As Mr. Gelston expands to include new educators, the question must arise, what makes this One Room Schoolhouse different? Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse has come to represent a set of values that have shaped our style of education for supporting Gifted Homeschool learners:

• Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse's most important value is to treat each learner and family with Love and Kindness.
• Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse educators strive to develop and maintain ...

The best part of being Mr. Gelston is that I keep getting to say to myself, "Oh good, that kid is next" all day long!Barry Gelston, M.Ed. When I started Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse six years ago, I had no idea where it would go and how it would evolve. At that time, I believed that I would bring good public school education to homeschoolers. Oh boy, was I wrong and misguided! Entering the ...

Here is the new schedule for the 2018-2019 School Year. To minimize kid burn-out, we are making sure to have a long weekend or vacation each month. The March vacation coincides with other online learning organizations ...

Mr. Gelston receives four Honor Roll Nominations from Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)  It is an incredibly heart warming honor for me that several of my student families have decided to nominate me for this award, sending in such kind words. I get to work in partnership with the most wonderful families to address the emotional and educational needs of their children. For many of my families, SENG is an incredibly important ...

Mr. Gelston is excited to announce that he is now serving on the SENG Board of Directors. On January 14, Barry Gelston was elected as a member of the board to serve for three years and was also elected as the Finance Chair - Elect. "Joining the board is a great honor," said Barry Gelston. "The SENG board and Executive Director are an incredible group of people who are passionate about the SENG mission. I ...

At Mr Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse, part of our learning philosophy is that we should all seek out learning experiences that are available from many sources and in particular those that fit our learning needs and styles. In turn, we have chosen two friends that we recommend for complementary courses. Online G3 Online G3 is led by the skilled educator Jaime Smith, also know as Headmistress Guinevere, who has has earned a reputation internationally as a leader in gifted online ...