Flathead sees big increase in home-schooled students
Crystal Clark home-schools her four boys, Gideon, 5, on her left, Jubal, 8, at the window, Ezra, 10, in blue, and the youngest Boaz, 2, at their home north of Kalispell on Dec. 6. Clark said the family had a number of reasons they chose to home-school their children, but chief among them is “freedom.” Clark describes the children as “thriving” and having the opportunity to pursue their own interests and gifts. Her eldest, Ezra has a gift for languages and is learning Hebrew along with his fifth-grade studies. Jubal has a gift for math; for Gideon it is his artwork. (Brenda…
Gideon Clark, 5, works on a home-school project that combines letters and art as he and his brothers study together. In the background his brother Jubal works on a math assignment. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
The home-schooled student population is surging in the Flathead Valley based on data from a countywide enrollment report released this month.
The number of students reported as being home-schooled was the highest increase among public and private enrollments, according to the 2018 Statistical Report of Schools. The annual report is compiled by the office of the Flathead County Superintendent of Schools using data from an official fall enrollment count taken in October.
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