When I was in first grade, my teacher informed my mother that I was not grasping mathematics. And, she didn’t think I ever would. Well, my mother knew that was not true, pulled me out of the public school I was attending, and placed me in a different one. My new first-grade teacher immediately saw my potential and poured into me.

From that moment on, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I never wanted another child to experience what I experienced. Throughout school, I loved working on math problems. I loved the challenge and the satisfaction of solving complicated problems. (Yes, I know I’m weird that way ;)) Then, in my senior year of high school, I fell in love with Calculus. I also started private math tutoring at that time, and I was hooked!

After graduating from high school, I received my B.A. and M.A. in mathematics and my lifetime secondary math certification. I began teaching in 1996 and “retired” to be a homeschool mom in 2009 when my oldest was four. I have taught at a gifted and talented middle school, public high schools, a private high school, community colleges, and a university. I was the first professor at the university to teach online way back in 2007. Once my children were old enough, I began teaching for homeschool co-ops in 2019.

Currently, my oldest is a junior at WVU pursuing his Mechanical Engineering degree, my middle daughter will be graduating high school this year, and my youngest daughter is in 9th grade. I am married to an Architect who is currently a project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers. We attend New Life Christian Church in Winchester, and I am a born-and-raised Texan who loves the Shenandoah mountains!

Teaching is my passion, math is my passion, and walking alongside and helping homeschool families is my passion. I believe God created us to serve, and that is what I want to do. If you have any questions for me, please reach out.

My name is Abby Griffeth, and I went off to college in 1998 — and never really left.

I earned my B.A. in History from the University of Georgia and my M.A. in American Studies from The George Washington University. My graduate work focused on museum education and public history, including experience at the National Museum of American History. But it wasn’t until I taught my first class at GWU that I realized I had found what I truly wanted to do: teach.

Since then, I’ve served in both faculty and administrative roles at The George Washington University and Shenandoah University, and I currently teach at Laurel Ridge Community College, where I’ve been since 2011. In 2013, my husband and I began homeschooling our kindergarten-aged daughter and we never looked back. Since 2016, our family has been active in homeschooling co-ops, where I’ve developed and taught countless courses for the homeschool community.

While my academic roots are in American history, I’ve also designed high school courses in music appreciation, film studies, and sociology. Critical thinking and deep analysis are hallmarks of my classroom. My guiding philosophy is simple: I don’t teach students what to think — I teach them how to think.

Throughout my career in higher education, I’ve also taught study skills, academic planning, career exploration, and time management to incoming freshmen and dual-enrolled students. These are skills that are rarely taught explicitly, yet they are essential for success. I’m passionate about helping students recognize their strengths, develop their gifts, and navigate academic transitions with confidence.

Straddling both the homeschool community and higher education has given me a unique vantage point and the privilege of helping many families tackle challenging subjects and big college decisions with clarity and purpose. I look forward to working with you and please ask me any and all questions!

I earned my B.A. English and M.A. English at George Mason University, and my EdD (ABD) in Educational Leadership in Higher Education from Nova Southeastern University

Although a native of Virginia, I have spent most of the last thirty-two years teaching literature, composition, and EAP courses at various community colleges and universities in Southeast Asia and the United States. I have taught and designed course materials for American, British, and World Literature, as well as introductory and advanced composition. In the last fifteen years, I have taught high school and middle school English and ESL as well as college-prep dual credit courses for three different colleges.

I am experienced in designing workshops for international conferences, have established writing centers, and have trained writing teachers and tutors.

I have lived in Thailand, Laos, Poland, Myanmar, and Malaysia, and have traveled widely throughout Europe and Southeast Asia.

Currently, I work as an English Language Specialist, a program funded by the U.S. State Department and Georgetown University. I have conducted teacher training on Project-Based Learning (PBL) for the English teaching faculty at Notre Dame University in Lebanon, and I am currently working on creating PBL curriculum for university engineering and STEM students taking Access classes at universities around India.

I look forward to joining the homeschool community by teaching you all. Please let me know if you have questions.

I was raised to be bilingual from babyhood, but really solidified my bilingualism at two points in my life 1) in high school, studying formally and systematically and 2) in young adulthood, living in Nicaragua

I was homeschooled 2nd grade thru graduation in Loudoun county! And now a homeschooling mom myself

I’ve been running Bilingüitos since 2016, and have taught homeschool Spanish 1-4 as well as mommy & me classes, preschool, elementary, middle school AND adults!

My husband is from Mexico  and we’ve spoken Spanish together since we met! Our kids’ first language is Spanish! And then they start learning English in preschool years.

We attend FBC in Winchester (and I grew up at CFC in Ashburn)

Any other Qs? I’m happy to share