Mary Leppert
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Mary Leppert is the founder and publisher of The Link Homeschool Newspaper (1995); in 2010 it was renamed Homeschool Magazine.com and http://www.homeschoolmagazines.com The Link/Homeschool Magazine.com editions are the largest all-inclusive homeschool publications in North America. (All-inclusive means non-religious and religious.)
Ms. Leppert also wrote two editions of the best-selling book on homeschooling, The Homeschooling Almanac, 2000–2001 and 2002–2003, originally published by Prima Publishing (now a division of Random House
.)
In early 2008, she completed The Homeschooling Book of Lists, published by Jossey-Bass, a division of John Wiley & Sons.
From 1997, to 2008, Mary produced The Link "kid comfortable" Homeschool Conference
s in Los Angeles
and in March, 2000, she produced The Link Conference in Greensboro
, North Carolina
. These conferences have featured such stellar homeschool speakers as John Taylor Gatto
, Dr. Mary Hood, Pat Farenga
, Dr. Richard Prystowsky, Diane Flynn Keith, Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis and Victoria Kindle-Hodson. They also revolutionized homeschool conferences by offering childrens' workshops and activities so parents were welcomed to bring their children to the conference and make a complete family event of it. Prior to this time, most homeschool conferences discouraged children from attending or provided minimal childrens' activities. The Link Homeschool Conferences raised the bar for other conferences.
Mary and her husband, Michael, homeschooled their now-grown son, Lennon, for his entire life. Mary Leppert is often sought as an expert in the field of homeschooling
by virtue of her all-inclusive approach and knowledge, gleaned from 10 years of conference-production and publishing The Link.
Mary is also an experienced vegan chef with knowledge of macrobiotic cooking as well. She worked at the Kushi Institute in 1993 and has attended cooking classes around the country and learned from some of the finest macrobiotic and vegan chefs alive.
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Ms. Leppert also wrote two editions of the best-selling book on homeschooling, The Homeschooling Almanac, 2000–2001 and 2002–2003, originally published by Prima Publishing (now a division of Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
.)
In early 2008, she completed The Homeschooling Book of Lists, published by Jossey-Bass, a division of John Wiley & Sons.
From 1997, to 2008, Mary produced The Link "kid comfortable" Homeschool Conference
Academic conference
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s in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and in March, 2000, she produced The Link Conference in Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. These conferences have featured such stellar homeschool speakers as John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto is a retired American school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education...
, Dr. Mary Hood, Pat Farenga
Pat Farenga
Patrick Farenga is a leading advocate of the modern homeschooling movement.Born in New York City, Farenga worked closely with homeschooling leader John Caldwell Holt on his Boston-based magazine, Growing Without Schooling...
, Dr. Richard Prystowsky, Diane Flynn Keith, Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis and Victoria Kindle-Hodson. They also revolutionized homeschool conferences by offering childrens' workshops and activities so parents were welcomed to bring their children to the conference and make a complete family event of it. Prior to this time, most homeschool conferences discouraged children from attending or provided minimal childrens' activities. The Link Homeschool Conferences raised the bar for other conferences.
Mary and her husband, Michael, homeschooled their now-grown son, Lennon, for his entire life. Mary Leppert is often sought as an expert in the field of homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
by virtue of her all-inclusive approach and knowledge, gleaned from 10 years of conference-production and publishing The Link.
Mary is also an experienced vegan chef with knowledge of macrobiotic cooking as well. She worked at the Kushi Institute in 1993 and has attended cooking classes around the country and learned from some of the finest macrobiotic and vegan chefs alive.
External links
www.californiahomeschoolingtoday.com
www.collegeforhomeschoolers.com
www.collegetranscriptsnow.com
www.choir21.com