Homeschool Resources

Greenthumb Classical Latin School began in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, as a children’s summer camp in 2016 and grew into a full-day program using the Memoria Press Classical Latin curriculum. Established as a school in 2024, Greenthumb partners with families who value both classical education and practical life skills.

Students gather on Mondays and Thursdays to cultivate joyful work, courage, hospitality, and a love of learning.

Our approach is rooted in five core principles:

• Education as Cultivation – learning is a long work of formation
• Classical Framework – following language mastery, logic, rhetoric, and ordered thinking, engagement with enduring texts and ideas, and memorization balances with inquiry and discussion.
• Integration of Head, Heart, and Hands – students are educated as whole persons
• Beauty, Order and Joy – showcased by our school colors of green and orange to reflect life, growth, warmth and vitality.
• Partnership with Families – Our teachers are essential co-educators who support parents in managing their child’s education.

Top Questions Parents Ask About Greenthumb Classical Latin School:

What ages and grades does Greenthumb serve? Lower School covers K5-3rd grade, and Upper School covers 4th-9th grade.

What does a typical week look like? Students attend a full day on Mondays and a half day on Thursdays, blending classical academics with hands-on skills like cooking and gardening.

Best For: Families seeking a classical Latin education for students K5-9th grade
Location: 6811 State Park Rd, Travelers Rest, SC
Website: greenthumbschool.com

THRIVE Academy is a 3-day-a-week, in-person microschool for middle and high school students. Ideal for motivated students who desire to work closely with peers and mentors to grow in their academic understanding, leadership skills, and real-world responsibility.

Each student has the opportunity to shape their education. Each education is an adventure.

Carolina ADHD Coaching helps students (middle school through young adults) with ADHD and executive function challenges through personalized coaching in Charlotte, Fort Mill, Upstate SC, and virtually.

Creative Minds Learning Center empowers students through faith, education, leadership, and service—offering tutoring, enrichment, assessments, and professional development to foster confident, resilient learners.

3rd option homeschool accountability association for preK- 12th grade.
They offer homeschool support to families in a variety of ways, including supply obtainment, an online store, resources, seminars, and more.

A Facebook support and resource group for homeschooling families in Upstate, SC. The group discusses events, planning, and resource sharing.

An oversight committee dedicated to ensuring homeschooled children are meeting their grade-level standards. Standards for each grade level can be found on their website, including a breakdown of various subjects.

A Facebook resource group that shares ideas, resources, and information and homeschooling throughout South Carolina.

Facebook group for homeschool families to support each other, discuss, share resources, and plan meet-ups.

A source for BJU Press materials and more. They offer products from K3-12 grade in various subjects.
You can also find homeschool support materials and resources.

In addition to being an accountability group, Carolina Homeschooler offers field trips, online classes, book clubs, and online parent support forums. Their page offers helpful information about legally homeschooling in South Carolina.

There are several paths to legally homeschooling in the state. Families who choose to homeschool through the school district as their means of legally homeschooling can find information from the district at this site.

This Facebook group offers support, information about co-ops and field trips, and allows members to buy and sell homeschool materials via the group.

Provides guidelines, resources, and laws about the three homeschool options in South Carolina.

This website offers specifics for homeschooling in the state of South Carolina. There is a particularly nice list of accountability and support groups to search through.

This resource for South Carolina homeschool families includes a directory of homeschool associations and co-ops.

The Anderson County Library system offers special events, storytime, a seed library, Book-a-Librarian (for that much-needed help with literally anything), and so much more! Branch information can be found below:

Anderson County Main Library – 300 N. McDuffie St, Anderson
Belton Branch Library – 91 Breazeale Street, Belton
Iva Branch Library – 203 W. Cruette Street, Iva
Jennie Erwin Branch Library – 318 N. Shirley Avenue, Honea Path
Lander Memorial Branch Library – 925 Greenville Drive, Williamston
Pendleton Branch Library – 650 S. Mechanic Street, Pendleton
Piedmont Branch Library – 1407 S. Carolina 86, Piedmont
Powdersville Branch Library – 4 Civic Court, Powdersville
Westside Community Center Branch Library – 1100 West Franklin Street, Anderson

Spartanburg County Public Libraries offer a full line-up of free programming listed on their website. In addition to storytimes and other free programs, most of these libraries include a children’s area with activities and books.

Learn more in our parent reviews:

• Digital services at the library
• Storytimes at the library
• Things to do at the library
• Maker Labs at Headquarters
• Music Sandwiched In at Headquarters
• Outdoor Playground at Headquarters
• Planetarium at Headquarters

Locations:

• Headquarters Library
  151 South Church Street
  Spartanburg, SC 29306
  864.596.3500
• Boiling Springs Library
  871 Double Bridge Road
  Boiling Springs, SC 29316
  864.578.3665
• Chesnee Library
  100 Pickens Avenue
  Chesnee, SC 29323
  864.461.2423
• Cowpens Library
  181 School Street
  Cowpens, SC 29330
  864.463.0430
• Cyrill-Westside Library
  525 Oak Grove Road
  Spartanburg, SC 29301
  864.574.6815
• Inman Library
  50 Mill Street
  Inman, SC 29349
  864.472.8363
• Landrum Library
  111 Asbury Drive
  Landrum, SC 29356
  864.457.2218
• Middle Tyger Library
  170 Groce Road
  Lyman, SC 29365
  864.439.4759
• Pacolet Library
  390 West Main Street
  Pacolet, SC 29372
  864.474.0421
• Woodruff Library
  270 East Hayne Street
  Woodruff, SC 29388
  864.476.8770

Find more on the Spartanburg County Public Libraries website.

Personalized reading and math help for ages 6-20, including dyslexia and ADHD. Twenty years serving Upstate SC families. Six locations plus online available.