Build a Microschool Changes Lives

Education is changing.

Families across America are searching for something more personal, more meaningful, and more connected than traditional classrooms. Microschools are becoming a powerful solution because they combine the freedom of homeschooling with the support and community of a small learning environment.

At Homeschool Companion, we believe education should inspire curiosity, strengthen faith, encourage creativity, and help every child discover their God-given potential.

Whether you are an experienced educator, homeschool parent, retired teacher, church leader, or simply someone with a passion for children, you may be closer than you think to starting a microschool of your own.

What Is a Microschool?

A microschool is a small, relationship-centered learning community that offers personalized education in a flexible environment. Many microschools combine:

small class sizes
individualized learning
hands-on projects
faith-based mentoring
flexible scheduling
strong family involvement

Microschools often feel more like a supportive learning family than a traditional school.

Students are known personally, encouraged individually, and taught in ways that match how they learn best.

Parents today are looking for:

safer learning environments
stronger values
individualized attention
freedom from overcrowded classrooms
flexible learning schedules
meaningful relationships
creative and hands-on learning

Microschools offer an educational model that is both innovative and deeply personal.

Homeschool Companion Helps You Start

Homeschool Companion partners with microschool leaders by offering guidance, encouragement, and practical support.

We can help you with:

curriculum guidance
faith-based educational resources
teacher mentoring
student assessment ideas
online and hybrid learning support
homeschool umbrella services
record keeping assistance
parent communication strategies
community networking
professional development workshops

Our goal is to help you create a microschool that reflects your mission, values, and educational vision.

The Church Microschool Partnership

If you are a pastor, you're already excellent at building a faith community and nurturing families.

We could amplify that strength instead of asking you to become educators.

Homeschool Companion can help you provide a Christian education for your children and you get the following results:

Keep the families who might be forced to attend another church

Deepen your discipleship impact with children five days a week instead of just one

Become the church that other families seek out

Create a model that other churches want to replicate

Build on the community relationships you've spent years building

Maintain pastoral oversight and spiritual formation

Develop the ministry heart that makes this church special

This isn't about starting a school.

This is about extending your ministry through educational partnership.

The following Memorandum of Understanding explains what a Church and Homeschool Companion would agree to do.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines the terms and understanding between Homeschool Companion and the Microschool regarding their collaborative efforts to support homeschooling families and Microschools/Co-Op ministries in providing quality education aligned with Biblical principles and fostering reliance on God.

Homeschool Companion serves only in an advisory capacity.

Objectives, Roles, and Responsibilities:

1. Resource Sharing:

Homeschool Companion will recommend educational resources,

curriculum guides, and teacher training to Microschool to enhance the quality of education offered.

While the microschool will collaborate on best practices and innovative teaching strategies

and provide feedback on Homeschool Companion's support to ensure continuous improvement.

2. Professional Development

Homeschool Companion will offer professional development workshops for microschool educators.

The workshops will focus on integrating Biblical principles into the curriculum,

creative teaching methods, student engagement strategies, and assisting in evaluating student learning.

Microschool educators will provide insights and testimonials to Homeschool Companion to help refine these workshops.

3. Community Building:

Both parties will work together to build a supportive community of homeschooling families

and Microschool educators through events, online forums, and collaborative projects.

4. Mutual Support and Advocacy

Homeschool Companion and the Microschool will support each other's initiatives

and advocate for policies that benefit families and microschools within the home education system.

Duration:

This MOU is effective from the date of signing and will remain in effect for a set number of days.

It may be renewed or amended by mutual written consent of both parties.

Financial Responsibilities:

Homeschool Companion provides protection under IRC Sections 509 (a) (1) and 170 (b) (1) (A) (i).

It is a 501(c)(3), which means the microschool can accept tax-free donations

It has the status of a ministry with a separation of church and state protection.

Homeschool Companion endeavors to keep the financial obligations as affordable as possible.

Fees:

$200/year/student

Any students taking classes from Homeschool Companion will be charged the current tuition rates.

The Microschool will be responsible for additional fees, supplies, student insurance, special events, etc.

Files coming soon.

Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a Microschool

1. Is this program a private school, or will I need to register as a homeschooler?

The answer depends on your area's laws and the preference of the microschool leader.

2. What is your philosophy?

Microschools vary from classical to personalized.

Know what you’re looking for before asking.

3. How do you measure success?

The microschool should have a plan to assess learning.

4. What is the range of learner grade and ability levels?

Ask if some of your child’s peers will be learning to read while others are reading to learn. Older kids may be expected to teach younger kids. This is an excellent plan.

5. What is the retention rate?

Are parents leaving? How much turnover is expected?

Families often see each other leaving the traditional system for new education models

to prepare kids for a rapidly changing future.

Children's Bill of Rights

THE RIGHT TO THE WILD

To lie in the sand, climb trees, and have room to run and places to hide,

to see the sky and feel the breeze. To touch animals, to scream.

THE RIGHT TO NUANCE

To notice small creatures. To listen instead of contribute, watch water, and stare.

To admire others’ work. To be uninterrupted

THE RIGHT TO A GOOD START

To be dressed to learn, to be unhurried, to have teeth and hair brushed,

to have dignity in their appearance, and to take pride in self-care.

THE RIGHT TO KINDNESS

To be heard, to be cared for when hurt, to be given the time to be sad and the time to help others.

THE RIGHT TO BE SCREEN-FREE

To be free from video games, iPhones, and iPads. To limit television and film to less than seven hours per week, to view stories that contribute to knowledge, kindness, and humor.

THE RIGHT TO BE OUTSIDE

To experience all kinds of weather. To scrape knees, to play in mud, feel rain on their face, snowflakes on their tongue, and cold on their hands.

THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION

To experience the unknown. To seek answers, to be unrestricted by grown-up parameters,

to see the stars.

THE RIGHT TO DISCUSSION

To hear all points of view perhaps not aligned with their own, to work towards a common understanding, to voice their opinions, and to accept feedback.

Build a Microschool Changes Lives

Education is changing.

What Is a Microschool?

Homeschool Companion Helps You Start

The Church Microschool Partnership

Request to Operate a Microschool with Homeschool Companion

Additional Microschool Forms

Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a Microschool

Children's Bill of Rights

THE RIGHT TO THE WILD

THE RIGHT TO NUANCE

THE RIGHT TO A GOOD START

THE RIGHT TO KINDNESS

THE RIGHT TO BE SCREEN-FREE

THE RIGHT TO BE OUTSIDE

THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION

THE RIGHT TO DISCUSSION

Build a Microschool Changes Lives

Education is changing.

What Is a Microschool?

Homeschool Companion Helps You Start

The Church Microschool Partnership

Request to Operate a Microschool with Homeschool Companion

Additional Microschool Forms

Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a Microschool

Children's Bill of Rights

THE RIGHT TO THE WILD

THE RIGHT TO NUANCE

THE RIGHT TO A GOOD START

THE RIGHT TO KINDNESS

THE RIGHT TO BE SCREEN-FREE

THE RIGHT TO BE OUTSIDE

THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION

THE RIGHT TO DISCUSSION

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