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Mrs. Amy Travis

Amy Travis holds a BA in psychology and religious education with additional training in behavioral modification, counseling, and missions. She has lived in 4 countries outside the United States and studied multiple cultures and languages. She has been homeschooling her four children for over 20 years. She also has had the privilege of teaching adult ESL programs, high school history and literature courses, and middle school reading and grammar classes outside the home.  On any given day, you will find Amy preparing lessons, conducting a new project with her children, experimenting with a creative meal for her family, or simply enjoying a restful time contemplating the goodness of God.

Miss Kara Lobley

Kara Lobley enjoys finding answers and imparting those discoveries to everyone. This passion for truth inspired her to earn her bachelor’s degree in history at Patrick Henry College (PHC), in Purcellville, VA. The classical experience at PHC and her own experience being homeschooled outside the classical tradition (K-12) showed Kara the beauties of each approach. She delights in witnessing how classical homeschooling equips students to identify and discover “the true, the good, and the beautiful” in the world around them and to share those breakthroughs with others.
Kara began working with children as a high schooler at children’s theater camps and at her church’s Vacation Bible Schools. During college and post-graduation, she spent five years as a high school writing tutor and one year as a preschool teaching assistant. Kara starting teaching lower and middle school Well-Ordered Language and Writing and Rhetoric classes with Scholé Academy in the fall of 2020 and is excited to return again this year. Outside of the classroom, Kara can be found reading, hiking, or singing.

Mrs. Melissa Browne

Melissa Browne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, and is certified TESL Instructor. She taught privately as an English teacher in China, Taiwan, and in Peru for 10 years where she also studied Waldorf pedagogy. She is currently a brick-and-mortar Classical Elementary school teacher in Peterborough, Ontario where she teaches grade 3/4 with Classical Academic Press' Latin, Writing, and Grammar curriculum. In the afternoons, she tutors students in Latin, writing, grammar, spelling, Spanish, Singapore Math, and literature studies. Melissa also teaches Sunday school at her local church and periodically teaches ESL with the local college and university. Her students, both online and in-person, are an incredible encouragement and blessing.

Long Canadian winters find her enjoying board games and books, while summers are spent swimming at the beach and tending her garden. Hospitality and shared meals are a year-round joy. Melissa lives in Lakefield, Ontario, with her husband and two children, and makes occasional trips to Peru. She enjoys traveling, reading, and cooking, and delights in serving the body of Christ alongside her husband while watching their boys grow into godly young men.

Mrs. Rebekah Furubotten

Rebekah Furubotten holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis from Western Washington University and is a lover of literature, beauty, and the story of Jesus. As a seasoned instructor of Writing & Rhetoric 1, she seeks to display God’s Truth, Beauty, Goodness and Imagination through the course curriculum, introducing fable and the art of the written word.

Gathering friends to talk about books is one of her favorite things in the world, especially when the story is filled with gorgeous imagery, interesting characters, and artful writing. Loving their neighbors is an integral part of her family’s weekly rhythms, and you can find Rebekah hosting book clubs and parties for children and adults where they can discuss stories, ask good questions, and deepen their understanding of what they read and what makes good writing, good. Rebekah lives in Olympia, WA with her husband, four kids, and two dogs. When she isn’t teaching, chauffeuring, or reading, Rebekah enjoys making memories with her family, writing, cooking, hiking in the woods, and redecorating her house.