By day, Mrs. Nicholson is the Director of Religious Education at St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, serving the University of Virginia (her alma mater), and with her husband, Homeschool Connections' philosophy instructor
Dr. Sam Nicholson, homeschools their four children. By night, she reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children.
Fun piece of trivia: Mrs. Nicholson's younger brother is married to middle school writing instructor,
Mrs. Bonnie Donlon.
Mrs. Nicholson teaches the following courses: (Click on hyperlinked titles to view a video about the course.)
Student testimonials "Mrs. Nicholson was very enthusiastic about the class material. She made class very interactive and interesting and you could tell she put a lot of time and preparation into it. She was very easy to contact if you had a problem and resolved them quickly. I already signed up for her class next semester!" ~Lily H.
"Mrs. Nicholson is my favorite teacher ever!! I never realized the amount of depth behind almost every sentence! The amount of symbolism in this story was amazing and eye opening!" ~Student of Jane Eyre
"The class really helped me dig deeper into the meanings of literature instead of just skimming the surface. We also learned interesting facts about the Victorian era and not just the books themselves. Mrs. Nicholson was an amazing animated teacher." ~Student of The Nineteenth-Century Novel