Hello all, I’m George Sarantos and students can call me Mr. S. I grew up in Oak Park and graduated from OPRF in 2018. Following graduation, I went to Triton Community College in River Grove. After completing several courses, I transferred to DePaul University. I’m currently in my senior year majoring in physical education and […]
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Joanna’s Homeschool Story
I started homeschooling before I had kids. I know, it sounds backwards! But, when we were dating, my (now) husband asked if I’d be willing to homeschool. He had been homeschooled for much of his educational years, and had good memories of it (kudos to my mother-in-law!). I had done all of it; homeschool, public, […]
Spotlight on our ASL Teacher
Our ODE families have been asking for ASL ever since the days of Mrs. York, and her fantastic ASL classes. It proved to be a big challenge to find someone, and we pursued many avenues only to hit a dead end. But last year, we were so delighted to find Mrs. Calix, and found she […]
Spotlight on our Academy Literature Teacher
We at ODE know that a well-educated, thinking person needs to develop a life-long love of reading. We have always had such wonderful literature teachers and, quite honestly, when our last one gave notice, I found myself wondering if that spelled the end of our program. It was unneeded worry (as most worry is) because […]
Spotlight on our Art Teacher
We want to shine a spotlight on our art teacher, Ms. Ana. Last year, unexpectedly, we lost our well-loved and dedicated art teacher to a full-time job, and we worried and wondered how we would move on without her. Art has always been a huge part of our ODE days – there is no enrichment […]
Webinar 1 – Eight Different Approaches to Homeschooling
About Julie Polanco Julie Polanco is the mother of four amazing children and wife to one wonderful man. She has been imagining and writing since childhood. Julie has written more than seventy published articles and short works for the healthcare, alternative education, and parenting sectors. In addition to her own work, she has ghostwritten two […]