Australia SOW Representative

    

Jonathan, Joel, Joseph, Laura, and Jeremy 
Robert and Jayne Withall

Australia 
witclan@origin.net.au

     "We are really delighted with the SOW Curriculum.  It is the sort of curriculum that we have looked for over several years.  I love how it brings my husband into a more prominent role in our home school. He now has much more input into what the children are learning than he ever did before.  I am also finding it much easier teaching all of the children the same subjects at one time, rather than being pulled in three or four directions at once.  The greatest asset by far though is that we are studying God's Word together while the children are learning all of the necessary skills they need to prepare them for adult life.
     I really do believe that this curriculum was an inspiration from God because of the flexibility in it which allows each family to use it in their own unique way.  My children love to draw, so they are enjoying all the opportunities this curriculum gives them.  The amount of writing required has been a challenge to my 10 year old (Jonathan) and my 8 year old (Joel). Their ability to express themselves has just blossomed so much.  Our 6 year old (Joseph) is learning so much by drawing pictures and writing verses or simple captions to go with them for each subject we do together.  We also have a 3 year old (Laura) and a 1 year old (Jeremy) whom I look forward to having involved with our learning in the future."

Canada SOW Representative
Layne, Rett, Danaya, Daelynn, Mikaela, Heidi
Ben and Lori Huber
40 Templehill Bay NE
Calgary, Alberta Canada T1Y 4C7
blhuber@telusplanet.net

    My husband, Ben and I believe that home schooling is the most effective way to disciple our children, with academics being and important but secondary part of their training.

    We researched quite a bit and settled on SOW because it was what we thought we would have put together ourselves. Some specific features we were looking for - focused on God's Word, discipleship first, types of lessons applied to different topics, worksheets, complete, one-time purchase, flexible framework rather than "these pages on these days", thinking and reasoning skills as opposed to "the right answer", and finally - you can use your own resources or the ones suggested in the curriculum.

Canada SOW Representative

Danielle, Levi, &  Kalli Ann
Wayne & Karen Taylor

Auburn, Ontario, Canada
     sowcurriculum@theshirepro.com         www.sowcurriculum.theshirepro.com

           "We have home educated our children since birth desiring to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We can surely relate to your feelings that the years are flying by and that we have not made the most of our opportunities with our children, not for lack of wanting to, but more for a lack of knowing how. We have been blessed by the SOW Seminar on the SOW Resource CD. Your heart after God, as shared through the SOW Seminar, truly bears witness with our spirit and is what we desire and pray for in our family. The SOW is a real answer to prayer. The more I know of  the SOW Curriculum, the more I want to share with others of this wonderful tool. It has made it possible to complete the educational requirements and also grow in the Lord through the study of His Word. I wish I had it to use much earlier in our schooling years."

Singapore SOW Representative

  Henson & Serene Lim
David, Sarah, Aaron, Esther, Ruth

Singapore, Singapore 570222
Website : www.buildingupmoms.com
Email : buildingupmoms@gmail.com
Blog:www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/MamaLim

"While the current curriculum was very sound, we felt that something was lacking in it. God & His Word was just one of the subjects to be taught to the children. To them & to me, the teacher, it was just another subject to be taught & graded. We wanted more for them. For them to know that everything should be viewed through a Christian worldview.

I had heard of SOW from the ladies on MOMYS Digest & so decided to research it some more on your website. I also joined the SOW Yahoo Group which has been most helpful in answering certain questions I had.

After much prayer & discussion, we decided that we will go with SOW from now on. We are really looking forward to delving deeper into God’s word & more importantly, teach our children how to do it for themselves!"

          Illinois SOW Representative

Candace, Theresa, & Bobby Joe
Gary & Michelle Cooper

St. Anne, Illinois 
  faithfulfarm@afo.net

      "I have been searching for a curriculum based on Scripture. I did try other "Bible based" curriculums in which I was disappointed. I found many integration points forced and used the Bible as reference rather than the main text of the curriculum. And I have never been comfortable teaching the Bible as a separate subject. I believe the SOW Curriculum will be used to bring my family closer to God."
 

Louisiana SOW Representative

   

Ali, Austin, Jake, Jessica, & Jordan 
Bobby & Sherry Arnold 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Bobbya777@earthlink.net

     "The SOW Curriculum is really a manual on how to have a godly home built on the Rock of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word as the foundation of our lives. It builds family unity and a love for God and His Word as you inductively study entire books of the Bible from Genesis through Revelation. It's wonderful to see how all the academic subjects relate to God and His Word. It's a great tool for Dad to use to be the spiritual leader of his home.
     The SOW allows us to teach multi levels academically as well as how to pray, walk in Godly character traits, memorize scripture, organize household chores, implement stewardship skills, read about great heroes of the faith, learn about "His Story" and how it all relates to Jesus. There are powerful creative writing assignments relating the Old Testament to the New Testament.
     Our favorite part has been the SOW co-ops we do weekly with other families - such as literature, geography, science, and the monthly events such as camping trips, Fall Harvest Fair, family worship and Bible Studies,  reenacting the Passover or the Tabernacle. All these fun family events deepen our fellowship with other homeschool families.
       The yearly notebooks that the children create have become treasured scrapbooks of all that the Lord has taught our family - The Lord is really our Teacher! Mom and Dad learn as much or more than the children as we all become Students of the Word! '          The grass withers and the flowers fade' - or you could say, 'Science withers and History fades, but the Word of God abides forever!' The help and support we have received from the SOW is not only priceless, but eternal!                                    

Louisiana  SOW Representative

Rachael, Nathan, Jonathan, & Meredith
Lavon & Jessica Welch

Covington/Mandeville, Louisiana 
lavon.welch@netzero.net

         "We have been using the SOW Curriculum for 9 years. It has unified our family because of our increased focus on the Word of God.  The pressure of learning the 'academics' usually crowded out Bible, prayer, and ministry; but the SOW Curriculum has given our family the opportunity to disciple our children while meeting the required educational standards in each subject. Our success in homeschooling lies in the fact that we are in the Word of God continuously. "

Florida SOW Representative


Danielle, Stephen, Michael, Benjamin, Deborah, New Baby Bill & Chris Robinson  
Pensacola, Florida 

oaks4jc@netzero.net

     "We believe the Bible is the beginning of all knowledge and true wisdom. A thorough study of the Bible is what our children's education has been missing. Not only do we have an intense desire to see more discipleship in our own family, but also in the body of Christ. Most people do know know how to study God's Word effectively. Though many churches have wonderful teaching ministries, they fail to teach Christian's how to study and interpret the Bible for themselves. We feel that the SOW Curriculum does this. We are excited to share the discipleship and Bible study aspects of the SOW Curriculum with others, including non-homeschooling families."

Matthew, Courtney, Brianna, & Phillip 

 Nelson & Brenda Minica                                                  San Antonio, Texas

brenda@cog7.org

 "I love the SOW, because it is Bible centered. We read and study the Bible on a daily basis. It is easy to use with different age levels."

Florida  SOW Representative

Mahalia, Samuel, Sarah, & Jeremiah
James & Michel McNamee

Sanford, Florida

jmjmssjj@juno.com

     "We are home schooling because God has given my husband and I a mandate to feed our children from the Tree of Life. We felt this could only be done at home in HIS WORD. SOW is the most awesome tool, we have found, to help us accomplish our goal.   Though I had already purchased everything I intended to use for homeschooling, one day as I was browsing through the "Teaching Home" magazine, I came upon a SOW ad. I heard in my spirit, "This is the curriculum I (GOD) want you to use." We believe SOW is an awesome tool to disciple our children and raise up godly seed."

Alabama  SOW  Representative


Valerie, Elizabeth, Joshua, Robby, Scotty, Sam-Lee,  Hannah & grandsons...Andrew & Elijah
Bill & Sher Birmingham

Opelika, Alabama

willie_kay@charter.net

     "I can find no other curriculum that focuses on God's Word while teaching all the subjects. I love the idea of teaching creationism, not just as a religious idea, but a scientific one, and using God's word to diagram sentences in English. I feel, if more people would understand God's call to teach God's word in everything they do, this next generation will be more on fire for the Lord Jesus Christ."

Hawaii SOW Representative

Timothy, Matthew & Andrew
Peter & Janice DeMichele  

Pukalani, Hawaii
Pdemichel1@aol.com

           "Last year I was excited to find the curriculum I thought would be good for my son, Timothy. When I sat down to review it with my husband, Pete,  I discovered that his plan for educating our children was different than mine. His desire was for our children to learn the word of God and have a strong faith in God. Well, I was stunned! I was excited that my husband cared and had strong convictions for the direction our family would take, but, now, I needed to do more research. What I had chosen did not have a Biblical focus at all. A good friend who uses the SOW Curriculum showed me the material. We like the fact that our family studies all of  the Bible. We feel strongly about the need to train our children in God's Word and we believe that schooling is more than just knowing the facts."

Missouri SOW Representative

Tom & Cindy Morris 
 Ryann & Erin

Rolla, Missouri
Yashana@rollanet.org

     "God directed us to the SOW Curriculum. Now, our family has been learning the Word of God everyday. We believe in the SOW Curriculum's goal,  to know God, and the method, discipleship, because it lines up with the Word of God. It is blessing our family tremendously. Thank you and God Bless!"