The writeathome story

Brian began teaching high school English in a public school in Chesapeake, VA in 1988 after graduating from the University of Virginia.

He’s the father of four homeschooled daughters and began offering weekly writing classes to the teen homeschoolers in 1994, developing his own curriculum and seeing exciting growth in their writing skills. 

In 2001, it was time for a career change and, while running on a treadmill at the YMCA, Brian got an idea. Why not take the writing courses online? The name WriteAtHome came to him too, and that's where it all began.

Since then, WriteAtHome has become an important part of the homeschooling experience for tens of thousands of students. We’ve added online literature and history classes and English Language Arts for grades four and five.

About Brian Wasko

• Graduated with a double major (Education and English) from the University of Virginia, 1988.

• Taught high school English for ten years in a public school in southeastern Virginia.

• Taught briefly in two different private Christian schools.

• Started a weekly writing class for local homeschoolers in 1994.

• Started teaching Great Books-based literature classes for local homeschoolers in 1996.

• Founded WriteAtHome in 2001. Brian has created all course content and served as president ever since.

• Began offering live, Great Books literature courses online in 2017.

• Speaks regularly at homeschool conventions and in professional development settings.

• Brian currently teaches our literature classes and creates our middle and high school English curriculum.

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Melanie graduated from the University of Virginia and homeschooled her four daughters from kindergarten until they started college. As WriteAtHome C.O.O., she is the schools liaison and is in charge of communication, business development, and oversees the rest of the support team. She also speaks at conferences with a focus on encouraging moms.

Gabbi graduated with a degree in English and worked as the head of the English department at a local private school. As Vice President of Operations, Gabbi is in charge of enrollment, Canvas course creation, invoicing, and hiring and onboarding new writing coaches.