"I love that Sonlight focuses on God, Christian morals and history, and has a challenging curriculum. I was a middle school history teacher at a charter school and became frustrated with the way public education is going. I prayed and felt tremendous clarity that as a parent, the greatest responsibility I have is to teach our children the love of God. How could I do that if I only spent a few hours with them in the evenings while focused on cooking dinner or winding down from work?" Here, Whitney (14, Level 200), Ashley (12, Level W) and Mason (10, Level F) pose with Mom and Dad in the South Dakota Badlands during their epic homeschool kickoff trip. – Wendy W of Panama City, FL

"Sonlight high school programs are complete and challenging," writes Sherri N of Siloam Springs, who has used Sonlight for 13 years. "Everything is outlined so that the student can proceed independently. [Once he completes Sonlight 500], Bobby (18) will have successfully used every Sonlight Bible/History/Literature program. He was still excited to unpack the books this year and thinks his senior year will be the best yet. He is well-prepared to effectively engage his world for Christ as he heads off to a competitive college. Sonlight has prepared him well with strong academics and a biblical perspective on the world." Bobby and his seven siblings have all used Sonlight every year since Kindergarten. Here, Bobbly smiles with his newly unpacked Sonlight 500 program.

0ur kids have learned how to think logically and critically and how to teach themselves anything they want to for the rest of their lives. It's like the difference between teaching a man to fish and giving him a fish. I wish many others could grasp how foundational the reading of great books is to a child's education. It seems very logical that language arts, reading and history are tied together. It helps kids learn when there's connection among subjects instead of compartmentalization. If I had it to do over again, I'd use Sonlight from beginning to end. Robin has used Sonlight for the past twelve of her nineteen homeschooling years. Her three oldest have already graduated with Sonlight, and she is savoring her last year with David (17), who is studying Core 200.