An Introduction
My name is Jenn Guest, and Guest Hollow originally began when I started creating homeschool curriculum for my own children. Like many homeschooling parents, I wanted lessons that were engaging, meaningful, and memorable. I began designing materials to help spark my children’s curiosity and to make learning something our whole family could enjoy. ❤️
Over time, what started as something just for my own kids grew into something much bigger. Other families began using the materials I created, and Guest Hollow gradually grew into the business it is today.
My goal is still the same as it was in the beginning: to help families create lasting memories while learning things that truly stick. When lessons spark curiosity and keep both parents and students engaged, homeschooling becomes something everyone can look forward to!
In March 2026, Guest Hollow became a three-generation family business. My daughter Hannah, a second-generation homeschooler, became Guest Hollow’s social media and marketing manager.
Hannah is now homeschooling her own children, giving her firsthand insight into what today’s homeschooling families want and need. My mom, Gay, also joined the team to help handle emails, rounding out our family effort.
As a former homeschooling mom, I understand the joys, challenges, and everyday realities of homeschooling because my family lived it ourselves. Everything I create at Guest Hollow comes from that real-life experience and a genuine desire to help other homeschooling families thrive.
I care deeply about homeschooling families and the incredible work you do every day. And when you need help, encouragement, or support, Guest Hollow is always here for you!
Read on to learn more about the Guest Hollow team, my children, the story behind everything, and our mascot, Beowulf!
The Story Behind Guest Hollow
As a homeschooling mom, I quickly discovered that it was rare for a curriculum to be a perfect fit for my children right out of the box. From the very first time I opened a box of curriculum books in 1996, I began adapting materials to meet the needs of my 5-year-old daughter.
(Many people thought Brian and Hannah were twins!)
As my family grew, I quickly realized that each one of my children was definitely not a clone, LOL! What worked for one didn’t always work for the other!
All three of my children had distinct learning styles, which led me to create materials designed to engage them and support their individual strengths and challenges. I loved finding ways for our entire family to learn subjects together when possible too, despite the differences in age.
As I made use of many free resources shared by others online, I began to think, why not share the things I was creating for my own family?
So, in the beginning, Guest Hollow was a way for me to share the materials I created for my children with other homeschooling families. Over time, its popularity grew, and people from all over the world began downloading the resources I created.
An early curriculum I created for my son and shared on Guest Hollow. You can get it for FREE in our Facebook History, Geography, and Government Group. 
“Otter” was my son’s online nickname – He loved botany, so I created a curriculum for him and shared it. It was the early base for our current botany curriculum.
As my youngest grew older, I began sharing more and more things and then Guest Hollow began to morph into a “hobby” business. Eventually my youngest graduated and I was sitting wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life… It was then that I realized, I’m already doing what I love! Why not turn Guest Hollow into a full-fledged business?
In 2016, my husband Charles and I moved to the mountains of North Idaho, and I began devoting myself fully to Guest Hollow as a business, creating curriculum, books, and other resources for a wide range of learners, while refining and expanding the materials I had developed over the years, drawing on more than 20 years of experience.
Today, Guest Hollow has grown into a trusted and well-loved resource for homeschooling families around the world. What began as a simple way to share materials I created for my own children has developed into a comprehensive collection of curricula, books, and printables designed to support a wide variety of learners. With a focus on flexibility, creativity, and real-world learning, Guest Hollow continues to help families find engaging and meaningful ways to learn together.
Guest Hollow: The Team
Jennifer Guest: Owner, Curriculum Creator, Writer, Illustrator, and more…
I’m Jenn, the owner of Guest Hollow. I create the curriculum schedules, write and illustrate the books, design and maintain the website, and develop all of the artwork and graphics.
As a writer and curriculum developer, I bring more than 20 years of experience in homeschooling, tutoring, and creating resources for children of different ages to learn together. I’m so honored that Guest Hollow has won numerous awards including one of Cathy Duffy’s top 103 picks!
I am a lifelong learner who is continually exploring new skills and interests! I am currently studying a bit of Japanese and began learning to play the piano in 2024.
Outside of my work, I enjoy raising my own food and flowers, reading, playing computer games, and embracing a rural lifestyle on 11 forested acres. I used to say I love writing and drawing, too, but those aren’t my hobbies anymore, they are my job, LOL!
I love being a grandma to my five grandchildren and especially enjoy our “Grandma homeschool time” over video chat, as well as playing games with my oldest grandson!
Some pictures of my gardens:
My Daughter Hannah Haruna: Social Media & Marketing Manager
Hannah is my oldest daughter and was homeschooled from K-12th grade. She is now a second-generation Christian homeschooling mom of 3 children and loves passing down her love for learning!
While homeschooling, Hannah enjoyed having time to focus on her interests, and became a published writer as a young teen.
After homeschooling she obtained degrees in International Studies and Psychology, as well as TESL / TEFL Certification, all while holding office in student government and being named “Student of the Year” twice in college.
She also performed in community theatre and taught children’s choir, theatre and ballet during her studies, and interned in Japan teaching English to Japanese students at Osaka University of Economics and Law.
Hannah is a former English and International Studies teacher and curriculum developer for 7th-11th graders at a junior / senior high school in Japan, and met her Japanese husband through church, with whom she is celebrating 10 years of marriage.
She and her husband are also professional singers, and enjoy singing together as a classical-crossover duet. They have performed for many events, including on television, at festivals, and at the Tokyo Maihama Disney hotel.
In 2018, Hannah and her husband traded city life for the rural countryside. They now own a fixer-upper home that they have been slowly restoring, and 2 acres of land. Hannah loves learning about homesteading, and living a simple, intentional life. Her international, bilingual family have a vocation in Christian ministry and her husband is learning to farm organic rice while running a small family business.
Hannah’s other interests include writing, art, history, gardening, interior design, music, and reading (like mother like daughter!). She is excited to watch the home education movement grow and hopes more people will continue to invest in the family-centered approach to learning and real-life application that homeschooling provides.
Click here to visit her blog, where she shares about the Japanese countryside, her multicultural family, what it’s like to be an immigrant, Japanese culture, and more.
My Mom Gay McDaniel: Email and Customer Care Support
Gay McDaniel is my mom! She is in the process of learning how to answer emails and help take care of customers.
My mom served in county government as a Community Services Officer, where her responsibilities included taking and entering missing persons reports and registering arson, narcotics, and other types of offenders. She later retired as the Program Coordinator for the Victim Services Unit at the District Attorney’s Office, where she supported victims and helped coordinate essential services.
She enjoys quilting and cross stitch, is an avid reader of fiction, and is currently learning to play the piano. She also loves biking and hiking in the beautiful North Idaho area.
My Other Homeschool Graduates
I always think it’s fun to see what homeschool graduates are up to. Here’s a bit of a mom-brag about my two boys (since you already met Hannah above)!
Brian
Brian is my second child and oldest son, and he was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school.
After graduating, Brian went on to serve in the U.S. Army for five and a half years, including time in special operations. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. He later continued his service as a Second Lieutenant in the State Guard, where he participated in multiple state active-duty missions in support of the U.S. Army and Army National Guard.
While building his career, Brian also pursued higher education, earning an Associate’s degree in Service Management and Collision Repair, a Bachelor of Science in Technical Management and Criminal Justice, and a Master of Public Administration and Government Management.
He currently serves as a Police Officer and Patrol Sergeant. In addition to his regular duties, Brian has completed extensive specialized training, including Basic SWAT, Levels 1, 2, and 3 SWAT Sniper certification, Firearms Instructor certification, and Advanced Crisis and Hostage Negotiation.
Throughout his career in law enforcement, Brian has been recognized for his courage and dedication to serving others. He received an award for voluntarily responding to a sinking boat in dangerous conditions and rescuing three individuals. He was also honored for carrying a person suffering from hypothermia out of the forest to safety, and for saving a life by administering Narcan and performing CPR. In recognition of his ongoing commitment to service, he was awarded the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
Brian is a devoted husband to his sweet and wonderful wife, Alicia, and a loving father to their two children. He continues to serve his community with dedication and integrity, and it has been a joy to watch him grow into the man he is today.
Benjamin
Benjamin is my youngest son and was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. While he was homeschooled, he earned his Eagle Scout rank, was a Police Explorer, a CHP Explorer, worked for a local veterinarian, and participated in innumerable community events.
After graduating, Benjamin began his career in security and operations, first serving as a swing shift armed supervisor on a government contract, where he oversaw a team of employees. He later worked as an emergency deployment officer contracting for a large company, deploying at a moment’s notice to various locations as needs arose.
Building on this experience, Benjamin went on to serve as an Operations Manager in Nashville, where he oversaw a large portfolio of business and managed day-to-day operations.
In this role, he was responsible for payroll, scheduling, hiring, and overall team coordination. He also took on additional responsibilities as a fleet manager, overseeing vehicle maintenance, repairs, and new acquisitions.
During his time in operations, Benjamin was recognized for his leadership and initiative by the company.
Benjamin now works in the law enforcement field at a correctional facility north of the Arctic Circle, where he continues to demonstrate dedication, resilience, and a strong commitment to his work.
I’ve loved watching him grow into a hardworking young man.
The Story of Beowulf
Many of you have already noticed that Beowulf the dog appears in many of the Guest Hollow resources. Beowulf was my childhood dog and here is his story!
One time when I was about 12 or 13, my family and I visited a huge mall in Dallas, TX. Of course, I pulled them all into the pet store where to my delight there was a single fuzzy wirehaired fox terrier puppy frolicking around one of the cages. He was dirty and stinky and I loved him instantly. I begged my parents to get him, but they quickly shut me down with an emphatic “no!”
On the way home (which was about an hour and a half drive) I kept bring up that puppy. Wasn’t he cute? Wasn’t it sad that he had little sore paws from the cage? Shouldn’t we rescue him? Wouldn’t it be fun to have a dog? You get the idea… 😂
We were halfway home, and my dad turned the car around. We got back to the pet store about 10 minutes before closing time and we snatched up that little monster right then and there. My mom named him Beowulf because that is the book she was reading at the time in her college class.
Beowulf was always getting into mischief and trouble, like eating razor blades out of the trash or hopping up onto the table to eat some meatloaf and then looking so innocent with his red and sauce-covered muzzle! He thought my mom’s Mother’s Day flowers were a tasty snack just for him. He could jump straight up into the air and would try to bite and attack the vacuum cord as if it were a living creature. He liked to hang out in my grandma’s hot tub. There are tons of Beowulf stories I could share, but I’ll stop here since that would take up waaaaaaaaay to much space. 🤣He was our beloved (and goofy) family dog, and now he is the mascot of Guest Hollow.
Thank you for reading about Guest Hollow! If you need anything, we’re here for you! We have lots of plans to make Guest Hollow even better than ever moving forward. I can’t wait to share some of the things we’re working on and/or planning!
You’re invited!
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Hi! I always liked your printable lined paper, with the cute graphics surrounding the blank area for drawing. But I can’t find it anymore on the site. I hope you can make that available again, maybe as a purchase-able pdf — I’d be happy to buy one!
Hi Esther, I plan on putting a free package of printables together that includes those at some point. In the meantime, I’ll send some to you via the email address you used to make your comment. 🙂
I’ve been telling new group of homeschoolers on GAB, about your site – I told them to go to your site because you had reviews about curriculums from your 3 kids – I don’t see those reviews anymore – am I missing them? I do love your new website! Fun, beautiful. Hopefully I am just overlooking your kids’ reviews somewhere
Hi Shannon – thank you SO much for telling others about us and for the compliments about the new site. 🙂 We took down the old reviews. They were way out-of-date as our kids are all grown up now and have been for some time. We may be adding new reviews at another time, though!
I am looking forward to purchasing and using your grammar and LA program this coming year! It looks like so much fun. Do you still have the Ancient history curriculum pictured above available? My son really wants to learn about Greek mythology and I noticed it is incorporated in it.
Thanks!
I hope you enjoy our Language Arts! I’m sorry, I don’t have the ancient history curriculum available on the site, however, I will email you a copy. 😉 I’ll use the email you used to make the comment, so be on the lookout for it!
Do you still have an ancient history?
No, we took that down as it was something I created for my son and the links, etc. were totally out of date. 🙂 It will be redone at some point! I’ll email you more details.
Do you still have Facebook & high school group page?I click on links, but it keeps saying “page not found”. This is my first time here, recommended by someone. I took a look at the Biology course & I’m in awe. I know you don’t have one, but I would LOVE a physical copy of that textbook!
Where are you clicking on the links from? 🙂
Here is a full list of the other Guest Hollow Groups: https://www.facebook.com/guesthollow/groups
Are you a Christian company?
Thank you for contacting us and letting us know you are interested in learning what (if any) religious position the curriculum choices created by Guest Hollow, LLC take.
The answer is somewhat complex 🙂
In short, because of the vagaries of definition and interpretation we cannot give you a solid “YES or NO answer.
We want to make one thing absolutely clear to both religious and non-religious customers alike: We do not guarantee either a completely secular-free-experience with our Christian-leaning curriculum, nor do we guarantee a totally religion-free-curriculum even in cases where our materials are not intended to be specifically ‘Christian’ or ‘religious’.
Because such labels have very different interpretations and even very specific meanings in certain circles or situations, we choose NOT to label or market our material as either “religious” or “secular”. At Guest Hollow, we do not nor try to determine, beyond prima facie lines, if labels such as “secular”, “Christian”, or “religious” apply to any of our materials. We leave that determination up to the end-user and customers.
Having said that, SOME of our curriculum are designed to be from a Christian Viewpoint, like Guest Hollow’s Biology Curriculum, and SOME are designed with the intention of being pretty-much neutral – like for instance Guest Hollow’s Chemistry in the Kitchen Curriculum. It simply depends on the specific curriculum you are interested in.
Each curriculum product page contains some level of helpful information. To see this information go to the specific product page for the material you are interested in and look under the FAQ section and you will see the heading: “Is this curriculum Christian or secular”. Click on that heading and a drop-down should pop open with information specific to that particular curriculum.
By way of example here is the FAQ entry from Guest Hollow’s Chemistry in the Kitchen:
https://guesthollow.com/store/high-school-chemistry-curriculum/
Guest Hollow’s Chemistry in the Kitchen Curriculum is not intended to be a “Christian resource”. However, there may be infrequent (or what we consider to be) minor references or links to resources that mention Christian ideas, values, or sectarian topics even in our secular/non-religious/neutral curriculums.
If we schedule in a Christian book, we try to give you notice of such in the books and resources page.
Christians and non-Christians should preview the scheduled books and all other resources such as videos, etc. to make sure they are compatible with your beliefs, philosophies, and values.
And here by way of contrast is a similar FAQ entry from Guest Hollow’s Biology Curriculum:
https://guesthollow.com/store/high-school-biology-curriculum/
Guest Hollow’s High School Biology uses a *spine book that is Christian.
*A spine book is a book that is used as a backbone of a study that students will use often.
Secular families can also use our schedule with the original CK-12 biology book. Click here for more info.
Some of the extra books and resources we schedule in are non-religious in nature.
If we schedule in a Christian book, we try to give you notice of such in the books and resources page.
Christians and non-Christians should preview the scheduled books and all other resources such as videos, etc. to make sure they are compatible with your beliefs, philosophies, and values.
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IMPORTANT: You will also find links to each curriculum’s book and material lists linked on each curriculum’s product page. Customers who are concerned about these issues should thoroughly go through and study those booklists and their associated FAQs in detail. You will need to determine for yourself, book by book, if the books required for any given curriculum contain material that you feel is not appropriate for your audience/student(s).
I hope this helps you to understand our position on this issue.
Again, Guest Hollow, LLC will not claim a completely religious-free nor a completely secular-free experience with any of our materials. Some of our materials do definitely have specific leaning, and we believe we have made that clear on each individual curriculum page.
Thank you for the opportunity to correspond with you about this. If you have any other questions, or if I have not been clear with anything I explained above, please DO let me know and we will make certain you get all of your questions answered