NO STRESS ASSESS

Assessing, Testing, Coaching

Providing Professional Resources, Guidance, & Services for Home Education

Thank you for your interest in ATC Educational Services (Annual Testing) & ATC Teacher Training Academy (Training You to be the Best Teacher) 

While you wait for us to contact you if you completed an online form or texted us, please skim over these links. These are meant to encourage and answer our top questions. After reading these, please text specific needs not answered to ==> 

Angie, Wendell Location & Homeschool Teacher Training Academy ==> 9196023760

Blair, Charlotte Location ==> 7042020720

Megan, Zebulon ==> 9193060132

(Some pages are being updated as of May 22, 2025 so check back soon.)

Testimonials ==> https://www.atced.com/testimonials


Learn More About Our Homeschool Teacher Training Academy by Clicking on the Image and Scrolling down on the Homepage

Click on the Picture above to Read Testimonials from Homeschool Families & be Encouraged  😊 

Click On the Image for a less that 2 minute Read ==> Congratulations on being your family Guidance Counselor 👏 😊 

Click on Image above for Important information including Information on Record Keeping  📊  📋 

It can be overwhelming when you first start your research and even AI can give wrong information. It is critical you know the difference between what the law requires verses recommendations. Click on Image above for general overview. In North Carolina, even a small homeschool with just one family is legally considered a "nonpublic school." Our Homeschool Teacher Training Academy has complete courses in navigating all this as well. 

If you prefer one-on-one individualized help through phone coaching with me Angie Cutlip, Director. Please text "Homeschool Rescue" to 9196023760. It's 50.00 for 30 minutes. Most families feel very confident after that 30 minutes but you can do longer. I help with things such as setting up your homeschool, deciding on curriculum, and even coaching students through setting up goals for such things as early college while homeschooling. I specialize in learning differences like dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia. I'm here to help you and if I don't know the answers I’ll l help direct you to a knowledgeable source. 

Want to ensure you're providing the best possible education for your child? The ATC Teacher Training Academy equips you with the skills and knowledge to become their most effective teacher. Personalize your learning journey by selecting the courses, online events, and community that perfectly align with your family's unique needs. Join us!

To be on the waitlist to ATC Teacher Training text "Teacher Training Academy" to ==> 
9196023760

The ATC Homeschool Teacher Academy Provides Community, Engagement, Education, Empowerment, & Networking for Homeschool Families:
  • Personalized Content:  Our community allows you to drive discussion & content.
  • Professional Courses : Self-paced courses to meet your needs with certificates of completion.
  • Collaborative Problem Solving: Homeschool families with different knowledge, experiences, and viewpoints can work together to handle complex issues.
  • Networking opportunities: Homeschool families connect around common interests & spark conversation 
  • Sense of belonging: Our community allows you to connect in a meaningful way.
  • Knowledge sharing: Our community provides opportunities for knowledge sharing.
Complete the form below to schedule or if you have questions.
If you have not received a response in one to two business days please text Angie Cutlip the Director of ATC at 9196023760. We do our very best to respond in a timely manner. In the event your form goes to spam, we do not mind you sending us a quick text saying you submitted an online form.
Angie in Wendell =====> 9196023760
Blair in Charlotte =====> 7042020720
Megan in Zebulon ======> 9193060132

Learn more about me and my team HERE



To read testimonials from some of the families we have served the past 20 years click HERE

To see a few of our HAPPY TESTERS click HERE

Does it matter when you test?
What happens if I need to enroll my student back to school?
What are the requirements to homeschool in our state?
Can a principal require additional testing?
What can I do in the homeschool portal?
What are requirements to graduate in our state?
How do I close my homeschool?
How do I withdraw my student from another school?

To read quick answers to those and other common questions click HERE

To join a homeschool community with over 21k member go HERE (just make sure to answer all questions or facebook will not let you in the community)
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Complete the form below to schedule or if you have questions.
If you have not received a response in one to two business days please text Angie Cutlip the Director of ATC at 9196023760. We do our very best to respond in a timely manner. In the event your form goes to spam, we do not mind you sending us a quick text saying you submitted an online form.
Angie in Wendell =====> 9196023760
Blair in Charlotte =====> 7042020720
Megan in Zebulon ======> 9193060132

Learn more about me and my team HERE



To read testimonials from some of the families we have served the past 20 years click HERE

To see a few of our HAPPY TESTERS click HERE

Does it matter when you test?
What happens if I need to enroll my student back to school?
What are the requirements to homeschool in our state?
Can a principal require additional testing?
What can I do in the homeschool portal?
What are requirements to graduate in our state?
How do I close my homeschool?
How do I withdraw my student from another school?

To read quick answers to those and other common questions click HERE

To join a homeschool community with over 21k member go HERE (just make sure to answer all questions or facebook will not let you in the community)

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Complete the form below to schedule or if you have questions.
If you have not received a response in one to two business days please text Angie Cutlip the Director of ATC at 9196023760. We do our very best to respond in a timely manner. In the event your form goes to spam, we do not mind you sending us a quick text saying you submitted an online form.
Angie in Wendell =====> 9196023760
Blair in Charlotte =====> 7042020720
Megan in Zebulon ======> 9193060132

Learn more about me and my team HERE



To read testimonials from some of the families we have served the past 20 years click HERE

To see a few of our HAPPY TESTERS click HERE

Does it matter when you test?
What happens if I need to enroll my student back to school?
What are the requirements to homeschool in our state?
Can a principal require additional testing?
What can I do in the homeschool portal?
What are requirements to graduate in our state?
How do I close my homeschool?
How do I withdraw my student from another school?

To read quick answers to those and other common questions click HERE

To join a homeschool community with over 21k member go HERE (just make sure to answer all questions or facebook will not let you in the community)


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Thank you for your interest in ATC Educational Services & ATC Teacher Training Academy. I have been serving homeschool families in NC for over 20 years! I am the director of ATC, Angie Cutlip. I served as a public school teacher for 11 years & homeschooled my children all the way through early college at home. They are now adults. I have been helping families make the best curriculum decisions for their family through either Woodcock Johnson testing and/or consulting. I specialize in helping families open up a legal homeschool, learning differences like dyslexia, teaching your child to read & navigating early college while homeschooling (aka dual enrollment or Career & College Promise, CCP). I also run a facebook group for homeschooling families in NC with over 24k members.  You may also complete this form if you want to be on the WAITLIST to join the ATC TEACHER TRAINING ACADEMY & COMMUNITY just for homeschool teachers or those planning to homeschool.

Read testimonials from some of the families we have served the past 20 years HERE

See a few of our HAPPY TESTERS HERE

Learn about the TEAM HERE

Does it matter when you test?
What happens if I need to enroll my student back to school?
What are the requirements to homeschool in our state?
Can a principal require additional testing?
What can I do in the homeschool portal?
What are requirements to graduate in our state?
How do I close my homeschool?
How do I withdraw my student from another school?

Read quick answers to those and other common questions HERE

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Does it matter when you test?

NO! As long as you test each year once your student is 7!
• The WJ is unique because it can be administered at ANY time during the year. ATC has all test materials at each of our testing locations and we do our computerized scoring on-site. It is not necessary for you to order any testing materials or get a proctor. Trained and certified test administrators at each of our testing locations administer the WJ.
• Keep in mind you do not have to finish all your work for the current school year before testing. The norm tables on our computerized scoring software make allowances for the time of the school year in which the test is administered. Many opt to test before getting started to get some benchmarks.
•  You retain the test results at your home. Failure to have them on file will jeopardize the legal status of your home school. It may also jeopardize your child's proper grade placement when seeking enrollment in a conventional school if the school makes placement decisions based on testing. The WJ is the top standardized achievement test in the nation and highly recognized in academia. 

What are the requirements to homeschool in NC?

Hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;
Send to DNPE a (NOI)  Notice of Intent to Operate a Home School;
Elect to operate under either Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 39 of the North Carolina General Statutes as a religious or as a non-religious school;
Operate the school "on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least nine calendar months of the year";
Maintain disease immunization and annual attendance records for each student;
Have a nationally normed standardized achievement test administered annually to each student. Records of the test results must be retained at the home school for at least one year and made available to duly authorized representative of the state of North Carolina DNPE when requested. For more details go HERE in Homeschooling in NC, Easy as 1,2,3.

What can I do in the homeschool portal?

You may do the following things after logging into your account HERE:
•Print the Official Registration Record and Verification Card that can be used as your School ID. I also screenshot it to keep on my phone for teacher discounts.
•Update your Personal Information
•Change your Password
•Add or Change Annual Standardized Achievement Tests
•Change Teacher Information
•Update Student Enrollment - Each year you can update your enrollment and use the link to change the students enrolled in your home school.
•Request a DEC (Driver's Eligibility Certificate)
•Close Your Home School

How do I close my homeschool?


When there are no more students being actively educated your homeschool you need to submit a "closed" notification.
This specifically means that when the students have returned to a public or a conventional private school OR when all the students have graduated from the home school, the home school is no longer in operation and must be official closed. The school must be closed within 30 days of these events.
Schools may be re-opened later if the students return to the home school.
Schools may not be kept open in order that the school’s listing will be visible on the public website. Log into the portal and scroll down and click CLOSE SCHOOL.

What happens if I need to enroll my student in traditional school?

RECORD KEEPING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTROTOR OF YOUR HOMESCHOOL.
In North Carolina, there are basically two steps you need to take to return your child to school:
  • Notify the NCDNPE of your intent to close your homeschool. (You can always reopen it later, if you wish.)
  • Contact the school principal of the school you will be enrolling in to find out their enrollment process.
Whenever a formerly home schooled student is presented for enrollment at a conventional school (public or non-public) or college, that educational institution may request a student transcript/record of grade levels successfully completed, subjects taught, semester grades, nationally standardized test scores, etc., while enrolled in the home school.
All such information is provided solely by the chief administrator of the home school -- not by state or local government officials. North Carolina law states that a home school is a non-public school. When a student successfully completes his/her non-public school's academic requirements for high school graduation, the non-public school itself (not a government agency) maintains academic records of the student's high school academic work and issues student transcripts and graduation verifications in future years as requested. State government provides NO student graduation verifications for non-public school graduates (whether from a private K-12 or a home school) nor does it maintain or keep student academic records or transcripts -- only records concerning the legal existence of such schools, also known as your NOI.
I recommend you keep your homeschool records in a 3 ring notebook with plastic sleeves. You can maintain your attendance records, immunization records and standardized test scores by year in your record keeping notebook. A digital backup copy is also recommended as well. If you do not keep digital records just take a picture of your records and file them on a safe drive. If you save them as .pdf you will be able to print them.

Can a principal require additional testing if I enroll my student back in school?

§ 115C-288 …A principal shall not require additional testing of a student entering a public school from a school governed under Article 39 of this Chapter if test scores from a nationally standardized test or nationally standardized equivalent measure that are adequate to determine the appropriate placement of the child are available.
The local school should be able to use the homeschool records you have kept including proper annual testing to determine your child’s grade placement. 

What are homeschool graduation requirements in NC?

In North Carolina, each homeschool sets their own graduation requirements for administering your own diploma. According the NC law.
§ 115C-563.  Definitions.
As used in this Part or Parts 1 and 2 of this Article:
(a)        "Home school" means a nonpublic school consisting of the children of not more than two families or households, where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction, and determine additional sources of academic instruction.
(b)        "Duly authorized representative of the State" means the Director, Division of Nonpublic Education, or his staff. 

With that said you do not have to follow public school requirements. However, if your child plans to attend 4 year college you will want to work backwards. You are your child's guidance counselor.  Here is a good place to start your research if college or community college is your goal.
UNC Minimum Requirements can be found HERE!
Career and College Promise (Early College) info can be found HERE!

How do i withdraw my child in order to homeschool?

Notify the school you have filed your Notice of Intent with the DNPE to open a homeschool. Let the school know you are withdrawing them from the school. It is best to document your decision with a letter and give the date at which you will start homeschooling.
Ask how grade placement will be handled should you decide to terminate your homeschool.
It is recommended to not withdraw your student until you have documentation from DNPE. Remember you are not asking the state permission to homeschool but informing the state you will open a private school and follow NC law.
Once filed, you are good to go until you terminate your school. Always notify the Division if address or enrollment changes. This can all be done in the portal where you file your NOI.  
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Woodcock Johnson Testing (Non Common Core) ==> IN PERSON

Woodcock Johnson Testing (Non Common Core) ==> IN PERSON

If you prefer a one-on-one nationally normed standardized assessment where you bring your student for testing, this is best option for you. We assess students in-person pre-k to 12th grade and give you immediate feedback. In NC you are are only required to test students aged 7 and above. The chief administrator is responsible for obtaining and/or scheduling the nationally standardized test at some time during the school year. DNPE, nor the public school provide the test or funding for the tests. If an online test better meets your needs then look below for online options.

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Woodcock Johnson Testing

Woodcock Johnson Testing

ON LINE REMOTE OPTION (Only available with Angie at the Wendell location) We prefer to test students in person as this allows the administrator to make better observations. However, we are offering a limited number of Zoom testing sessions with Angie. This is a BRIEF testing session . This will only test the bare minimal requirements to meet the general statute. This option is for families that are pretty settled on your homeschool curriculum choices, understand your homeschooler's learning needs and do not need us to go over your results. Basically this is for families that just desire to meet their legal requirements. You will receive a link with a file to aid you in interpretation of your results. There are options for additional phone consultation appointments with Angie if you decide you need additional help with curriculum choices or other homeschool coaching for an additional fee. Please read carefully to see if REMOTE testing will work for your: 1. Must have access to reliable internet. 2. Must have access to a printer. 3. Must have access to a quiet private area to test with no distractions. 4. Must certify there is no recording of any kind during the testing session. 5. Must certify that NO portion of the test is shared in ANY form. Student: 4. Must be able to use a Zoom testing session independently including already having the Zoom app updated on your device and know that your microphone and camera work properly. 5. Must be able to read at least an approximate 3rd grade reading level and do basic addition and subtraction. High School students should be able to do some basic algebra problems. Some exceptions may be made to these guidelines. NOTE: Remote administration typically does not qualify for gifted programs as only the minimum brief tests are given to meet the legal requirements.

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We believe you are in charge of your student's success. We are here to help guide you with making educational choices regarding testing, as well as provide other resources and services. ATC Educational Services is committed to excellence and professionalism in caring for the needs of your child, whether in the private, public or home school sector. We believe the model of continual assessing, planning, teaching, and evaluating to be an integral part of education. ATC understands a single test does not define your child. Your child is so much more than a score. What we do is help offer deep insight into your child's profile of strengths, needs, & learning trajectory. Assessments in a given year and over time provide evidence in fostering educational growth, as well as provide indicators of where you may need to review curriculum or instructional approaches. Whether affirming what you already have assessed about your child, measuring growth over time, building test-taking skills (life is full of tests) & more, we are here to assist you in your homeschool planning, teaching & evaluating growth in a positive, friendly, & professional experience. Our goal is a meaningful NO STRESS ASSESS! For those families who take education seriously, and who recognize that excellence in education requires a deep base of insight into learning and achievement for every student then we can help you!
Is the Woodcock Johnson Test the Best Choice for your Family?

Is the Woodcock Johnson Test the Best Choice for your Family?

Do you want an individualized testing experience where you can test at ANY time during your school year? Do you want your student exposed to a testing situation out of your home? Do you have a student that is "above" in some areas and "lower" in other areas? Do you have a student that is well above "grade level" in your assessment? Do you have a student with developmental delays? Do you have concerns about curriculum choices? Do you have a student that is working at the college level in some areas? Do you have a non reader or early emergent reader? Do you have student that has experienced testing anxiety or anxiety in general? Does your student enjoy a challenge? Do you suspect learning differences? At any time might your student return to a traditional classroom setting? If you answered YES to ANY of these, the Woodcock Johnson Is most likely the best option.

Purpose of Test

Purpose of Test

• To measure what your child has learned in reading, mathematics, written language and general knowledge • To help you measure growth and get benchmarks • To look for strengths and weaknesses • To look for interdisciplinary discrepancies in learning: In traditional school many students are overlooked that are are gifted. This group of unserved students are those whose abilities and disabilities mask each other. Students who are gifted and also have learning disabilities do, in fact, exist but are often overlooked when students are assessed for either giftedness or learning disabilities(Fox, Brody, & Tobin, 1983). At ATC we refer to the "learning disabilities" as" learning differences"!

Areas Tested

Areas Tested

We specialize in special needs, learning differences, preschool to high school, and all types of learners. We also help to assess if your student is ready for Early College (Career & College Promise). ==> • Reading - comprehension, vocabulary, basic skills, phonics & word attack • Mathematics - computation, reasoning & application of basic skills • Language - knowledge, writing skills, expression, punctuation, spelling, grammar • Knowledge - general science, social studies, humanities

Advantages of WJ III® as compared to Group Test  Such as CAT/5, SAT or Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Advantages of WJ III® as compared to Group Test Such as CAT/5, SAT or Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Advantages of WJ III® as compared to Group Test Such as ITBS, SAT or TerraNova/CAT6 • Test questions are read both aloud and silently by either the proctor or the student who responds verbally or with some writing • Test is not timed (therefore, less pressure on the student) • Immediate feedback on your student's performance with a computerized score report • Requires only one to two hours of your time

Benefits of Testing with ATC

Benefits of Testing with ATC

BENEFITS OF TESTING WITH ATC • Friendly, relaxed, and personable testing in comfortable environment • Positive testing experience encourages students to excel • Most students actually enjoy taking the test, stating, “This is a fun test!” • One on One testing allows examiner to give encouraging words throughout the testing session • Once test items become too difficult the administrator takes student to next section determined by a set protocol

How Long Does it Take?

How Long Does it Take?

• Most testing takes from 55-65 minutes for younger test takers. Older students on average take about 1 1/2 hours. You may remain at your testing location, shop, relax, or eat. I will go over the test report thoroughly and provide brief feedback and curriculum recommendations if needed.

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 Angie recommended quite a few ideas for my daughter. I can speak from experience that she knows what she is doing! My daughter now has grown in confidence this year. Her spelling and reading has thoroughly expanded in skill levels. If you are questioning changing something like I did - don’t. Trust the process! I was set on continuing one curriculum. After several more months of struggling to make progress I took Angie’s advice. I started over with her suggestion to switch up our reading. All I can say is, I wish I had started it when she first recommended it. My daughter loves the program. 

Sara, Hubert, NC
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Angie Cutlip, M.Ed.

Director, Wendell, NC

HEY!!! I am Angie the Director of ATC. I hold a Masters Degree in Education in Curriculum & Instruction. I graduated from Garner High School in 1988. I began my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education at UNCW & completed it at Tennessee Temple University. While teaching at Aldert Root Elementary, Classical Magnet School, I graduated from North Carolina State University. I taught in the Wake County Public Schools for 10 years where I also trained teachers in the areas of reading, writing, curriculum & technology. I began serving the homeschooling community after the birth of our first daughter Abigail. I homeschooled my children through early college at home. I have helped families homeschool for over 20 years. I also serve families through a Facebook group with over 22k NC homeschool families. I love helping families learn how to teach their homeschoolers to read. I have a love for children, teaching, & learning differences. I also love to bass fish & create. I reside in Wendell, NC with my husband. I pray my passion for helping others is evident in each family I serve! see the testimonials on this site and pictures of just a few of the HAPPY homeschoolers testing at ATC ==>

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Megan Rainear

Zebulon Area Administrator

Megan Rainear has been married to her husband Kevin since 1993. She has four children that she homeschools in Zebulon, NC. Megan has a B.A. Degree from Elon University and was a social worker before becoming a stay-at-home mother. She has enjoyed testing with ATC Educational Services since 2011. Megan is a member of the SEEK Colonial Homeschool group in Cary, NC. Megan's calm disposition and her efficiency make for a winning combination and pleasant testing experience.

Blair Weddington

Charlotte Area Test Administrator

Blair Weddington is excited to be a part of the ATC team. Blair's background includes a bachelor of arts in elementary education from UNC Charlotte. After marrying her husband James and graduating in 2006, they moved overseas for several years doing mission work. Once returning back to the states, she went on to teach in the classroom for three years before coming home to homeschool their four children. Her education background, experience in the classroom as well as continuing to homeschool their age range children, provides her with the knowledge to assess, encourage and ability to suggest helpful tools for families if they are wanting guidance for their unique homeschool. She is so thankful that homeschool provides a path for families to educate their children who are unique image bearers of Christ with all abilities and her having an opportunity to serve families in that process is a true joy!

College Credit While Homeschooling

Two Options for Homeschoolers to gain college credit while homeschooling.

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Learning Style Profiles

3rd grade - Adult The key to every child’s learning success, the Self-Portrait™ power traits assessment is for individuals, homeschools, classroooms, and parenting. Scoring is automatic and you get immediate, printable results and correlated recommendations, plus downloadable guides.

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Special Needs

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Homeschool Coaches

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ATC is seeking professional & congenial homeschool coaches. Please complete this form if you are interested in being considered.
I am seeking Elementary Coaches, Middle School, High School (Career & College Promise Advisors) Coaches. Test administors will give  the Woodcock-Johnson test of Achievement.
When you apply please upload your resume and I will contact you for an initial phone interview if you seem to be a possible match for the ATC Team.
The interviews will be intensive. I will give you specific scenarios of student achievement and family dynamics and you will make recommendations of curriculum. You must be familiar with interpreting standardized test scores. You must be familiar with the extensive choices of homeschool resources including Christian and secular. You must be familiar with a variety of learning differences  and able to make recommendations. You must be familiar with a variety of homeschool approaches. I am looking for creative, flexible,  intuitive individuals.
You will have the flexibility of creating your own schedule in the comfort of your home. 
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I must have the exact number of students attending before October 15 in order to finalize the schedule. Without knowing our exact numbers most places will not schedule without knowing our numbers and every place has different restrictions. To allow the most students as possible to participate, PLEASE only order 1 ticket per family or per small homeschool group. At checkout you will be indicating the number of students you are bringing by listing their grade levels (3, 6, 7 for example). The adult will be 100 percent responsible for the students they bring and ANGIE CUTLIP will not be held responsible. When you complete this form you are agreeing.Read More


  • Date:11/16/2021 10:00 AM - 11/16/2021 05:00 PM
  • Location 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601North Carolina Capitol, USA (Map)
  • More Info:PARKING It is recommended to park by the Legislative Building at 140 E. Jones St Raleigh, NC 27601 Rates charged by the hour Monday-Friday 7am-5pm For more information on parking and planning your trip go to https://ncleg.gov/About/VisitorInfo

O Come Let Us Adore Him Mini Bible Study - FOR PRINTING

26 Page Mini Bible study appropriate for middle school through adult. The focus is on the names of God & pondering who God is. This mini Bible study pairs well with Come Let Us Adore Him Advent Devotional by Paul David Trip & also watching the pilot episode {The Shepherd} of The Chosen, on the Chosen App or Google Play Store. It is also streaming on platforms including Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix. (Please read the disclaimer on last page of the study.)

O Come Let Us Adore Him Mini Bible Study - eBook

26 Page Mini Bible study appropriate for middle school through adult. The focus is on the names of God & pondering who God is. This mini Bible study pairs well with Come Let Us Adore Him Advent Devotional by Paul David Trip & also watching the pilot episode {The Shepherd} of The Chosen, on the Chosen App or Google Play Store. It is also streaming on platforms including Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix. (Please read the disclaimer on last page of the study.)

Do you need helping opening a homeschool?
Do you need help with curriculum?
I can help with most homeschool subjects from pre-school to early college while homeschooling!
If you would like to schedule your group for Woodcock Johnson Testing we have several options to meet the needs of your group. We can come to your group and conduct testing based on availability.  Since it takes a longer time to test multiple students, ATC does a modified version of the Woodcock Johnson by only administering the minimal required test sections to meet requirements of the law in N.C. Along with test scores parents will receive a description of the tests administered and helpful information on how to interpret the scores.  Parents can schedule additional consultation if needed to go over scores.