The Programs We Chose & Why for 2025-2026 Hello, and welcome to our homeschool journey! I’m Josselyn—a first-time homeschooling mom teaching my 4-year-old kindergartener and 5-year-old first Grader in the beautiful Virgin Islands. In this post, I’m sharing our 2025–2026 homeschool curriculum picks for kindergarten and first grade—what we chose, why we chose it, and…
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Choosing Our First Homeschool Curriculum: Tools for New Homeschoolers
Choosing a homeschool curriculum for the first time can feel completely overwhelming — especially when you’re not just planning for your own kids, but a whole group! Whether you’re homeschooling one child or organizing a homeschool pod (also called co-ops) like I did, here’s what helped me research and pick our first homeschool curriculum. If…
How We Ended Up Homeschooling (Even Though I Swore I’d Never)
First, let me say—I never had any intention of homeschooling. I was a public school kid and turned out “just fine.” At least according to me! But then again, I also never planned to be a mom raising kids in the Virgin Islands either. And yet… here we are. Both of my children attended a…
