Our Teachers:
ALL of our teachers must pass a background check.
Wendy Anderson - I am from Milford and have been homeschooling 2 kids almost since the womb! Joined Hometeam last semester. I love being outside on beautiful days with our farm animals, gardening, scrapbooking, and trying out organization skills. I like working out and learning new ways of being healthy, body, mind and soul. I also love doing things like work days in and out of the house-and freezer meal cooking days for those who might be a bit overwhelmed.
Sharon Bazzell is a homeschool mom of 4. She has attended hometeam for several years. She has taught preschool and speedometry in the past.
Angela Becktold -Hello! I am a mom of five kids and have homeschooled several years. We enjoy traveling and educating while on the road. We frequently do field trip to Canada, science centers and aquariums. We love to gem and fossil mine/hunt 9-10 monthso out of the year. We also belong to several lapidary clubs and make jewelry and other creation to sell. This her first time teaching with Hometeam but has attended intermittantly.
Aurora Bendixen is a wife, mother and business assistant to their family owned chimney service company. She has been homeschooling her two daughters for approximately 3 years. She loves to hostess in her home, gardening, and traveling, sewing and making a mess with paints.
Sara Beth Bonjour - Sara Beth is a homeschool graduate that is now in the other side home educating her three daughters. She has a degree in Elementray education with an English major. (This meant writing an abundance of papers in college) She loves anything literature based, and enjoys teaching all ages and stages.
Arlene Bramblett - She is a grandma with a passion for lifelong learning. She is an accomplished singer and loves to share her talent. She has a love for music and History. She will be teaching our US History and Elementary Music. She is excited to teach children new skills.
Erin Brewster - Our resdient "Bob Ross" and a homeschooling mom to two kids. She is very active in her church nursery and loves researching and learning on youtube. She is teaching herself how to paint with acrylics.
Anna Campbell has homeschooled for five years to three boys. She is so excited to present this material and never thought she would love to teach teens, but found her niche. Your kids will love taking classes from Ms. Anna.
Jason Carlson-Mocny - Jason joined us last year and quickly jumped in and helped wherever he could. Jason is homeschoolling his 2 young kids. Jason is a board game enthusiast and looks forward to sharing his games with the kids at hometeam. He is also a baby whisperer and loves helping in the nursery or toddler room whenever he can. What a gift, right? Welcome aboard, Jason!
Laura Chapman - is the mother of 6 young kids (the picture doesn't have Amira o rJonah in it) and has been teaching at hometeam for a few years now. Laura spent four years in the private school sector teaching high school biology and chemistry as well as the middle school sciences ,Bible ,and history. My favorite part about science is being hands-on and doing something or having experiences that the kids can remember. I love to be outside and in nature and My goal for the spring is to start raising chickens!
Holly Cheyne - I graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a BS in Elementary Education with minors in English, Science, and Fine Arts. After spending few years substitute teaching, working at the Oakland Yard and Barton Malow, I obtained a job at Holly Academy teaching computers, science, and special education. I received a Masters Degree in Special Education with a focus in the emotionally impaired. Now, I am a stay-at-home mom who is married to Tim, teaches our 4 children, is a MHSAA certified volleyball referee, plans field trips for homeschool kids, is very involved with AWANA at church and various other activities. We enjoy camping, animals, volleyball, bike riding, and spending time together as a family.
Melissa Cleary - Melissa is a mother of two and is newer to homeschooling and Hometeam. She has ran a pet shop for the last 21 years and operates a small farm on her property. Animals are a very large part of her and her girls life. She hopes to share her knowledge and compassion of animals with your children.
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Caroline DeLoca is a wife and mother of 6 children. She has been homeschooling for 2 years. Caroline is a Certified Nursing Assistant and Extreme Couponer. She is teaching our Chess class this semester. She joined homteam last year.
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Crystal Flora - Crystal is joining us as a new addition this semester to our teaching roster. She is taking on the Watercolors class. She is married to Mike and has three children, Bella, Joshua and Julia. They are first year homeschoolers. She has a bachelors in elementary education from Oakland University and taught fourth and fifth grade. We are so excited she has stepped up to teach.
Tammy Foster joined us as a new family a few years ago. She has a graduated daughter and a son whom she independently homeschools. She is an self employed editor and writer.
Aimee Hansen is a homeschool mom to 5, but has a total of 12 kids. She has only homeschooled for four years, but she LOVES the flexibility. She has a ton of energy and is going to teach our gym, Young American History and our Little House on the Prairie classes. Aimee has a gentle demeanor and is great with kids. We are excited she is teaching for Hometeam.
Mrs. Becky Harless is a mom to 8 children. She has a bachelors in education from PCC. She has homeschooled for many years and manages to do so with one daughter and 7 boys. She is a wealth of wisdom and knowledge. She has been involved with Hometeam for many years and we are thrilled to have her.
Jessica Hemphill is the homeschooling mama to three energetic kids. Before babies, she was a director and teacher for a private Christian preschool. This semester she will be teaching our Crochet class and science classes.
Diana Higuchi - She will be teaching our Tea Party, and Co-Teaching Little House on the Prairie. She has two girls and is excited about teaching classes this year.
Mary Imbrunone - Mary is a mom of 9 and been married 24 years to Frank. She has graduated 3 kids and continues to homeschool 6. She is in the Civil Air Patrol with her son. She works a few hours each day in the early mornings providing respite for special needs adults.
Theresa Jaworski
Our Army Base teacher. She has six children and has homeschooled for many years. She is actively involved in her church and their children's ministries. She created the Army Base game that has been one of our most popular classes for several years running now. She is very creative and makes her classes as blast. Theresa has retired from Hometeam but still comes and donates her time because of her love for the kids and our program. We are very lucky to have her.
Our Army Base teacher. She has six children and has homeschooled for many years. She is actively involved in her church and their children's ministries. She created the Army Base game that has been one of our most popular classes for several years running now. She is very creative and makes her classes as blast. Theresa has retired from Hometeam but still comes and donates her time because of her love for the kids and our program. We are very lucky to have her.
Jo Anne Kroll, homeschool mother of four, has been teaching in the church for over 25 years and in the local homeschool community for 13 years. Jo Anne has a BA in Religious Studies from Alma College and a degree in youth ministry from Nazarene Bible College. She has done elective college work in music, dance, theater, literature, history, psychology and sociology in addition to her major area of focus, but she admits most of her learning has been through having children. "Being a parent teaches you more about life and more about yourself than any degree." Her on the job training is continuous now that she has three teenagers living under one roof. Outside the home she teaches four to five days a week at churches and homeschool groups, volunteers at the county fair and spends a lot of time visiting local libraries. Other than church classes, Jo Anne primarily teaches classes within the performing arts field and classes that involve a lot of reading.
Meghan Kurdziel - Meghan is a WFH/Homeschool Mom. She has three great kiddos and is married to Dan. She loves working with the Hometeam kids and looks forward to an awesome year.
Sarah Lukitsch - Sarah joined us a couple years and has jumped in helping in the Nursery and Toddler rooms ever since. She loves kids and has done an amazing job in keeping the kids calm and happy during our hometeam hours. We are thankful for stability in our nursery/toddler area.
Melanie Lintz - She is willing to help out in any area and has taken on the task of our 4 year old preschool department this semester. She is a calm presence and we are excited to have her help us in this area. Welcome aboard, Melanie.
Linda McKinney - Linda is another one of our grandmas with great skills to offer our kids. She will be co-teaching the Acrylics classes with her daughter Erin Brewster. She is now retired after working in the Waterford Schools latchkey program director for many years. We are excited and honored to have her.
Mike & Michelle Peterson - Mike is an engineer by training, with degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and business from Iowa State and MIT. Mike worked for 30 years as an engineer and manager for General Motors before retiring last year, and his focus has now shifted to teaching through Challenge Island and also as a lecturer at Oakland University. Michelle studied industrial design at Arizona State University, and has worked in a variety of positions with local businesses and non-profits to provide graphic design and business support. Both Mike and Michelle are active members of St. Daniel Parish in Clarkston, and have helped local students grow their potential through volunteering with Cub & Boy Scouts, FIRST Robotics, Math Pentathlon, Science Olympiad and other organizations.
Kristina Phelps - Our high school cooking and our intro to cooking, and food as medicine teacher this semester. She has three young daughters. Her husband and her are also small business owners.
Kathy Ratliff - She started her homeschool journey 2 years ago. She has two children and loves to help wherever she is needed. This year she is starting her teaching journey at Hometeam.
Angie Radofski - Angie has two boys and has homeschooled for 4 years now. She pitches in whereever she is needed and has gone way out of her comfort zone and taught gym. This year she is teaching our Drawing class.
Deb Saul - She is a recently retired mom of Bob Saul. She will be teaching our craft classes. She was a Kindergarten teacher and Sunday School Teacher for many years. She also has been a reading tutor in the past.
Bob Saul Jr. - A grandpa who helps Deb and is a teacher for our study hall.
Bob Saul Jr. - A grandpa who helps Deb and is a teacher for our study hall.
Lora Saul - Hometeam Coordinator and mom of four. I have been homeschooling for 15 years.
Bob Saul - Our woodworking, backyard ballistics teacher and husband to coordinator Lora Saul
Bob Saul - Our woodworking, backyard ballistics teacher and husband to coordinator Lora Saul
Kelli Tocco - Kelli and children have been attending Hometeam for four years. She has three kids. She is teaching our minute to win it class and our You are Beautiful class and our lego k-2 class. She is a cosmotelogist and is looking forward to showing the girls how to do their hair and play games.
Amanda Van De Venter - Amanda and Kathy both joined us for their first year 2 years ago. They both were such great helpers and decided to team up and co-teach our Astronaut Academy this year. They taught Engineer Academy last year and it was a huge success. They are looking forward to presenting this awesome book to our kids.
Pat Wagner - Pat is the Principal at Springfield Christian Academy. He is married and a father to four boys. He has a Math major and a minor in Computer Science from U of M. He has taught high school math and computer. He has been a coach for 20 years. We are excited to have him join us in teaching a class this semester.
Becky Walters - I am Becky Walters, pastor's wife, mom of six and a Jersey girl. I graduated from Northeast Baptist School of Theology in Downingtown, PA with a degree in Church Ministries.
Two of the things I said I would never do- teach and homeschool! But God changed my heart and now I love doing both. I love to learn and I pray that with the Lord's help I can instill in my students a love for learning. Becky is taking on our Nursery/Toddler/Preschool Coordinator role this semester.
Two of the things I said I would never do- teach and homeschool! But God changed my heart and now I love doing both. I love to learn and I pray that with the Lord's help I can instill in my students a love for learning. Becky is taking on our Nursery/Toddler/Preschool Coordinator role this semester.