Contributing Writers
Heather Allen Columnist
Missouri
Heather, her husband Steve, and their family
live in Pleasant Hill, MO. The Allen’s have been
homeschooling for 18 years, have graduated
three, and have two to go. Heather teaches for the
University of Phoenix, works as a Human Factors
Engineer, and makes goat milk soaps, lotions, lip
balms, and soy candles with her family.
www.hippityhooves.com
Adam Andrews Columnist
Washington
Adam Andrews is the Director of the Center for
Literary Education and a homeschooling father
of six. He and his wife Missy are the authors of
Teaching the Classics, the popular reading and
literature curriculum. They teach their children at
home in Rice, Washington. www.centerforlit.com
Amy Barr Columnist
North Carolina
Amy Barr is a homeschool mother of three and a full-time instructor of other home-educated students as
co-founder of The Lukeion Project, www.lukeion
.org. As an archaeologist, she spent more than a
decade excavating sites throughout the Mediterranean
and teaching Classics at the college level. Amy and
her husband Regan lead annual family tours to the
Mediterranean and invite you to join them for a tour.
Leigh Bortins Columnist
North Carolina
Leigh A. Bortins is author of the recently published
book The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations
of Classical Education. In addition, Ms. Bortins is the
founder and CEO of Classical Conversations, Inc. and
host of the weekly radio show, Leigh! At Lunch.
www.classicalconversations.com
www.1SmartMama.com
Jennifer Courtney Columnist
Oklahoma
Jennifer Courtney and her husband have been
homeschooling classically since 2003. She currently
serves as the Director of Training and Development
for Classical Conversations. She is the co-author of the
Classical Acts and Facts History Cards series and of the
book Classical, Christian Education Made Approachable.
She and her husband Tim live in Oklahoma, where they
home educate their four children.
Dianne Craft Columnist
Colorado
Dianne Craft has a master’s degree in learning
disabilities. She speaks widely at homeschool
conventions across the country. Her books and CDs
have helped hundreds of families remove learning
blocks in their struggling children at home. Visit her
website, www.diannecraft.org, for many articles on
children and learning and to download her free Daily
Lesson Plans for the Struggling Reader and Writer.
Cathy Diez-Luckie Columnist
California
Cathy Diez-Luckie, author and illustrator at Figures
In Motion, is thankful for being able to educate her
three children at home and loves to study history
and literature along with them. Her award-winning
children’s book series (Famous Figures) integrates
art and history and engages children with hands-on
activities and movable action figures as they learn
about the great leaders of the past.
www.FiguresInMotion.com
Joaquin Fernandez Columnist
North Carolina
Joaquin Fernandez is a Christian documentary
filmmaker. He has produced and directed extensively
in America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Joaquin’s most recent project is the award-winning
documentary film, IndoctriNation: Public Schools
and the Decline of Christianity in America. He is
president of The Lighthouse Video and Graphics,
a communications firm in Wake Forest, North
Carolina, where he lives with his wife and four
children. www.indoctrinationmovie.com
David Glander Columnist
Georgia
Dave Glander was formerly a devout atheist prior to
experiencing a radical encounter with Jesus Christ. He
is the founder of Truth Ministries, an apologetics-based ministry, and the author of the Faith Survival
Guide, an apologetics curriculum for beginners. He
is the owner and curator for the traveling Biblical
“Museum of Truth.” Additionally, Dave hosted an
apologetics radio show, and has been a featured guest
on television talk shows and nationally syndicated
radio shows, speaking on the subjects of Apologetics,
Eschatology, and Theology. Dave currently lives in the
Atlanta area with his wife, Stephanie, and their son,
Marc. Visit: www.TruthMinistries.tv
Amelia Harper Columnist
North Carolina
Amelia Harper is a homeschooling mother of five
and a pastor’s wife. She is the author of a complete
one-year literature curriculum for secondary-
level students and freelance writer for newspapers
and magazines. www.HomeScholarBooks.com
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