I am delighted to have as my guests this week, Lori Lane whom I chatted with on August 1^st about her company, Artios Academy, and her son John Michael Lane.   Lori is a homeschool veteran of 20 years she and her husband John have four sons ranging in age from 16 to 29, the three eldest are homeschool graduates.  Lori has spoken at Conventions, served on panels, directed and produced many children’s choirs and stage productions both in schools and community theatres.   In the fall of 2000, she began the Artios Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts as an advanced level arts program for high school students.   Lori lives in Colorado with her husband and youngest son, where she enjoys horseback riding, hiking, and skiing.

John is a 2004 graduate of Artios Conservatory and attended North Greenville University to study Theater… and Georgia State University to study Economics.  He is currently the Director of Development for Artios and in addition to teaching several classes (Worldview, Government & Economics, and Film/Video) he is also the creator of the Artios Home Companion Series.  He and his wife, who teaches and choreographs with the Academies, co-direct the Artios Outpost Summer Camps and Internship Program during the summers.