Hello! My name is Holly Lancaster and I am the director/lead elementary teacher at Ms. Holly’s House in Paris, Illinois. 

 
Our school is dedicated to an amazing young man who lost his life in a tragic farm accident. Noah had a great sense of humor and a heart of gold. He was a unique and creative learner. We have created an environment that he would have thrived in. Every day that I am blessed to teach others, I think of my son and know that he would have loved to have an opportunity to learn in a school like ours. Please help us to continue this dream. Our school currently  houses 40 students in 2 buildings taught by 6 teachers. We need your donations to help the cost of this mission. Would you join us on this journey to educate our children in the way they were meant to learn?

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Ms. Holly’s House features hands on learning through the elements of classroom pets, a snack garden, community volunteering, and many other project-based opportunities. I want to give children the freedom to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God made them perfectly, that they are loved, and that education is fun!

♥A school should meet each child where they are at and build confidence as they learn at an individualized pace.
♥ It should be a place where the core values of Christ's love are modeled and taught across academic curriculum.
♥ A school should focus on educating the whole child and meeting emotional, social, physical, and academic needs.
♥ It needs to be a place where curiosity has no limits and the power of choice fuels a lifelong love of learning.

Ms. Holly's House provides parents an option to choose a private school that they believe in. The educational practices will reflect research-based learning strategies that represent what is new and what is right in the field of education. Ms. Holly’s House  features flexible seating, project-based learning, Montessori Style Individualized learning plans, nature-based academics, and weekly Chapel Services. The benefits of learning in a mixed age environment are numerous. The outdoor environment includes a garden, loose parts playground, and creative learning opportunities. This cottage style home school  welcomes families into a peaceful and caring environment that embraces children as unique individuals. Each student has the benefit of learning without limits.

Our school offers a refreshing, biblical alternative. Not only is the Bible taught for what it is - the inspired Word of God - but it forms the foundation of all other texts. An education that uses God's Word as its foundational text does more than produce spiritually-mature Christians. It makes them wiser and more knowledgeable. It forces them to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. It values empathy and caregiving.

By entrusting children to educators that share values with parents, a family will thrive. Teachers that genuinely know and care about students inspire academic ambition. Teachers are a school's heartbeat. Its pulse. They are also among the most influential role models in students' lives. The best of all academic worlds exists when everyone is operating under the same educational paradigm.

Ms. Holly's House provides more intimate gatherings that encourage students to be participants rather than spectators. Each child  uses an individualized work plan that inspires and teaches according to their personal strengths and interests. Students  learn how to think quickly, and gain valuable experience sharing their thoughts and opinions in a public forum. Students who have been grounded in the truth of God's Word day after day during their formative years - both at school and at home - are better-equipped to handle the world around them.