Meet Our Team
Blossom Barden
Founder, Wildwood Community School
Course Coordinator, Wildwood Learning Center
Blossom Barden has taught various courses through the years in various settings; homeschool, co-op, online. Her interests tend toward history, which she has been teaching online for eight years, but she appreciates the arts as well. Mrs. Barden is the founder of Wildwood Community School, a non-profit educational resource for Ohio adhering to the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason. She is a co-coordinator for the annual Ohio Set Your Feet retreat focusing on preparing parents and teachers for each new school year. Mrs. Barden holds a BA Liberal Studies in Anthropology/Sociology & History and a MA Ed. in Leadership.
Founder, Wildwood Community School
Course Coordinator, Wildwood Learning Center
Blossom Barden has taught various courses through the years in various settings; homeschool, co-op, online. Her interests tend toward history, which she has been teaching online for eight years, but she appreciates the arts as well. Mrs. Barden is the founder of Wildwood Community School, a non-profit educational resource for Ohio adhering to the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason. She is a co-coordinator for the annual Ohio Set Your Feet retreat focusing on preparing parents and teachers for each new school year. Mrs. Barden holds a BA Liberal Studies in Anthropology/Sociology & History and a MA Ed. in Leadership.
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Barbara Gifford
Online Course Facilitator
Mrs. Gifford has been married for 28 years and home educating for over 20 years. She has graduated 3 of her 4 children primarily with a Charlotte Mason education. At her local co-op she has led a variety of classes including Nature Study, Outdoor Geography, Biology and middle school physics. She has also presented a talk on Geography at the Ohio Set Your Feet Retreat. Mrs. Gifford is a Member of the Board for Wildwood Community School.
Online Course Facilitator
Mrs. Gifford has been married for 28 years and home educating for over 20 years. She has graduated 3 of her 4 children primarily with a Charlotte Mason education. At her local co-op she has led a variety of classes including Nature Study, Outdoor Geography, Biology and middle school physics. She has also presented a talk on Geography at the Ohio Set Your Feet Retreat. Mrs. Gifford is a Member of the Board for Wildwood Community School.
Jennifer Dages
Online Course Facilitator
Jennifer Dages has been formally homeschooling since 2003 and has graduated 3 of her 4 children. She is a retired RN who teaches senior fitness classes and does health education.
Jennifer also loves books and reading and relaxes with a book whenever she can. She is a Member of the Board for Wildwood Community School.
Watch the introduction video with Jennifer here!
Online Course Facilitator
Jennifer Dages has been formally homeschooling since 2003 and has graduated 3 of her 4 children. She is a retired RN who teaches senior fitness classes and does health education.
Jennifer also loves books and reading and relaxes with a book whenever she can. She is a Member of the Board for Wildwood Community School.
Watch the introduction video with Jennifer here!
Liz Talbot
Online Course Facilitator
Liz Talbot is a second-generation homeschooler who lives in Hilliard, Ohio. She graduated from CIU in Columbia, SC, with a B.S. in Bible and Psychology. Her love of the literary arts has led her to homeschool her own children using AmblesideOnline, work at the public library, start book clubs, volunteer with Set Your Feet, and teach middle school and high school language arts at her local co-op. She is passionate about developing the art of thinking and writing in children and young adults through excellent literature.
Watch the introduction video with Liz here!
Online Course Facilitator
Liz Talbot is a second-generation homeschooler who lives in Hilliard, Ohio. She graduated from CIU in Columbia, SC, with a B.S. in Bible and Psychology. Her love of the literary arts has led her to homeschool her own children using AmblesideOnline, work at the public library, start book clubs, volunteer with Set Your Feet, and teach middle school and high school language arts at her local co-op. She is passionate about developing the art of thinking and writing in children and young adults through excellent literature.
Watch the introduction video with Liz here!
Stephanie Neujahr
Online Course Facilitator
Stephanie Neujahr has been educating her children at home since 1997. She has followed Charlotte Mason's principles since 2001, extensively using the Ambleside Online curriculum, and has graduated 6 of her 11 children. Mrs. Neujahr has led and taught homeschool co-ops in 5 states, teaching various classes on Composer Study, Artist Study, Nature Study, Folk Songs, Plutarch's Lives and Shakespeare. She is currently chairperson for the board of education at St. Peter's Lutheran Church and sitting chairperson for the Classical Christian Academy in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Her greatest joy in home education has been teaching her children to read and have them discover a love for the written word. Mrs. Neujahr and her husband reside in Shaker Heights, OH with 5 children still at home.
Watch the introduction video with Stephanie here!
Online Course Facilitator
Stephanie Neujahr has been educating her children at home since 1997. She has followed Charlotte Mason's principles since 2001, extensively using the Ambleside Online curriculum, and has graduated 6 of her 11 children. Mrs. Neujahr has led and taught homeschool co-ops in 5 states, teaching various classes on Composer Study, Artist Study, Nature Study, Folk Songs, Plutarch's Lives and Shakespeare. She is currently chairperson for the board of education at St. Peter's Lutheran Church and sitting chairperson for the Classical Christian Academy in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Her greatest joy in home education has been teaching her children to read and have them discover a love for the written word. Mrs. Neujahr and her husband reside in Shaker Heights, OH with 5 children still at home.
Watch the introduction video with Stephanie here!
Wildwood Learning Center, as part of Wildwood Community School, Inc., admits parents, teachers, and students of any protected class to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities accorded or made available to parents/teachers and students at the school or through its extended programs. It does not discriminate on the basis of protected class in administration of its educational policies, athletic and other school-administered programs. Wildwood Community School, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
