If you’re new to homeschooling and feel confused or overwhelmed about what you need and how to get it done, I would love to help you develop a strategy to overcome the roadblocks and bring clarity to your homeschooling program.
Or maybe you’ve been at this for a while but are ready to make changes, decrease stress, or increase the mirrors and windows in your home library. We can definitely work on that together!
Of course, if you’d like to implement Charlotte Mason’s principles in your home, I’m ready to provide guidance and quality resources. I also work well with parents who are interested in other homeschooling methods.
Even if you’re unsure that you want to homeschool, I would love to take the time to walk you through what this style of education could look like for you and your family. I’ll answer your “how to” and “what if” questions, and we can discuss the pros & cons and ins & outs so you’ll be fully prepared to make a thoughtful decision.
Let’s Chat!
Your homeschool consultation will include up to one or two hours of a private phone call, depending on your selection. During this call, we’ll discuss where you are, where you want to be, and how you can get there in a way that will be a blessing rather than a burden.
What to expect?
- Before the call, you will be asked to complete a questionnaire to help me understand your family circumstances and goals for our time together.
- Following the call, you will receive written recommendations or follow-up notes to help organize your next steps. You’ll walk away with a clear plan that will make reaching your goals easier without the added stress of researching and planning everything on your own.
- You will also receive a discount code for 20% off any digital resources in the Heritage Mom shop.
- Home educators with elementary, middle school, or high school-aged children
- Parents who are new to homeschooling or new to Charlotte Mason
- Experienced home educators who want to increase their children’s exposure to black and brown voices or want help with organization, scheduling, or lessons.
- Parents wishing to infuse more of their heritage or culture into their home
- Parents who are thinking of homeschooling but want to learn more before making a decision
Reviews
Amber's Consultations Expertly Address Several of My Needs Simultaneously
Amber has an uncanny ability to remain true to Charlotte Mason’s principles AND apply passion, knowledge and wisdom to the needs of my brown kiddos. It has been exactly the help I’m looking for in my consultations with her. Additionally, for my particular situation, I needed help applying all of this to a homeschool that is in constant motion. There are times where we are traveling or temporarily living away from home, and Amber has helped me to take a deep breath and understand how I can keep our homeschool afloat while we are on the move. She has experience in traveling extensively while homeschooling, too, so her very practical tips and encouragement seem to come naturally. But really I know it comes from focused effort, trial-and-error, and loads of experience. Thanks for helping to breathe life, love, and inspiration into our homeschool, Amber!
SO knowledgable! SO helpful! WOW! An answer to prayer as I begin this homeschool journey!
I am so thankful that I came across Amber and decided to have a 2 hour consultation with her! As if the 2 hour phone call didn’t blow me away(by how knowledgeable and down-to-earth she was) but then she sent me a follow-up email recapping our call! I REALLY appreciated that and how thorough she was in making sure I was clear in what we chatted about and knew what steps to take next. Amber puts her wisdom, knowledge, heart and soul into what she does and I am beyond blessed to begin my homeschooling journey with having spoken with her as a consultant first! Thankyou Amber!
Encouragement for my heart!
I was greatly encouraged by my time with Amber during our phone consult. As a homeschooling working mom, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. However, after my phone conversation with Amber I am feeling more excited, encouraged and empowered to continue to educate my children at home. The two hours flew by and I felt like I was talking to a friend. It did good to my heart. Thank you for having this service available.
A life-giving conversation about homeschool support groups
It was such an honor to talk with Amber about starting a homeschool support group in my area. I left the conversation feeling inspired to serve my community in a new way. I listened as she shared many nuggets of wisdom from her experience while she encouraged me to figure out what will work best for me. She even passed on additional resources to extend my learning beyond our conversation. Our time together was much appreciated and well spent. Thanks again Amber! I am grateful for your passion and service to the Black homeschooling community. Keep up the exceptional work!
Authentic and Kind
Amber was so helpful, answering questions for me that was probably out of the norm, but was so grateful for her expertise! She was prepared beforehand, asked thoughtful questions and gave wise answers – all things you want in a consultation. Thank you so much Amber: you are a light and gem to this community!
A breath of fresh air for this mama
Amber lives up to and exceeds all preconceived expectations. I had my first session with Amber and I could tell she took the time to truly digest my intake history because she knew all the details about my kids and our family dynamics really well! She came prepared with recommendations for each of my kids and their unique interests/ strengths. She also gave me so many insights on how to structure our days better to avoid this working mama burnout. She affirmed a lot I was already doing, and I felt validated. She game me many ideas on how to make our bicultural home more reflective of our culture. She answered all of my questions, allayed a lot my concerns and so much more! She gave me solid tools that help me intentionally plan, organize, and schedule my days to reflect the kind of homeschool I really want. She was extremely thorough, followed up with a detailed summary of our consult to make sure I could follow through in implementing the recommendations. I’m very excited to execute many of her recommendations. I look forward to future sessions and I will be planning the next school year with her input to make sure I get it right by God’s grace! Thank you so much amber for being a much needed light. Thank you your representation and being a role model in the homeschooling community. God Bless.
Invaluable!
If you are beginning your homeschool journey, you are in the right place. My two-hour session with Amber exceeded my expectations. By the end of my session with her, I felt empowered and encouraged to personally educate my son. I found Amber to be patient, insightful and has a generosity of spirit in her willingness to share her treasure trove of knowledge with me. She is truly an answer to prayer and an invaluable resource for families who are embarking on this adventure of home education.
A wealth of knowledge
I am so grateful for the wealth of knowledge, resources, and encouragement that I got from Amber. The follow up email is so detailed and comprehensive! I just wish I had talked to her earlier.
I felt affirmed and supported
As a new homeschool mom, I had so many questions, but a call with Amber was just what I needed. I felt affirmed in the decisions I am making for my family, and in the areas I needed resources, she offered support and various examples. I appreciated that she gave me various ways of doing things so I can find an approach that is right for my family. I feel more confident in moving forward with homeschooling now!
2nd Phone Consult
Another great phone consult with Amber. I always feel overwhelmed about planning for the next school year, but when I get on the call with Amber I know that I will come away with a clear plan and path. Amber took the time to work through my list with me and to really round out our homeschool year. I love that I can continue to reach out to her via email with questions I may have as the year goes by. Thanks Amber for another great consult.
Awesome & So Helpful
I’m a newbie to homeschool. I was so overwhelmed with trying to figure out how to homeschool. I had no clue on how to start & the way I was going about it was extremely frustrating to not only myself, but to my 4 year old. I wanted something that would help with learning how to properly teach my child & be inclusive of our race. Amber gave me so much info. Troughout the consultation she lifted so much stress and anxiety off of me. The fact that she formed a curriculum that fit us is simply a Godsend. I would recommend her to anyone. My consultation was a couple of days ago but I have emailed questions I forgot to ask and she answered with no problem. She so down to earth, nice, funny and really cares about helping you navigate homeschool. I cannot thank Amber enough she is simply the BOMB-DOT-COM.
Help to think outside the box.
I really appreciate Amber taking the the time to really read through my pre consultation form and she listens really well. I am not new to homeschooling but a new illness has forced me to think outside the way we normally do things. She gave me fresh ideas, new found peace, and good thoughts to consider entering our homeschool year. It was just the support I need to make our homeschool be life giving.
What an ABSOLUTE blessing!!!
I am an early education provider whose desire to homeschool outweighed anything else. Amber is such a breath of fresh air. My concern about being able to properly educate my family was a huge burden. It is important to me that if they are going to learn history, they need to learn it the right way. I did not want the lies being taught in public arenas to be taught to them. As we all know, it is important that children have an understanding of their people and its history. I didn’t want to perpetuate the lies and impart that sense of defeatism that many other generations have carried.
Amber gave excellent suggestions, resources, and wisdom. I was trying to keep the little person in public school for the remainder of the year and have full-on homeschool… She nicely told me in her kind words… lady you trippin’, lol… She said, “That’s too much for him. Why don’t you do these things and supplement his education.. and stop overdoing XY and Z…” Amber keeps you honest and holds you accountable. She allowed me to be and feel vulnerable. She didn’t leave me feeling that way. She helped me see and know that what I was doing was going to work and valuable to my family.
The wisdom, love, care, and advice are priceless. I would pay any amount for this kind of interaction!
just what I needed.
I had lists of books and recommendations for a DIY Charlotte Mason plan for the year, but I had a lot of uncertainties. There were questions about books or themes that I didn’t think I could answer to satisfaction as a white woman. It was such a blessing to have the expertise of a homeschool mom farther along than I am who was willing to talk through those things and help me find great book replacements for the ones I chose to leave behind. I know how much time and experience finding and choosing books takes, because of how lost I feel when I need to find them completely on my own! I’ve asked a few follow up questions as well. I would absolutely do it again.
WONDERFUL CONSULTATION
Amber was a great resource as I navigate 2021 and homeschool life!
I was struggling to know how to plan more diverse narrations and activities that my girls will enjoy. She encouraged me, shared her schedule, and sent follow up links to enhance our next semester!!
This consultation was so valuable 🥰🥰🥰
Super Excited!
I am so excited! My conversation with Mrs. Amber went so well. She is super knowledgeable, great energy, and deeply passionate about empowering parents with the necessary information to be great!
I can not wait to jump into this journey with my kids. I feel empowered and I am sure that we will be able to make this a great experience for us all.
I CAN DO IT
I feel like I can tackle this homeschooling thing! As a working mom who relies on her husband to guide the day to day during the week, I needed help to keep the education train going. Amber has saved me valuable time and energy by giving me a “north star” I can follow as I set up independent work for my kiddos to complete that is enriching and engaging. I am so looking forward to infusing her Amazing Africa resources into my “days-on” as teacher mom when I’m not at my office job. 2021 will be off to a stronger start thanks to her guidance!
Such Great Guidance!
I prayed for guidance to determine if homeschooling was feasible for our family. Amber provided that guidance and more! Not only was she full of encouragement; she provided practical, realistic tools and tips. I walked away from our conversation knowing that we could indeed become home educators but, also with the confidence that we could structure homeschool to suit our needs. Amber is knowledgeable, patient, encouraging and an engaging advocate for parents wanting to have a say in their children’s education. A consultation with her is well worth it and I can’t wait for our next one!
A God-sent Gem!
Thank you Amber, for walking in your God-given gift to encourage other homeschooling parents. I can’t thank you enough for the consultation, it was extremely helpful for jump starting my homeschooling journey. I am ready and better prepared, thanks for the prayers as well! THANK YOU, AMBER!!!
PERFECTION
Amber is just phenomenal. It is hard to put into words how the call just helped me SO much. I purchased two of her extraordinary heritage packs and after receiving and reviewing them – I just had to speak with her. I am a first-time homeschooling mom and had a ton of research, blog reading, talking to people etc but this was completely different and so helpful. I wrote all my questions down and she answered each and every one of them thoroughly. This also just allowed for more questions to organically arise and I got answers to those too! Then she helped me setting up a schedule which I find nearly impossible. I was very nervous and unsure of if I were really able to home school but after our conversation, I knew I was going to be okay and that I was capable of doing it! She was very encouraging and real. She promptly followed up with a recording of the call and any recourses she mentioned in the call she told me she would send. She is a great teacher in addition to a great teacher of teachers – so much to share!!! Thank you thank you thank you for all your do daily and how you share it with the world – I APPRECIATE it SO much and I appreciate YOU AMBER!
Our Zoom meet helped relieve anxieties
Amber was used as a life savour for me. I had lots of anxiety from worrying about the way I am to schedule my school day, which curriculum to use, how do I stay consistent, and so many other worries. Amber literally prayed for me (as I asked for prayer) during our zoom meet. I truly believe that Amber was an answer prayer for me as in the midst of reaching out for help I had been struggling with anxiety, adhd, and depression. As Amber patiently shared her part in helping and I notated what to do there has truly been a sense of peace and a concrete strategic plan that better helps my mental health while on this homeschooling journey. I am forever grateful for our zoom meeting as it was recorded and is now a reference for me to be able to go to.
Completely worth it!
This is an incredible service that Amber is offering to us new or seasoned homeschoolers. She graciously takes in your personal information from the survey to get an idea of what each parents needs at their unique place in their homeschooling journey. She spoke so much wisdom, truth and peace into my heart as we talked and our conversation was truly a gift to my whole family. I feel empowered to approach this very unique school year with anticipation and joy knowing that I am giving my boys a “feast” of mirrors and windows. If you are considering this, it is truly an investment in yourself as a parent and your children’s education. I will absolutely be consulting Amber for as long as my homeschooling journey continues (and maybe even if not-it was that insightful and encouraging!). Thank you Amber!
My go-to year after year
I found Amber through a homeschool site two and
a half years ago, and she’s been a part of our homeschool journey ever since. We’ve consulted her on everything from child development to picking out curriculum to advice on parenting a gifted (and very spirited) child. She’s our go-to year after year. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and always comes prepared. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t know where we’d be right now. She’s a lifesaver and a wonderful all-around human being. You won’t regret hiring her.
She is a LIFESAVER!
This was my first year of homeschooling all 3 of my sons who were once previously in public school. I never thought I would be a mom who homeschooled but after being fed up with the public school system I took the plunge. Little did I know that the Charlotte Mason Curriculum was a HUGE feast. LOL! Amber gave me some hope and guided me step-by-step through the process of homeschooling. She was very patient and helped reassure me that I CAN do this. She also gave me tons of resources that were specific to each one of my children. Amber is so friendly and she is an “expert” when it come to homeschooling and education. I don’t know how I would have even got to this point without her. She is a lifesaver. I look forward to what is ahead. AMBER is THE BEST!
Saved My Newbie Homeschool Life
Talking to Amber was like talking to your best girlfriend that has your (and your kids’) best interests in mind and a wealth of knowledge to help you that you just want to soak up every word. I was committed to the idea of homeschooling but Amber bridged the ideas and help me make them reality. She was very practical and well prepared for our consultation. She answered all of my questions and so much more! She gave me real tools that I am using to help me plan, organize, and schedule my family. I highly recommend consulting with her.
An Answered Prayer! Sign up, today.
Amber is a living, breathing answer to prayers that I have offered to the Lord for some time now. She is experienced and wise. My session with her exceeded my expectations and brought a deep peace in my heart. I feel equipped, encouraged and excited to better parent my daughter and begin our homeschooling journey. Amber is a gifted communicator and seasoned educator. She’s been consulting homeschool moms locally and is so kind to offer her wisdom and expertise virtually. She is qualified and generous to offer her time for such a reasonable price. You read correctly, reasonable price. What you get from your conversation with Amber will transform how you parent. It will impact your home environment and interactions with your child. It will guide you to refreshed thoughts about how to approach parenting and home education with purpose and intentionality. I came to our session with a lot of specific questions and clear outcomes. I wanted to know about scheduling, curriculum, how to build heritage in the home, planning, habit training, book suggestions (with a multicultural focus) and accommodating my daughter’s needs. I left with everything I desired and even more of what I needed, but hadn’t realized until our conversation. She was so kind to let me ask any and every question that came to my brain. She taught me how to deeply love my African American Nigerian daughter in very specific ways that honor her heritage. HBCUs produce some of the brightest leaders in this world and Amber is a glowing example. *Shameless plug for black schools! #FiskForever. Thank you, Amber. No review, thank you email or comment can express how deeply grateful I am for you. Every blog post I read of yours, I am confident God is answering my prayers for guidance in this journey. Reader of this review, if you feel isolated as a proudly African American Christian mom who is Charlotte Mason philosophy leaning, Amber’s consultation is for you. And if you’re not, Amber’s session is for you. Every red penny is worth it. I knew it when I first saw her offer and am even more confident now that I’ve experienced it myself. Don’t contemplate, schedule RIGHT NOW! Believe me, it is life changing in the best of ways! Oh and go for the 2 hours, I did, and it was the best decision I could have made.
Extremely Helpful
Amber was an extremely delightful and helpful person to speak with as she actively listened to me go on and on about about how much academic, guidance and a sense of help I desire and need for my family. She gave me valuable information that I am forever grateful for, and a ton of feedback that brought peace to my soul. I am currently applying the wisdom Amber shared within my family, and truly see and have been experiencing a sense of freedom that I haven’t had in a while, especially with all that is going on in this world. I would highly recommend consulting Amber for an open and honest discussion that will tremendously help your family needs.
Great Phone Consultation!
I am so thankful for my time with Amber this morning. We went through the suggested book list that I received through a CM company that helps you plan for your year, but I was unhappy with the lack of diversity. Amber definitely helped me diversify my list. She was patient, clear and honest about her experiences and I truly appreciate that as I begin my journey. If you are feeling overwhelmed, sign your self up!!
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