Welcome to Schoolhouse Online

Welcome to the Schoolhouse.

You’re in! Before you start clicking every button, opening seventeen tabs, and wondering if there’s something you’re supposed to be doing… start here.

This quick walkthrough will get your family set up, show you where everything lives, and help you choose the first thing your child will actually do inside Schoolhouse Online.

Meet the Founder

Hi, I’m Heather. 👋

I built Schoolhouse while I was homeschooling my own four kids.

Not after I had homeschooling all figured out. Right in the middle of it.

I was trying to teach multiple children, meet different learning needs, and find the kind of support I needed—especially while homeschooling a child with special needs. And I couldn’t find it.

I didn’t need another person telling me homeschooling was possible. I needed actual help.

Teachers who could teach the subjects I couldn’t—or simply didn’t want to teach. Curriculum I didn’t have to piece together from seventeen different places. People I could ask when I didn’t know what to do next. And a community where I didn’t feel like I was figuring all of this out by myself.

So I started building it. That’s where Schoolhouse Online came from.

Today, my four kids have graduated, but I haven’t forgotten what it felt like to be the mom in the middle of it. That’s why I want your first 30 days here to be about more than learning how to use another homeschool program.

I want you to discover what happens when you finally have some help carrying it.

Welcome to the Schoolhouse. I’m really glad you’re here.
— Heather

Enroll Your Student(s)

First things first—we need to know who we’re teaching.

Please complete the Schoolhouse Enrollment Form for each student who will be participating.

Your enrollment information helps us connect your students to additional Schoolhouse resources, including Epic and other resources we are adding for our families.

Open Enrollment Form in a New Tab

If the form is difficult to complete inside this page on your device, use the button above to open it in a new tab.

Have a student in 3rd–12th grade?

We highly recommend scheduling a quick call with one of our Schoolhouse mentors. You can do this anytime during your first 30 days, but sooner rather than later is best.

Meet Your Schoolhouse Mentor

Meet Ms. Barbara.

Your mentor can help you understand the curriculum, talk through your student’s grade level and needs, decide where to begin, and choose the classes and resources that make the most sense for your family.

This is not another complicated homeschool meeting. It’s a quick setup conversation, a chance to meet your mentor, and a place to ask those “Okay, but what should MY kid actually be doing?” questions.

You can schedule your call anytime during your first 30 days, but we recommend doing it sooner rather than later so you can get the most out of your time inside the Schoolhouse.

Schedule My Mentor Call

Meet Your Student Dashboard

This is your child’s Schoolhouse home base.

You do not need to hunt through the mom community every morning looking for your child’s schoolwork. Their dashboard is where they’ll find what they need for school.

Take a few minutes with your child and look through it together. Show them: “This is YOUR Schoolhouse.”

The goal is for students to become comfortable opening their own dashboard and knowing where to go without Mom directing every click.

And yes, that may take a little practice. We’re homeschooling children, not onboarding corporate employees. 😂*TIP - Bookmark each students grade dashboard on their computer for fast access *

Open the Student Dashboard

Find the Live Classes + Zoom Links

Now let’s find the teachers.

Inside your student’s dashboard, you’ll be able to access their live Schoolhouse classes and class links.

Before the first class, we recommend:

Download or update the Zoom app.
Make sure the camera, microphone, and speakers work.
Log into the student dashboard - LIVE CLASSESS - a few minutes early.
Find the class link before class begins.

You do not have to attend every live class just because it exists. Some families love a full live-class schedule. Others choose a handful of classes and use curriculum or replays for the rest. Both are homeschooling.

Find the Replays + Class Materials

Because real life will happen during these 30 days.

Someone will sleep late. There will be an appointment. A child will suddenly decide that 10:00 AM is the perfect time to have an existential crisis over socks.

That’s why we have replays.

If your child misses a live class—or simply learns better watching later—you can use the class replay. This is also where you’ll find available class materials, assignments, worksheets, and other resources connected to the class.

Live when it works. Replay when it doesn’t.
Schoolhouse should fit your homeschool—not the other way around.

Come Into the Mom Community

Your child’s dashboard is for school. The Schoolhouse community is for you.

Inside the community, you can:

Ask questions and get help when you’re stuck.
Talk with other homeschool moms.
Join mom events and conversations.
Find Schoolhouse announcements and updates.
Access community resources and freebies.
Discover that somebody else’s homeschool morning was just as ridiculous as yours. 😂

Please ask for help.
You do not have to sit at home trying to figure something out for three days before saying something. Come into the community and ask. That is literally why we are here.

Open the Mom Community

Pick ONE Class

We are not planning the next 30 days.

We’re going to do one thing: pick one class.

“What Schoolhouse class do you want to try first?”

Find it. Put it on your calendar. Show your child where the link is. And attend.

That’s it. Once you’ve done that, you’ve officially started finding your Schoolhouse rhythm.

Your First 30 Days

Now live inside the Schoolhouse for a while.

Meet the teachers. Try some live classes. Watch a replay. Use the curriculum. Ask a question in the community. Talk with your mentor. Let your child find the classes they love.

And give yourself permission not to use every single thing we offer.

The goal isn’t to see how much Schoolhouse you can squeeze into your homeschool.

The goal is to answer one question:

Does having Schoolhouse beside us make homeschooling easier?

You chose homeschooling. You never said you had to do all of it alone.

Welcome to the Schoolhouse.
I’m really glad you’re here.

— Heather