ABOUT US

Our Mission

We help homeschool parents teach their kids in meaningful ways, with practical tools, honest support, and the confidence to keep showing up.

Start Your Journey with Experience You Can Trust

We’re a homeschooling family that’s been around the block a few times—actually, more like around the lesson plan a few dozen times. For the past 15 years, my wife and I have homeschooled our seven children, sometimes full-time, sometimes part-time, but always with one goal: to help each of them learn in a way that fit them.

Before 1 Hoot Academy, I spent years serving as a United States Marine, where I learned the value of discipline, adaptability, and perseverance. Turns out, those same principles apply just as much in a homeschool setting as they do in the Corps — minus the bootcamp.

We started homeschooling because our family needed flexibility–and because the traditional classroom wasn’t working for every one of our kids. Some thrived there, others struggled, and we realized that learning should never be one-size-fits-all. So, we made the shift, determined to help each child learn at their own pace, with patience, creativity, and a little humor along the way.

What We’ve Learned Along the Way

Homeschooling isn’t about perfect schedules or Pinterest-worthy classrooms. It’s about patience, love, and the willingness to learn right alongside your kids.

After years of doing this—through curriculum wins, mid-year meltdowns, science projects gone nuclear, and those incredible “it finally clicked” moments—we realized that other parents were craving the same thing we once were: support, clarity, and confidence.

Why We Built 1 Hoot Academy

1 Hoot Academy is the resource we wish we’d had starting out.

It’s our way of helping families skip the overwhelm and start in the right direction.

We blend real-world experience with practical tools so you can build a homeschool life that actually works for your family — not someone else’s idea of perfect.

We’re here to remind you:

You’ve got what it takes to teach your kids.
We’re just here to help you believe it.