As SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, Peggy is a leader in the homeschooling community and is a popular speaker on home educating students with learning challenges. This physicist turned home educator left a lucrative career in the medical device industry to teach the struggling learners in her own home, which eventually turned into a lifetime calling. Peggy founded SPED Homeschool in 2017 and now leads an organization that empowers thousands of families across the globe each year to create specialized home education plans.
Peggy is also the host of the very popular live broadcast and podcast, Empowering Homeschool Conversations, a weekly talk show where her guests address relevant issues related to customizing homeschooling for unique learners.
Peggy is the former:
- Texas Home School Coalition Special Needs Team Lead
Minnesota - Association of Christian Home Educators Special Needs Coordinator
- Mothers of Preschoolers Area Coordinator for MN, ND and SD.
She is certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors and trained as a Precept Bible Study leader. Plus, on the side, she is a professional aerial silks performer and instructor at her other business, Eternal Aerial Arts LLC.
In her free time, Peggy enjoys vegan cooking, paddle boarding, hiking and reading. She and her husband Doug live in League City, TX, and after 19 years of homeschooling have now graduated all three of their children from their home school.
Join us on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the University of Maryland Riggs Alumni Center to hear Peggy Ployhar and many other wonderful speakers for an intimate time of inspiration, bolstering, and refreshment for all Maryland homeschool families!