Cherrie Goforth was born and raised in Southern California. In school she participate in the Shakespeare festival, Winnie the Pooh, and Alice in Wonderland. After giving her life to Jesus after high school, she went on to attend Marilyn Hickey Bible College in Denver Co. where she met her husband Michael. She started her career in hospitality management but decided to become a stay at home when she began having children. She began homeschooling her first child and feel it love with being a teacher. Cherrie has three kids, Hannah 15yrs, Lily 12 yrs, and Nathan 8yrs. She founded and directed a homeschool co op in Charlotte NC for 7 years until they moved to Greenville SC where she was hired on as a history teacher for the Lower Elementary students. Since beginning to homeschool over 10 years ago, Cherrie has learned more about history and literature and gained a renewed passion for it. Cherrie is thrilled to be part of the Artios Greenville family and has so much fun connecting with the kids.

Parent Workshop:  Simplifying Homeschool by Using the Artios Notebook Method at Home

Staff Workshop:  Using the Artios Notebook Method in All Artios Classrooms

Suzanne Henson was born and raised on Long Island, in New York. At sixteen, her family moved cross-country to Southern California. Soon after, she met her future husband, Corbin. They attended San Diego State University together and she graduated in 1995 with a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Child Education. Suzanne intended to teach elementary and special needs education, but God called her in another direction.

In 1997, at the age of twenty-three, Suzanne’s mother passed away from Pancreatic Cancer. It was during this trial that she realized she wanted to become a mother more than anything else. Three years later, Suzanne became pregnant with twins! Through a difficult pregnancy, complications & an emergency delivery, her twin boys abruptly entered the world as twenty-nine week preemies. As a new stay-at-home mom, she was very lonely until she found her place volunteering in her Mothers of Twins & MOPS groups. Their family became “almost” complete when their daughter was born in 2003. Her twins, faced with a number of delays and special needs, just didn’t seem to fit “in the box”. God was calling her to homeschool. Although she had plans of her own, she decided to follow HIS plan instead. Eleven years later, they have been blessed by this decision and she has grown a love for homeschooling.

The Henson family moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado in 2006. In 2012, they welcomed another girl and boy into their family through international adoption. Corbin and Suzanne have been married for twenty-one years. They have five children, three backyard chickens, a bird, a bearded dragon, and a crazy adorable puppy named Molly. Only by prayer and the support of her husband, has she been able to do all the things that God has called her to.

Prior to starting a family, Suzanne held a wide range of positions from administration in the fields of hi-tech and biotech to Assistant to the Deputy Mayor of San Diego. She has been a board member for her Mothers of Twins group, MOPS group and homeschool support group. She is currently the Campus Director for Artios Academies of Littleton, a fine arts and academic homeschool program. She is passionate about Jesus, her family, advocating for special needs, adoption and homeschooling.

John Lane is a 2004 graduate of Artios Conservatory and attended North Greenville University to study Theater and Georgia State University to study Economics. Having grown up in Artios, gone to college, and returned to Artios, John has seen the need for a program that teaches the arts and academics with in creative and integrative approach with a strong emphasis on a biblical worldview. Having been the recipient of such an education while at Artios, he knows and understands the value that it holds. He views it as a privilege to be a part of Artios and to work towards the goal of helping parents raise educated, equipped, and elevated servant leaders of the Kingdom. On April 3rd, 2010 John married the love of his life, Windy Thompson-Lane, who also teaches and choreographs with Artios Academies. John is currently the Campus Owner and Director for Artios of Sugar Hill and in addition to teaching several classes (Worldview, Government and Economics, and Film/Video) he is also the co-creator of the Artios Home Companion Series, and with his wife, Windy, Executive Director of the Artios Outpost Summer Camps and Internship Program.

Parent Workshop – Partnering with Artios for Biblical Worldview Instruction

Staff Workshop – Steps to Biblical Integration in the Classroom

Lori Lane is a homeschool veteran of 23 years and has been associated with arts and education for over 34 years. She and the love of her life, John, have four sons ranging in age from 19 to 31.  There three oldest sons are married and they have been blessed by three daughter-in-loves and FIVE granddaughters.   John and Lori are now “empty-nesters” with a heart for families, the arts, the outdoors, homeschooling, and education.

Lori holds a degree in Piano Performance and is completing her masters degree in music education.  She has been a past speaker at the National Music Teacher’s Convention and various homeschool conventions and education conferences around the country.  She was one of the four original national winners in the Baldwin Piano and Organ teaching competitions and served as a panelist for two National KTV Video conferences for private music educators. Formerly the director of Southside Private Musicians and Lane Music Development Centers in Greenville, SC, she has directed and produced many children’s choirs, elementary, middle and high school theatre productions, taught private and classroom music, and developed the original Artios choral program. Lori also served on the board and directed several theatre productions for the High Country Fine Arts Association in Buena Vista, CO.  Lori is the voice behind The End in Mind Podcast and the managing editor for The End in Mind, the official blog of Artios Academies.

Lori is the founder and executive director of Artios Academies, a homeschool parent partnership program.  Artios is an innovative, integrated, and creative approach to the arts and academics. This new, wholehearted approach to education has assisted hundreds of families across the country in their journey to raise students who are fully-equipped and thoroughly prepared for “every good work.”

Parent Workshop

• Time Management – A Life Skill for Students
• Non-Negotiables for an Artios Education

Staff Workshop – Time Management for Artios Staff

• Time Management for the Artios Teacher
• Non-Negotiables in the Artios Classroom
• Utilizing a Flipped Classroom Approach at Artios

Alicia Pillsbury

Parent Workshop – A “Smart Start” to Homeschooling

Staff Workshop – Strategies for Living Lesson Plans

Amy Rasmussen has been married for 25 years to Erik.  She is the home schooling mom of 5 children ranging from 25-10 and has been homeschooling for 17 years.  She began homeschooling after her oldest daughter’s second grade year when she felt God showing her that sending her daughter to school did not allow her time for the priorities He had for their family.  Her two oldest are now college graduates, her third born just graduated from high school via homeschooling.  Their fourth child is a sophomore and their youngest is 10 years old and in the fourth grade.  Amy is the director of the Artios Academies in Grand Haven, MI.

Parent Workshop – Structure vs. Flexibility – How to Find a Balance