Mrs. Kate Rutherford To All Instructors

Hi all! My name is Kate Rutherford and I am passionate about homeschooling.

I'm married to Daniel Rutherford and we have established a homestead in Nelson County called Rooted and Grounded Farm. He and I were both homeschooled for the majority/all of our educational experience and attended community colleges when we were 15-18 years old before transferring to university. We have three boys (ages 13, 11 & 6) and three girls (almost 8, and twin 2s). We are a foster family. I taught in a public school (third grade) for three years until our oldest was born. I am maintaining my teaching license from the state of VA (and I am available upon request to provide testing/evaluation letters about progress). I am currently researching and especially interested in early literacy, dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences.

I am also a 4-H All Star. Growing up my family became involved in various 4-H clubs across the state. We used these as our homeschool support groups. The experience I gained through 4-H was invaluable as I learned leadership, citizenship, service, communication, and many other skills through this organization. I hope to provide the same opportunity to my children.

I set up the Homeschoolers of Nelson Facebook group in 2013 as a place for people to share information, ideas, and encouragement. We also use it for planning playdates, meetups, field trips, and community service opportunities. Then in 2015 I worked with some other local families to establish a 4-H club in Nelson County. Since then our group has grown and expanded and we have decided to open it up to all the homeschoolers in the community to join us for special interest projects (unit studies).

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