Clarify purpose
Start with why you are homeschooling and what your child truly neds.
Guidance for the Christian Homeschool
Wise, confident decisions for your child’s education—step by step.
Golden Apple helps Christian parents think clearly about homeschooling, transition thoughtfully, and build an education around the child God has entrusted to them.
Begin where you are
Where are you right now?
Choose the situation that best matches your family. Dr. Laurie’s guidance path will help you recognize what matters and identify the next wise step.
Your guidance path will appear here.
Choose the situation that best matches your family.
The Guidance Counselor Approach
Guidance before curriculum.
Dr. Laurie helps parents see the child clearly, order the work wisely, and move forward without unnecessary pressure.
Don’t recreate school
Build a homeschool that fits the learner instead of copying a group-based system.
Start simple
Use a manageable rhythm, core learning, conversation, and observation.
Watch the child
Notice strengths, struggles, focus, confidence, curiosity, and pace.
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Golden AppleChristian Homeschool GuidanceMeet your guide
Dr. Laurie Callihan, PhD
Dr. Laurie brings deep experience in education, curriculum, assessment, special needs, testing, and high-school planning. Her work helps families replace uncertainty with clear judgment, practical direction, and confidence in the responsibility God has entrusted to them.
Golden Apple begins with the child and the family—not a one-size-fits-all program.
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First Series
Five conversations to begin with.
Open the question that meets you where you are.
Should You Homeschool?
Begin with the real question: what does your child need, and who is responsible for providing it?
How to Start Homeschooling Without Overwhelm
Purpose first. Then a simple rhythm, a few core priorities, and permission to adjust.
What to Do When You Pull Your Child Out of School
Slow down, decompress, rebuild confidence, and observe before structuring.
The Biggest Mistake New Homeschool Parents Make
Trying to reproduce conventional school at home instead of guiding an individual learner.
Is Your Child Behind?
Replace “behind compared to what?” with better questions about growth, understanding, confidence, and engagement.
Take the next wise step
You do not have to solve the next twelve years today.
Begin with the question directly in front of your family.
Choose your guidance pathDr. Laurie Callihan, PhD