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Our “Homeschool Hints” MPE podcast is now 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 plan field trips: Q&A with Annette Vaughn
  Field trips can be the homeschool family's "secret weapon" to make learning fun! Annette Vaughn is a homeschool mom to three boys and organizes regular outings for a group of 20+ families in the Kansas […]
• 'M is for Mama' Abbie Halberstadt: Q&A
  Our 2023 Women’s Encouragement Day featured Abbie Halberstadt, author of the book “M is for Mama.” Abbie is also a fitness instructor, homeschool teacher, and mama of ten children, including two sets of identical twins! […]
• Education Savings Account (ESA) legislation in KS & elsewhere: HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff
  What are government-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), and how do they relate to homeschooling? Scott Woodruff, HSLDA attorney, discusses these and the "ugly baggage" that can come with ESA Statutes from his experience in other […]
• Q&A with Durenda Wilson, featured speaker at our 2023 homeschool conference
  With more than 27 years of home education experience, Durenda Wilson is a trusted voice and resource at homeschooling conventions and on The Durenda Wilson Podcast. Durenda and her husband, Darryl, have eight kids (7 […]
• GROW: Workshops for homeschool moms
  Natalie Haber shares her homeschool journey, including her marriage to a public school administrator and addressing her family's initial hesitations with this educational choice. Her latest initiative is GROW, a division at MPE meant to […]

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, MPE President

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