Rivendell was founded in 2026 by Kate Santana, an educator and homeschool mom who fell in love with teaching first and then with true, classical education, rooted in wonder and imagination, forming the whole person to love and commune with God.

Rivendell offers something unique in the Lehigh Valley and beyond - a hybrid homeschool program deeply rooted in “The Great Tradition,” which is our Christian heritage, passed down to us through millennia.

It is our deep desire to come alongside what you are already doing at home to disciple your children, providing a rich academic experience that will enhance their overall education.

We are partners with you - not replacing you, but working with you to form your children in virtue, in knowledge, and in wisdom.

We use The Children’s Tradition curriculum, which is quite different than other “classical” models like Classical Conversations. You’ll find our curriculum very similar to that of those using a Charlotte Mason approach at home.

It is our goal that the families who join Rivendell are supported in understanding the philosophy, in making curriculum decisions for their own family, and in bringing truth, goodness, and beauty into their homeschool.