MORRILL, Maine — Angelica Larrabee didn’t plan on becoming a homeschooling parent. She had gone to school in the same Midcoast district where she was raising her kids, and she figured they would be there “from start to finish.”

Then the pandemic hit. Larrabee’s oldest son, who was in second grade at the time, was happier learning from home. As he excelled, Larrabee decided that a homeschooling model would work better for their family.

Now, Larrabee educates all three of her kids at home. The family joined Calvary Church in Belfast, and in 2022, families at the church launched a homeschool co-op called Calvary Belfast Academy, which brings together homeschooled students once a week for classes that range from physical education to marine biology, meant to supplement their learning at home

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