Welcome to PowerUp Learning—a place where education extends beyond a single path and becomes a dynamic, lifelong experience. Here, learning happens everywhere: at the kitchen table with a good book, on a forest trail through observation and discovery, in front of a screen engaging with expert instruction, and in hands-on moments that bring science, history, and creativity to life.
PowerUp Learning is designed to support learners of all ages by connecting meaningful experiences with practical knowledge. Whether exploring independently, learning as a family, or building new skills through guided courses, each experience is intentional, engaging, and rooted in real-world application.
This is learning that is active, connected, and purposeful—where inquiry and curiosity lead, and every environment becomes a classroom.
Practicing Kindness
Kindness is a foundational social behavior that underpins healthy relationships, productive learning environments, and well-functioning communities. While children are often instructed to “be kind,” such directives assume a shared understanding that may not exist. For a child who has never had kindness explicitly identified, modeled, or named, the instruction itself lacks clarity and meaning.
Building Problem Solving Skills with Scratch Block Coding
Scratch not only develops solid problem solving skills and fosters a positive attitude toward computer technologies, it also encouraged the sharing of creative design ideas and assistance with computer skills among learners similar in age and grade level.
The Benefits of Reading Aloud
Did anyone read aloud to you when you were growing up? Perhaps a parent or teacher? Was it a tradition to have a story read to you at bedtime? What made that time special? Perhaps someone read aloud A Wrinkle in Time or Wind in the Willows or some other story that allowed your imagination to soar.
Homeschooling and the Public School Dilemma
When my daughter was in fifth grade I approached the local public school superintendent about having her, as a homeschooled learner, join the school orchestra. I ensured the superintendent that she would be at every class and well prepared. My daughter had been playing piano since she was 4, and willingly spent long practice times preparing for her next piano lesson. She simply loved to play. My question was met with an emphatic, “No .”