more than three decades, she has inspired a love of music by teaching piano and early childhood classes to students of all ages in North Texas. An active member of the Carrollton Music Teachers Association and the Texas Music Teachers Association, she has been honored as Teacher of the Year by both organizations. Jennifer also co-leads worship at Round Grove United Church in Lewisville. She and her husband proudly raise two boys in Lewisville, where one attends Thrive Prep Academy.
Kathy Hammond holds a bachelor’s degree from TWU in communication sciences and disorders with an emphasis in deaf education. She is an experienced ASL teacher and has been homeschooling her 5 children for 20 years.
Rana Hicks graduated from Baylor University with a degree in education. She taught in Coppell ISD and at Coram Deo Academy before homeschooling her own children. She has one daughter who has completed grad school and is now a BCBA and 2 children currently in college.
Lindsay Laubacher holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Northeastern University. She has 20 years of teaching experience in a wide range of environments including public school, private school, preschool, special education, and cooperative homeschool. She is passionate about books and reading aloud to inspire a love of literature in children. As Dr. Seuss wisely wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” She and her husband Joe have been married nearly 15 years and have 6 wonderful children.
Eliana Reece was raised in a bilingual home speaking Portuguese and English. She obtained bachelor’s degrees in both Spanish and Film from California State University, Long Beach. She feels that as our world grows smaller each day, the ability to communicate effectively and meet people where they are is increasingly important; speaking more than one language can help facilitate that connection. She and her husband have 3 children; their sons are college graduates and their 11th-grade daughter is homeschooled.
Ashley Rideout holds a BA in Education and an MA in Counseling from Liberty University. She started her teaching career in Texas and earned a Gifted Endorsement from UNT. Four years later she moved to Mexico and started a school for an orphanage where she lived and taught for 5 years. After earning her Master in Counseling, she worked in youth mental health programs for a few years, eventually returning to teach Gifted and Talented grades K-5 in Virginia. She has taught Life Science for Middle School online through Liberty University Online Academy for the last 13 years and is currently homeschooling her own boys in 3rd and 6th grades. Ashley is passionate about seeing others reach their potential and providing challenges to stretch students. She loves using cross-subject connections for maximum learning.
Faith Schwartz is a science educator with a strong foundation in both the classroom and at home—bringing over 13 years of teaching experience to the table. She began her career teaching high school science in Dallas and has spent the last decade homeschooling, focusing on helping her own students engage with science in a way that’s not only interesting but deeply relevant.
With a B.A. in Psychology, she brings a unique perspective to science education—emphasizing how we think, learn, and apply knowledge.
Faith’s teaching style emphasizes application over memorization. She challenges students to ask, “Why does this matter?”—and then helps them find the answer. Whether they’re connecting chemistry to cooking, biology to healthcare, or physics to everyday tech, her goal is for students to see science as something alive, useful, and deeply connected to their world.
Faith says, “Science isn’t just a subject—it’s a lens through which we understand life. I’m here to help students sharpen that lens with clarity, curiosity, and confidence.”
Stephanie Starr holds a BA in English Literature from Southern Methodist University and a master’s in Humanities and Classical Education from the University of Dallas. She has four sons, all college graduates, all of whom she homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. She has taught homeschoolers for over 18 years and is a reading/writing/spelling tutor as well as a freelance copywriter. She is passionate about helping students make connections, express themselves elegantly, and fall in love with literature and history.