Welcome!

Welcome to Homeschool Out of the Box, a homeschooling co-op serving Tidewater, VA. Our members come from all over the seven cities. We meet on Tuesdays in downtown Norfolk. We welcome children and parents of all religions (or lack thereof!) to come and learn with us in a loving, nurturing environment. All of our teachers are degreed and all of our classes are fun! To contact us for more information, please send an email. We would love to talk with you.

Meet the Administration

Ginny Harvey
Ginny is a native of Rochester, NY, and has moved back and forth across the country quite a few times. With a Bachelor's degree from Stanford, and a Master's degree from Columbia, she and her husband Michael moved back west to set up their first home near Seattle. After working as a pediatric Physical Therapist for many years, Ginny gave up the paid working life in favor of homeschooling and life aboard a sailboat with 2 young daughters. The daughters are good sailors and well-traveled teens now, and the boat was sold in favor of a house, but the homeschooling remains a constant. Having officially moved to Norfolk in 2005, the family started getting to know the local homeschooling scene. Together with Melina Winterton, Ginny founded HSoBX in 2007 in order to provide a secular inclusive alternative to the predominantly Christian homeschooling groups they found in the Norfolk area. She enjoys teaching science and math, with occasional forays into history. . Read more about Ginny.

Lydia Netzer
Lydia Netzer is a homeschooling mother who lives in Norfolk. She holds a master's degree in English Literature from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has taught expository writing, literature, and fiction writing workshops to college freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois and Tidewater Community College. She plays the piano, guitar, violin, and the handkerchief. Read more about Lydia.

Patricia Richman

Patricia is a home schooling and teaching veteran. She was taught at home in Pennsylvania for grades 5-12. She went on to graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s HonorsCollege with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Her teaching certificate is in Special Education, and she’s taught in classrooms for Kindergarten through 12th grade. Patricia now learns with her four children in their Norfolk home. Their ages range from 9-1 and the adventures never end! Patricia plays the piano, teaches piano, knits, relishes the garden her husband grows and hangs clothes on the line all year long. Read more about Patricia.


Rosemary Ayres - Volunteer Coordinator
Colyn Martin - Nursery Coordinator



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