Anyone with lived experience has a story to share that can help someone else. We vet and train our mentors to ensure top-quality advice is being provided in a wholesome manner. Teens and adults, parents and former public school teachers, business owners, etc. can all apply to share their knowledge. 

Our program was built to help others share their lived experience and advice in a one-on-one environment and to provide homeschooled teens with supportive services not typically made available by the surrounding districts. It is our desire to create a thriving community where students and parents alike can trade knowledge and change the world. From professional development to essay reviews and assistance with college admissions, our mentoring program is working to provide homeschoolers with the same resources typically reserved for public school educators and students. 

Using our compiled database of names and categories, we can match you with another member of our online community or mentor database within a week. Mentors are assigned based on their experience, your need, and relative compatibility. 

Sessions are held in a virtual meeting/conference room via a platform called GoBrunch. The link will be provided after your mentor is assigned and you’ve been connected/agree on a time to meet initially. Each mentor has their own unique and private link. If you’d rather get mentored through chat, we have a Slack space for mentoring. You and your mentor would be added to a private Slack chat room monitored by a staff member from CAO. You can message and set up private calls from there as well.