ABOUT ME

Personally
  • Lover of travel, history, and time with my family. I'm especially happy when all those things come together. (Throw in a good latte', and I'm in heaven :) ) 
  • Homeschool mom of two terrific boys (birth through college)
  • Passionate about my faith in Christ, while welcoming other faiths, backgrounds, and world views :) 
  • Strongly believe that parents know their own children best, and have their best interests at heart. I am committed to supporting and encouraging fellow homeschool families.
  • Listen to my interview on The Essence of Homeschooling podcast here, and my interview on the School to Homeschool podcast here! 
Professionally
  • Degree in Liberal Studies 
  • Licensed Teacher in Colorado, Florida, and California
  • Classroom teacher for 10 years
  • Homeschool consultant/evaluator for three years for a public charter school for homeschool families (Pre-K through 12th) 
  • Involved with multiple homeschool independent schools, charters, and co-ops (teaching, support, etc.)
  • Trained and experienced in working with struggling and advanced learners, and other special circumstances 
  • Experience working with a variety of schooling methods, styles, and curricula
  • NEW!! ​Evaluator and Homeschool Coach with Statheros Academy/The Umbrella School 
  • Listed as an Evaluator on the CHEC website
  • ​Listed as an Evaluator on the Association of Florida Evaluators website​​
  • Listed as an Evaluator on the APEX Homeschool website
  • Former Evaluator and Transcript Consultant for FACE
  • Proud partner with SPED Homeschool
  • Have provided thousands of academic evaluations over the span of my career 
Kim Almas 
• 30+ years in education
​• Colorado licensed teacher
​• California licensed teacher
• Florida ​licensed teacher
We like to call it "travel school!"
Many years and a lot of effort went into our boys' Black Belts in Tae-Kwon-Do.
Homeschooling during crisis is part of our story. Trust me, it can be done! Feel free to ask me about this if it's part of your story too. Or, check out our book, No Change, by Mark Almas.
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