The mission of Love First Homeschool is to support and encourage families in fostering academic, emotional, and spiritual growth. We exist to nurture learning and relationships in an environment where every person is loved, seen, and valued — just as they are.

We are a community seeking to live out the loving, just, and generous way of Jesus. We don't teach doctrine or define belief for others. Instead, we focus on the life, character, and teachings of Jesus and we seek to apply that wisdom in how we treat one another every day. We also honor each person's unique faith journey, believing that God meets each of us differently and that we grow richer by walking together.

Belonging & Belovedness Every person — child and adult alike — deserves a place to belong. We are each wonderfully made and fully welcomed here. We celebrate curiosity, honor each unique story, and make room for the joy of discovery together.

Love & Compassion We seek to love God with everything we have and to love our neighbors as ourselves. This shapes how we communicate, how we teach, and how we handle conflict — and it calls us outward, to reflect the practical, radical love of Jesus in our classrooms, our community, and beyond.

Authenticity & Wholehearted Living We believe God meets us in our mess. We value honesty, vulnerability, and grace over the appearance of perfection — and we trust that walking together in that kind of openness makes us all better.

In all things — love first.

Love First Homeschool Inc. is committed to fulfilling its mission without discrimination, including discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability or handicap, veteran status, economic status, or religion.

Love First Homeschool Inc. is committed to providing all members with a safe and supportive environment. Members are expected to treat each other with respect. Leaders and other attending adults are expected to teach and to demonstrate by example that all members of the community are entitled to respect. Harassment or bullying of any member, adult or child, is a violation of this policy. This includes, but is not limited to, harassment or bullying based on political preferences, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability or handicap, veteran status, economic status, or religion.

Examples of harassment or bullying by any person, adult or child, may include but are not limited to:

Verbal Bullying

• Direct: Taunting, teasing, name calling, put downs, racial remarks, threats
• Indirect: Spreading rumors, gossiping

Physical Bullying

• Direct: Hitting, kicking, tripping, punching, any use of violence or unwanted physical contact, theft of property
• Indirect: Enlisting a friend to assault someone

Nonverbal / Non-Physical Bullying

• Direct: Threatening or obscene gestures
• Indirect: Being deliberately unkind, excluding others, manipulation of friendships, threatening email, setting someone up to be humiliated

Cyberbullying

• Direct: Using technology — social networks, text messaging, websites, e-mail, or other electronic means — to carry out bullying behavior
• Indirect: Assisting, encouraging, or failing to report bullying behavior; virtual bystanders who enable repeated humiliation of victims

Any person who believes they have been subject to harassment, bullying, or a hostile environment, or has observed this conduct — whether created by a fellow student, leader, or parent/guardian — is urged to report it to the leadership team promptly. If a person is found to have engaged in bullying, harassment, or other acts creating a hostile environment, they may be subject to discipline including removal from the organization without refund or, in extreme cases, legal action. Concerns that are not resolved to a family's satisfaction may be brought forward through the Conflict Resolution process outlined in this handbook.