Blount Home Education Association

Hello BHEA Families!

We wanted to send out a quick update regarding registration and renewal for the 2026–2027 school year.

At this time, registration and membership renewal are not yet open as we are in the final stages of updating the 2026–2027 BHEA Handbook. We are also currently working through several important details for the upcoming year, including securing a location and finalizing possible updates to enrichment terms, conditions, dates, and any related changes that may come with those adjustments.

We appreciate your patience as we work carefully to ensure everything is ready before opening registration. Our goal is to provide clear and accurate information to all families from the start.

We will announce as soon as registration and renewal officially open. Thank you for being part of the BHEA community, and we are looking forward to another wonderful school year together!

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The Enrichment Team is excited to share that the Spring 2026 Enrichment Program class schedule is now live on the BHEA website. If you are considering joining BHEA as a new member, it is not too late to sign up for spring classes.

To view the schedule, visit the BHEA website, open the “Enrichment Program” drop-down menu, and select “Enrichment Program Spring 2026.” Each class listing can be expanded for full details and fees.

Initial class session sign-ups will take place on Monday, December 1.

Sign-up times are as follows:

9:00am – FWC positions open to everyone
9:00am – 12th grade
9:30am – 11th grade
10:00am – 9th and 10th grade
10:30am – Mixed grades
11:00am – 6th–8th grades
11:30am – 3rd–5th grades
12:00pm – K–2nd grades
12:30pm – Pre-K

If you participated in the Fall 2025 Enrichment Program, you are already set to register on December 1. Your membership and enrichment fees cover the entire academic year.

If you did not participate in the fall but would like to join us in the spring, we would love to have you. New members must submit the Enrichment Program registration form and pay the enrichment fee no later than 11:59pm on Tuesday, November 25, in order to take part in initial session sign-ups on December 1. The registration form is available under the “Enrichment Program” menu on the BHEA website. Forms and fees submitted after November 25 will allow registration beginning December 2. Please note that many sessions fill quickly.

More detailed information about the sign-up process will be shared soon. For now, feel free to explore the spring class offerings on our website and consider joining our community for the upcoming semester.

BHEA is pleased to welcome Katie Caputo to the Board of Directors, where she will serve as our new Enrichment Team Coordinator. She will be working with Jennifer Thompson as Jennifer finishes her term in the spring, learning the responsibilities of leading the enrichment team. We are very excited to have her on board. We look forward to working with her and to seeing how she grows and strengthens our program.
Katie has been a BHEA member since 2022 and joined the Enrichment Team in the spring of 2025. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine, but stepped away from private practice to raise and homeschool her two children, both of whom have been homeschooled since kindergarten. Her family lives in Alcoa and can often be found enjoying our area’s beautiful parks. She enjoys reading, gardening, renovating her 100-year-old home, and visiting new countries.

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We’re excited to announce that Alice Bramblett has been selected as the BHEA 2025–2026 Daily Times Student Newspaper Correspondent!

Alice will represent BHEA by covering events and sharing stories from our community in The Daily Times. We are confident she will do a wonderful job and look forward to seeing her work in print this year.

Please join us in congratulating Alice on this opportunity!