Trisha White
Trisha was born in Massachusetts and lived there most of her childhood. She and her husband Jim moved to NH and raised their family for several years. When her oldest reached 7th grade and the younger ones were coming of school age, they decided to homeschool their children and haven’t looked back.
When the youngest was 4 years old they packed up and moved to the town of Guilford Maine and have been there for 22 years now. On this land in Guilford the White’s raised chickens, pigs, and steers for food as well as a large garden and homeschooled the children using these skills as part of their education.
After the first year in Maine Trisha and Jim wanted to get involved more with the homeschooling community and founded Guilford Christian Academy, which is now in its 21st year. She is committed to GCA, which has allowed 450 students to be homeschooled by their parents with the protection of a private school. They offer transcripts and diplomas as well as field trips, graduation ceremonies, and other activities for the homeschooling community.
Trisha also organized and ran the Central Maine Homeschool Expo for three years, which brought in speakers from around the country, and provided a graduation ceremony. She was on the board of directors for Homeschoolers Of Maine (HOME) for 7 years and also served as the Regional Rep for Piscataquis County for HOME.
Trisha is also the County Treasurer, helps run a family business J. White Gunsmithing that has been in operation for 32 years, is the vendor coordinator for the local fair, and various other things. Too many to list.
Trisha is dedicated to helping families in Maine home educate their children with support and encouragement.
