Podcast

Our “Homeschool Hints” MPE podcast is available on Apple Podcasts!

After hearing from many of our members, we decided this tool can help us reach new audiences and strengthen the connections we’ve already made within the homeschooling community. 

Our plan is to publish a new podcast episode at least once a month. For now, subscriptions are all free.

If you have any suggestions for upcoming episodes, feel free to email us at “podcast” at midwestparenteducators dot org!

Podcast Episodes

• How To Prepare High School Homeschoolers As Entrepreneurs: Lisa Nehring
  Lisa Nehring from True North Academy explains the fourth industrial revolution and how to prepare homeschool students for a time of great disruption and change. Life skills such as entrepreneurship, communication, finance, problem-solving will always […]
• Things I Wish I Knew For Homeschooling, Beginning Through High School: Trisha Pull
  Trisha Pull from Homeschooling With Confidence discusses things she wished she had known before she started her homeschool journey. She's a former teacher turned homeschool mom of six kids and knows life in the trenches […]
• Foreign Language Success for Any Age: Adelaide Olguin of TalkBox.Mom
  Adelaide Olguin from TalkBox.Mom discusses foreign language success as a homeschool family, how it's never too early to educate. She also outlines common pitfalls that can stop you from learning languages easily.-Defining success in a […]
• Amanda Medford: How Women's Encouragement Day Can Help Homeschool Moms In 2025
  Amanda Medford, a second-generation homeschooler, explains how events like Women's Encouragement Day can help homeschoolers build community. Amanda has homeschooled five children in three states and knows the importance of fellowship and connection along your […]
• Upcoming events: January 2025
  Upcoming events in January and beyond include:Our homeschool webinar on co-ops, enrichment, and athletics programs will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. Explore all the options, including “on-site” vs. “drop-off,” pricing, enrollment, curriculum, and more.A […]

We may start a paid subscription soon – let us know if there are any specific features or benefits you’d like!

Looking for other support options?

Throughout the year, MPE offers many ways for homeschool families to build community and explore ongoing resources and opportunities:

• Homeschool conference and curriculum fair
• Women’s Encouragement Day
• GROW workshops for homeschool moms
• “How to homeschool” webinars and workshops
• Used Curriculum Sale
• Standardized testing opportunities
• Great Wolf Lodge Homeschool Week

Notable quotes

“I look at MPE as my ministry, and I’ve looked at it that way for over 20 years.”
Chad Womble, Immediate Past MPE President

“To me, MPE has been about the relationships that we’ve built.”
Chad Womble, Immediate Past MPE President

“It’s been a dream of mine that eventually, MPE is run by homeschool graduates. And part of that dream is getting our children involved.”
Chad Womble, Immediate Past President

“I came [to Women’s Encouragement Day] as a young mom, desperate for community and to be encouraged on a journey I did not understand, … and just realizing how life-giving it was.”
Krystal Evensen, homeschool mom of 12

“I’m not a homeschool mom, but I certainly understand and can see the need for encouragement. It’s a really hard job, and the paycheck is deferred way down the road, so I’m glad to see that we’re really working towards encouraging moms.”
Chad Womble, Immediate Past MPE President