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Meet HEAV.org President and Homeschool Mom of 8, Anne Miller

I Homeschool My Kids
I Homeschool My Kids
Meet HEAV.org President and Homeschool Mom of 8, Anne Miller
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Anne Miller

The Home Educators Association of Virginia is a member-supported, statewide, 501©3 non-profit homeschool association founded in 1983, and in the decades since HEAV has successfully worked to promote and protect home education in Virginia by working with the Department of Education and legislators, having a presence during the General Assembly sessions, and providing up-to-date information to homeschooling families, the media, and officials.

HEAV, coming from a biblical worldview, serves all homeschoolers—regardless of religious or philosophical beliefs. Membership is, and always has been, open to all.

At its helm is Anne Miller, the mother of 8 — all of whom she homeschooled.

It was an honor and privilege to interview Anne about her personal experience as a homeschool parent, and about the work HEAV.org has been doing for the last four decades.

  • Be sure to download and listen to our podcast interview.
  • Click here to learn more about HEAV.org.

About HEAV.org

With a full-time office staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, we’re ready to answer your questions, offer support, and serve your needs year-round—just give us a call (804-278-9200) or send us an e-mail.

Looking for information on homeschooling in Virginia? Need to know about the Virginia homeschool laws, or the Virginia homeschool testing requirements? Are you taking your child out of school to begin homeschooling? Or are you a veteran homeschooler needing some extra homeschool support?

Home Educators Association of Virginia has more than 2,000 web pages of Virginia homeschool information, resources, field-trip ideas, and more!

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Give us a call at 804-278-9200 or e-mail office@heav.org–we’re here to help! Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HEAV has celebrated 35 years of serving homeschoolers through information, legislation, and resources.

About the show: From the mouths of kids come the most profound thoughts and ideas. On the Inkandescent® Kids Show, we take it one step further with interviews by kids, for kids. Yes, there are a few adults involved, too, including experts on parenting, education, and more!

Read all about it: Launched on August 8, 2025, InkandescentKids.com magazine is on a mission to teach kids from kindergarten to college to think critically, like a reporter. Students are welcome to submit articles, photos, illustrations, videos, puzzles, games, and more for review and publication.

We also offer classes: 

  • Journalism (3 sessions): I am an award-winning reporter and teach the journalism classes. In Class 1, the assignment is to be part of our “So You Want to be a …” book project, in which they interview a parent about their work. They learn how to do research, develop interview questions, and practice asking the questions; then they write the article, and we work on it together until it’s ready for our student editors to copyedit and publish it.
  • Photojournalism (2 sessions): Our Inkandescent photographer, AnnaGibbs.com, guides students through the process of taking photos for the articles. She teaches them the essentials of taking a good photograph, how to capture the essence of the story they are working on, and, once she approves the images, we send them to our editorial team for inclusion in the article.
  • Illustration (4 sessions): Award-winning illustrator michaelglenwood.com works with students to create artwork to accompany the articles. He teaches them to identify the main concepts in the article they are working on, create 3 sketches for editor review, and then craft the illustration. Upon his review and approval, it goes to the editorial team.
  • Videos and podcasts (4 sessions): With me, Inkandescent’s video and podcast producer, Nelson Benavides, teaches students how to capture the essence of an interview through video and podcasting. He focuses on helping students understand the technical aspects of production.
  • Newsroom (6 sessions): Our InkandescentKids editor, Ellen Smith, is building our student newsrooms that include a team of editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, and a layout team. In addition to our online magazine, they help us craft a bi-monthly printable publication that features a theme. This September-October theme is New Beginnings.

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