We homeschooled our kids for most of their lives, but math was a huge stumbling block for me. Even with many of the online resources available for homeschoolers, the ones we tried just didn’t seem to really stick or they were so dull that my kids could barely stay awake. Then, during the pandemic, our family experienced a series of significant traumas that hit the pause button on our studies. I attempted to hire in-home tutors for my kiddos to help them catch up, but ran into a terrible obstacle: in our rural area, we couldn’t find any local tutors who were willing to work with my trans son. And very few private tutors were trained to work with any kids who were autistic and challenged by ADHD. So when I searched for a different solution, and a friend suggested Spring Academy, some of the first questions I asked Principal Frank Hewins had to do with inclusion and acceptance of diversity, and whether their teachers understood how to work with intensely socially anxious autistic kids. He reassured me on all counts. My kids’ teachers have been warm, understanding, and kind, and knew exactly how to gently draw them out to an excellent mental space for learning. Spring Academy teachers helped my kids advance several levels in math over the 4x-a-week summer session, and my kiddos are very ready to tackle high school math at their new school. Their love of math is apparent, as is their confidence. Priceless. I regret only that I have no more stars to give.