MISSION
Ivy League Homeschool is a hybrid early education program where little ones grow beyond what is possible in a conventional system. Our comprehensive program transforms homes into high-achieving learning hubs while our online community provides the support, encouragement, and connection needed to thrive.
We believe that excellence starts at home, you can never start too young, and when we train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old, he will not depart from it.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
ACADEMICS
Our “Unlimited Progress Curriculum” is a complete, rigorous program with systematic instruction in a sequence accessible to the earliest learners.
Math
A hands-on introduction to the most critical concepts, using the right metaphors.Theory: Numbers and set theory.
Algorithms: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Applications: Building, cooking, telling time, measuring, and more!
Reading
Phonics-oriented program, accessible to even the youngest learners.7 Levels of Phonics Instruction:
Letters, sounds, blending, reading, digraphs, diphthongs, spelling.
Spanish
At-home mini-immersion, designed for non-Spanish speakers.Live Online Personal Instructor
Vocabulary
Self-Expression
Song
Philosophy
Early childhood is a great time to hone your logical reasoning skills and wrestle with big ideas.Ontology: What is real?
Ethics: What is right?
Epistemology: How do we know?
Logic: What are the rules of thought?
Engineering
Your little engineer will be inspired by real life applications and learn effective problem-solving techniques.Design Challenges: Building blocks, train tracks, bridges, and more!
Redesign & Reflect: What did and did not work well? How could it be improved?
Music
Your little musician will gain an appreciation for classical music while learning the piano.Listen to concerts and watch classical performances.
Learn basic music theory.
Outdoors
Outdoor leadership education.Compass
Maps
Gardening
Virtue + Etiquette
Learn critical soft skills to help build a lifelong foundation.independence
humility
respect
integrity
patience
Executive Skills
From sleep training to potty training to keeping a schedule, we believe in getting these skills established as early as possible.sleep training
potty training
dressing
cleaning
cooking
THE 12 VIRTUES
Formal, systematic instruction in the 12 most important virtues for servant-leaders.
LEADERSHIP
Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.
John Maxwell
Teaching – and parenting – are the most important leadership positions. Not only do we give you the tools to teach leadership to your little ones, but empower you to authentically model it via our integrated leadership training program. Upon joining our community, you will gain access to our exclusive leadership circle where you will have exclusive access to our monthly book club, training videos, assessments, and more.
HEALTH
Health and well-being
Healthy food, healthy sleep habits, and spending time active and grounded outdoors are essential for health.
COMMUNITY
An online and offline community
When you join the Ivy League Homeschool community, you have access to a supportive network of like-minded families with whom you can share ideas, schedule virtual or in-person play dates, arrange field trips, and more. Our online community features industry-leading data security that takes your privacy seriously.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our beliefs about cultivating an extraordinary learner
Teaching
Create an environment full of learning experiences, and ask challenging questions
A curriculum should never prevent children from learning what they are capable of understanding
With the right sequence, young children are capable of mastering anything
Progress should be charted and visualized to spot trends and make changes
Learning
- Spaced-repetition and memory science are integral parts of learning
Real life learning occurs through the home and everyday experiences
The trade-off between the risks and benefits of screen time must be carefully controlled
Knowledge
Learning the right metaphors is much more important than getting the right answers with poor metaphors
- While most primitive knowledge can be communicated quickly through pictures and experience, language and logic form the bridge between concrete experience and abstract reasoning
Much care must be given to training our brain’s neurological network with good inputs and lots of repetition
FOUNDERS
Our journey to bring the Ivy League home
Ivy League Homeschool was founded by Dr. M., an Ivy League engineer, engineering education researcher, and mother of two math literate toddlers. Ivy League Homeschool was birthed from Dr. M’s passion for instilling the time-tested pillars of virtue, leadership, and excellence in her children through enriching expeditionary learning, sensory experiences, world culture, early reading instruction, and her own “college math for toddlers” program™.
Dr. M was led to systematize her approach to cultivating excellence at home after her disappointment with the lack of rigorous, high-caliber preschool programs offering the safe, nurturing convenience of home and personally tailored whole child instruction. She decided to share her Ivy League approach to excellence at home with all who are in unrelenting pursuit of the extraordinary.
Dr. M received her doctorate from Columbia University, and holds dual bachelor’s degrees in engineering and education from Brown University. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in engineering process improvement.
COMPARISON
How does Ivy League Home School compare to other programs?
| ILHS | Typical Home School | Typical Pre-K Program | Typical Online School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Reading | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| College Math for Toddlers | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Virtues | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Spanish Immersion | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Childcare | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| SWISS Data Privacy | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Minimal Screen Time | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Community | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Cost | $$ | $ | $$$$ | $$ |
| No Busy Work | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Unlimited Progress curriculum | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions often asked about our program and homeschooling in general.
According to a 2021 Harvard study, when compared to their peers in conventional schools, homeschooled children tend to be happier, more engaged, virtuous”well-adjusted, responsible young adults” (Chen et al., 2021). Interestingly, the study found no significant differences between students attending public, private, and parochial schools. Homeschooled students are also more likely to have higher quality friendships, better relationships with their parents and other adults, and feel more satisfied with their lives (Medlin, 2013).
While you can start homeschooling at any time, you must check the state-specific homeschool laws that apply to you. Review the specific requirements for your state here. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/non-public-education/regulation-map/index.html
Absolutely! We believe that anyone committed to providing educational excellence for their child at home through homeschooling can make it a reality. Our systematized routines make it easy for parents and caretakers to administer, in a way that is convenient to your lifestyle!
We also provide 24-hour access to our exclusive Ivy League Homeschool network to connect with local homeschoolers in your area and engage with the broader online Ivy League Homeschool community for support.
Many different family arrangements can effectively homeschool. While many homeschooling families do have one stay-at-home parent, other arrangements can be successful as well. Some of our Ivy League Homeschoolers may come from single parent or dual-working households, while others may receive instruction from nannies, grandparents, or other caretakers.
We understand that the decision to homeschool can be the start of a very significant (and fabulous) change. We are so confident about the ease of our program implementation and the advanced learning for your child, that we completely stand behind our 100% money-back guarantee. Join Ivy League Homeschool risk-free, and see why millions more families across the country are saying goodbye to traditional schooling.
Multiple studies have demonstrated that students with special needs benefit most from home learning environments. The learn-anywhere flexibility of Ivy League Homeschool affords the ability to accommodate any learner.
Homeschooling has been proven to be a tremendous asset to gifted children, as they can receive personalized instruction tailored to learning needs at a flexible pace beyond what can be provided in a traditional school setting.
Many states have accommodations for homeschooled children to join local school sports teams and other extracurricular activities. Many towns also have opportunities to join independently operated sports leagues and other special interest activities.
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