1KHO 785: You’re Never Going to Regret More Time With Your Kids | Jennifer Burns, American Faith Academy

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Don't miss a SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP Offer below!!! There are moments when a parent starts wondering if there might be another way to do education and this conversation is for that exact moment. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with Jennifer Burns, founder and head of school at American Faith Academy and president of Excelara, about homeschooling, hybrid education, classical Christian learning, and why families do not have to figure it all out alone. Jennifer shares her own story of homeschooling before it was common, raising her boys through a hybrid model, and now helping families find a more flexible, parent-centered path. This is a deeply encouraging episode for anyone who feels overwhelmed by school decisions, unsure about the next step, or simply hungry for more time, more freedom, and a childhood that leaves room for family, faith, books, hard things, outdoor play, and the simple beauty of hopscotch on the sidewalk. *** Now about the amazing SCHOLARSHIP offer!*** We’ve partnered with American Faith Academy, and they’re offering a $1,000 tuition scholarship for the 2026–2027 school year for families in the 1000 Hours Outside community. How amazing is that?? If you’ve been looking for an educational option that aligns more closely with your values—something flexible, family-centered, and supportive—this is definitely worth checking out. The scholarship is available through August 15th, so you do have a window, but not a huge one. You can learn more AmericanFaithAcademy.org - just fill out the form at that landing page to learn more!!! ** A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below: BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit ⁠www.quince.com/outside⁠ and get free shipping and 365 day returns IXL Learning - Head to ⁠www.ixl.com/1000hours⁠ to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop ⁠www.whisker.com/1000HOURS⁠ Skylight - Right now, Skylight calendar is offering our listeners $30 off their 15-inch calendar when you go to ⁠wwwlMySkylight.com/1000Hours⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:02.3	My name is Ginny Urchin, the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:04.9	And I have such a special conversation for you today.
0:08.1	This is one that might be some answers.
0:09.9	It'll include some answers that you might be looking for.
0:12.2	Jennifer Burns.
0:13.2	She is the founder and head of school for American Faith Academy and also the president of
0:16.9	Accelera.
0:17.9	Welcome, Jennifer.
0:19.8	Oh, thank you so much for having you, Jenny. I'm so excited for our
0:22.8	conversation today. I am too, because everyone's looking for alternatives, especially since COVID.
0:29.0	I think people learned that you can live your life a lot of different ways. And I think up until COVID,
0:33.5	there was sort of this a little bit of ground swell of homeschooling, you know, but it was a little bit
0:37.7	more fringe and people were, you know, a little bit more, you know, kind of against it, honestly, you know, and I would talk about it. People would, you know, get a little feathers ruffled. But then COVID happened. And I think people realized, you know, there's a lot of different ways that we can live and there's a lot of things that we can go see in the world and can we adjust our schedule a little bit
0:55.6	and yet people still need some help because
0:57.8	maybe there's dual working families or they just don't feel confident they're jumping in for
1:01.3	the first time and so what we're seeing is we're seeing amazing opportunities pop up for
1:07.6	families that want this flexibility and Jennifer you are right there in the midst of it,
1:12.4	really providing an incredible solution
1:14.9	with the American Faith Academy.
1:16.4	Let's kick it off though by telling people your story.
1:19.1	So you're a homeschooling family,
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