Like many education entrepreneurs, Nicolette Siebert is a mom who was a classroom teacher before she created her own learning community. Her son started out attending a homeschool co- op, but it was a long drive from their home and became too much for them. So she moved him to public school for a time. It was a combination of not liking some of what she saw in schools as well as wanting a Biblical worldview for her son that led her to open The Grove Christian Co- Op just south of Jacksonville, FL. I toured The Grove earlier this year and was impressed to see how engaged the children were in their learning--and how smoothly it functioned despite being in its first year. Nicolette explained that the founder of the co- op her son initially attended provided a lot of support as she got The Grove up and running. While the organizations aren't officially linked, she used the other one as a starting point and built from there.
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