Where it all began!
The dream for EPIC Homeschool Network first began in the heart of our founder, Andrea Hall, when she felt God leading her to homeschool her children. She did not have any children then, but she knew that when she did, she wanted to be their first teacher.
This desire started in her heart, and after meeting the love of her life, she shared this desire with him as well. He agreed but had only one question. “How will they be socialized?”
It was then that she decided to start a homeschool support group to meet other like-minded homeschooling families.
With the help of the local librarian Ms. Marks (now retired), and the local newspaper, The Brightside of Cobb, the word got out about this new homeschool support group.
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, several moms and children gathered together at the South Cobb Regional Library for a Homeschool Meet & Greet. Out of this meeting sprung the South Cobb Homeschool Support Group, aka South Cobb Homeschoolers.
From there, a small group of moms met for Arts and Crafts and Free Play Fridays at the South Cobb Regional Library and the South Cobb Recreation Center. They did unit studies and engaged in field trips and activities surrounding each unit.
After doing this for several years, we felt the need to offer more resources to the homeschool community such as scholarships and free field trips. With this in mind, a strategic planning committee was formed to explore options. The vision was cast to grow beyond the local area, so South Cobb Homeschoolers expanded and changed its name to EPIC Homeschool Network, Inc.
On April 28, 2016, EPIC Homeschool Network, Inc. became a registered nonprofit organization in the state of Georgia. We have an EPIC vision and mission to enrich, enhance, and empower home education in the community.
During the pandemic, the need to support homeschooling families grew exponentially. EPIC Homeschool Network received multiple calls for classes such as English, math as well as nontraditional classes like sewing. To meet this need, we launched the EPIC Homeschool Academy Program at the Lakeview Learning Center in Powder Springs, GA.
We now have two main programs: The Membership Program and The Academic Studies Program.
We have served more than 800 homeschoolers through all of our programs.