Our Story
Homeschool Programming, Inc. was founded by homeschooling parents who have B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering. We have a combined 17+ years of experience in the software industry.
A love of computers starts early. Most of the computer programmers we know today wrote their first programs in middle school! Our courses are created to let both younger and older students take that important first step towards what could become a lifelong passion.
Why We Created Our Courses
A few years ago, we received a call from one of our homeschooled family members. “I want to learn how to do computer programming,” she said. “Real computer programming.” Her mom had no idea how to teach this subject and had sent her straight to us. “You have a degree in this stuff,” she told us, “Surely you can help her find what she needs to learn.”
So we set to work, searching the Internet for some sort of programming course that was made for kids or teens and tailored for homeschool students. You can find anything on the Internet, right?
We were shocked at what we found: Nothing. Zilch. Nada. There were some courses based on graphical scripting languages for younger children. But those languages are essentially toys that would be discarded as the student advances. An inquisitive student should be able to learn real-world, modern programming skills in a fun manner – and build on that skill set for years to come!
So, we decided to write curriculum of our own. We wanted to use our love of computers and programming to inspire a new generation. We set out to create courses that would teach real programming languages in a fun way that students could understand and that non-technical parents could teach.