Bright Horizons Academy

a ministry of Mt. Era United Methodist Church, Columbiana, AL

P. O. Box 1412
Alabaster, AL 35007
ph: 205-669-7979
alt: 205-796-4273

About Us

Bright Horizons Academy was founded in 2009.  We started out as a small support group called Shelby County Alabama Homeschoolers and found a home on Yahoo Groups where we quickly grew.  Over the years, the support group has grown into a 100 family strong entity.   We have field trips, educational adventures, park days and have participated in a co-op.  Now, we feel, the time is right to venture further and offer a legal cover for home school families.

We strive to fulfil the needs of the families within our cover and offer some of the best attributes for a reasonable cost.  We pride ourselves in a timely response to inquiries from families, both current and those wishing to join. 

At Bright Horizons Academy, we want all students and parents to reach their potential and see what a bright tomorrow there can be.

 

 

Homeschooling

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Homeschooling[1] (also called home education), home learning or homeschool – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or professional tutors, rather than in a public or private school.

Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community[2], homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to formal education.

In many places homeschooling is a legal option for parents who wish to provide their children with a different learning environment than exists in nearby schools. These motivations range from a dissatisfaction with the schools in their area to the dissatisfaction of modern schools in general. It is also an alternative for families living in isolated rural locations and those who choose, for practical or personal reasons, not to have their children attend school.

Homeschooling may also refer to instruction in the home under the supervision of correspondence schools or umbrella schools. In some places, an approved curriculum is legally required if children are to be home-schooled. A curriculum-free philosophy of homeschooling may be called unschooling, a term coined in 1977 by American educator John Holt in his magazine Growing Without Schooling.

Who We Are

Jessica Spencer Henderson is the founder and administrator of Bright Horizons Academy.  She is a stay at home, home schooling mother of two boys and has been home educating for 5 years. 

 

Sylvia Rosenburgh is the field trip co-ordinator and a homeschooling grandmother of two boys.

 

 

P. O. Box 1412
Alabaster, AL 35007
ph: 205-669-7979
alt: 205-796-4273