About

Threads of Discovery is a secular, family-style, unit-study homeschool curriculum designed for families who value evidence-based learning and open-minded exploration. We believe education should be a place where questions are encouraged, respect is foundational, and every child is given the opportunity to see themselves in what they're learning.

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Our Team

Amy Laurendeau

Co-Founder & Director

Before becoming a parent, Amy spent several years working closely with children across a wide range of learning differences, an experience that shaped her belief that education works best when it's built around the actual child. She has been homeschooling her own family since 2012, and in 2018 returned part-time to the workforce, building experience in curriculum development and layout design before co-founding Threads of Discovery with Michael and Leevonne in 2024.

Amy is a biological, foster, and adoptive parent who has spent her life advocating for kids who needed someone in their corner. She is deeply committed to decolonizing educational materials and to building curriculum that reflects the full range of children's lives and experiences, not just the ones that look like the mainstream. That shapes everything she builds. Her household runs at full volume: a blended family, a whole lot of kids, a rotating cast of pets, and a few farm animals nobody planned on. They don't all fit in one vehicle.

Emerson Reeves

Curriculum Developer & Lead Writer

Emerson joined Threads of Discovery as Lead Writer and has since grown into a broader role in curriculum development. He was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school and has homeschooled his own children as well, an experience on both sides of the table that shapes every unit he writes. His work brings together a genuine love of learning, a talent for making complex ideas accessible, and a real commitment to curriculum that makes young people curious about the world rather than just familiar with it.

Emerson lives in Ontario with his partner, three vivacious and somewhat feral children, and three cats. He is currently studying at Athabasca University working toward a double major in psychology and women and gender studies, with a focus on intersectionality and queer mental health. That academic grounding shows up directly in the depth and care he brings to the work.

Michael Langan

STEM Content Developer

Michael is a Métis homeschool dad and professional engineer who co-founded Threads of Discovery with Amy and Leevonne in 2024. Before becoming a homeschool parent, he spent a number of years tutoring physics and math, and has a real talent for making technical concepts click for learners at every level. He brings that same approach to the STEM content he develops for Threads of Discovery, grounded in both academic rigour and hands-on experience working in a technical field.

His perspective reflects one of the core principles behind the curriculum: that homeschooling looks different across families and communities, and that educational materials should be accurate, honest, and flexible enough to serve all of them well.

Leevonne Kennedy-Crane

Project Manager & Student Advisory Board Lead

Leevonne is a former homeschool student currently working toward her social work degree at the University of Manitoba. She serves as Project Manager at Threads of Discovery, leads the Student Advisory Board, coordinates with the illustration team, and oversees proofreading across materials. Her background and lived experience as a homeschool student both shape the way she does this work: with close attention to whether the curriculum actually does what it says it does, for the kids it says it serves.

Her presence on the team is a reminder that the most important feedback on curriculum comes from the people who will actually use it.

Behind the Scenes

Threads of Discovery is bigger than the five of us.

Our Student Advisory Board, led by Leevonne, reviews materials from the perspective of real learners, flagging what doesn't land and making sure the curriculum feels the way we intend it to feel for the kids using it. Our parent advisory team is made up of homeschool parents from a wide range of backgrounds, communities, and experiences who review materials, push back when something isn't working, and keep us grounded in what families actually need.

We also regularly consult with educators and subject matter experts across disciplines to make sure our content is accurate, current, and handled with the care it deserves.

What We Believe

Education should be a place where questions are encouraged, evidence is respected, and every child feels like they belong, not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

We built Threads of Discovery for the families who love the warmth and simplicity of family-style unit studies and wanted a secular option built from the ground up to reflect their values.