Midlands Home School Resource Center

"And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord and great shall be their peace." Isaiah 54:13

MHSRC DIRECTOR: 


Kathy Melchers:  Kathy.Melchers@gmail.com


MHSRC ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR:

Elizabeth McGuire    


MHSRC INSTRUCTORS:

Page Fletcher:
pagefletcher@sc.rr.com

Kathy Lord: creationmath@gmail.com

Betsy Montgomery: erma12763@aol.com

Katherine Schilling: schillrk@yahoo.com

Carol Tripp: trippcook@aol.com

Becky Williams

Mike Green

Barbara Howell:  rbhowell@windstream.net 


Instructors

Page Fletcher

B.A. degree from Converse College Double Major - Elementary and Early Childhood Education
6 hours of German at the Goethe Institute in Rothenberg, Germany
3 hours graduate work in Gifted and Talented Education
Teacher certifications from South Carolina and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
2 years directing a tutorial program - Spartanburg, SC
4 years teaching Gifted and Talented Education at Edgewood Middle School in Ninety-Six, SC
4 years teaching at Richard Winn Academy 
Founder, administrator, curriculum coordinator, and teacher of Christian Liberty Classical School in Winnsboro, SC
1999-2003 Trained to teach writing using the Institute for Excellence in Writing
Attended the 1999 Association of Classical and Christian Schools National Conference
Attended the 2003 Logos School Summer Teacher Training:  Secondary Track  Summer
2003 – 2011 Home schooled two daughters
2004 – 2012 Taught a variety of classes at MHSRC
Married - 2 children
Member of Church of the Apostles
"Not only is teaching homeschoolers at the Midlands Home School Resource Center my calling, it is my passion and joy as I am blessed to share my gifts with such amazing people."


Mike Green - biographical information coming soon


Barbara Howell

Barb Howell is the Accompanist for Lexington Presbyterian Church.  She has been playing the piano since the age of eight and has accompanied in churches since age twelve.  Graduating Magna Cum Laude from USC, she earned a Masters of Music Education along with a Bachelor of Music. Certified in AP Music Theory,   Barb also teaches Music Theory Honors and Group Piano and has taught in the public school system (kindergarten through 12th grade) since 2003.  She teaches singing skills, listening skills, general music reading skills, and has taught piano lessons for more than ten years.  She and her husband Bob have been married for 37 years and have two children and five grandchildren.


Betsy Montgomery 
 
Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1984Major - Speech Communication  
Minor – Graphic Design 
Betsy and Scott home educated their seven children for 21 years. 
Has taught Language arts classes for 26 years, 7 years at the MHSRC
Pearson Ed./College Board SAT Essay Grader  --3 years experience
Married 27 years - 7 children, ages 11-26 
Currently attending The Harvest, Lexington, South Carolina


Katherine Schilling  

B.S. degree from Charleston Southern University
           
Major – Chemistry
 
Minor – Biology
 
1.5 years – National Marine Fisheries Service – Lab Technician
 
15 years – Analytical Chemist for DHEC

Training courses in gas chromatography, spectral analysis, mass spectroscopy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, pesticide & PCB analysis
Taught 3 years of Pre-Algebra at MHSRC
Taught 7 years of Algebra I at MHSRC
Taught 4 years of Algebra II at MHSRC
Taught 1 year of General Science at MHSRC
Taught 5 years of Earth Science at MHSRC
Taught 8 years of Physical Science at MHSRC
Taught 10 years of Biology I at MHSRC 
Taught 12 years of Chemistry I at MHSRC
  
Taught 8 years of Chemistry II at MHSRC
Taught 4 years of Physics at MHSRC
 
Home schooling - 8 years
  Married - 3 children
 
Member of Lake Murray Baptist Church


Carol Tripp 

B.A degree from the University of South Carolina 
Major – French      
Minor – Spanish (27 credit hours)
 
Currently enrolled in graduate school at USC seeking a masters degree in Second Language Acquisition
Taught 7 years of French, Spanish & Latin at various private schools in Columbia
Developed and implemented after-school foreign language program for Leaphart Elementary School (mid 1980’s) 
Tutored public/private school students in Spanish, French, and Latin for last 29 years
Taught 8 years of Spanish I, II, III, and French I, I, III at MHSRC Home schooling parent for 8 years  
Married, with 3 adult children
Member of New Heights Baptist Church


Becky Williams - biographical information coming soon