WELCOME
TO
MANTELLUM
MATRIS ACADEMY

Relieving you of administrative stresses, giving you strength, confidence, and support

to teach your own children.

Mantellum Matris Academy (MMA) is a private school satellite program (PSP) founded in 1994 to administratively support Catholic families who independently home educate their children. In other words, an homeschool umbrella school!

As an MMA family, you enjoy the freedom of using the curricula and resources of your choosing, while knowing you are enrolled in a school-of-record which works with you to help you meet the home education requirements in your state.

Founded in California as Regina Caeli Academy, I changed the name 2024 to better describe who we are as a family and what we each do:

Parents don the armor of Our Lady's Mantle in order

to prepare our children and fight for our families

in today's world.

I not only provide administrative oversight, I share with you my experiences gained as a veteran home educator and administrator in post-secondary education and much more.

Please explore my website to discover all I offer, my recommendations for resources, and then schedule an appointment so we can discuss how I can help.

Regina Caeli, ora pro nobis!

What is a Private School Satellite Program?

A private school satellite program is an umbrella school for independent home educators.

Mantellum Matris Academy (MMA) serves two types of families:

California Residents: As a registered California PSP, MMA is an official option for California residents to homeschool legally under the PSP option.
Non-California Residents: Families may enroll to receive administrative oversight as your school-of-record, working with and helping you meet your specific state's homeschool requirements.

What are my benefits as an enrolled family?

MMA maintains your student's cumulative file in accordance with California requirements, which are normally accepted policy across the nation
MMA processes your transfers to and from other homeschool programs or schools
MMA allows you to choose your own curriculum and use of other resources
MMA issues official:
- transcripts
- diplomas
- apostilles

What does MMA not provide?

MMA does not provide curriculum
MMA does not provide classroom or online instruction
MMA does not setup hybrid schools

*Confused? Think of Kolbe Academy, Mother of Divine Grace, or Seton Homeschool. They are all based in or have an office in California and are therefore private school satellite programs which enroll both resident and non-resident students. The only difference is that they all dictate and provide curriculum and online classes, whereas Mantellum Matris Academy does not...Parents are FREE to homeschool independently by choosing and purchasing your own curriculum and resources! However, ALL other administrative and consulting services are the same and actually, much more personal!

Enrollment Options

Our Patroness

Regina Caeli, Queen of Heaven

V. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.
R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.
V. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.
R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Oremus.

Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri

Iesu Christi, mundum laetificare dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus; ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.

Amen.

Regina Caeli, "Queen of Heaven," is one of the many titles bestowed upon Our Blessed Mother. Not only do we meditate upon The Coronation of Mary as the final Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, we find this title in Scripture:

"There appeared a great sign in heaven: a woman clothed with

the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown

of twelve stars." (Rev. 12:1)

How fitting that our founders chose Regina Caeli as their Patroness! As homeschooling parents especially, we must trust in Mary. Let us call to her, let us love her, let us confide in her, because she gives her all to us. We have a Mother in Heaven who is also a Queen; thus, we need to turn to her with full faith and hopefulness. Ask her for the gift of prayer, a prayer of the heart said only for love, a love for her and Jesus. Let us also ask for a consistency of prayer, to always be joined to her heart, and therefore to the Heart of Jesus. We cannot raise and educate our children otherwise.

What are parents saying about MMA?

Tuesday - Thursday

Appointments

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

Hours may vary. Please check Booking Calendar for changes.

Office Hours

“RCA is a homeschooling academy with a strong, traditional, Catholic identity and traditional guiding principles.”

[We have] “The ability to pick and create a curriculum that works for each of our children individually.”

“RCA develops strong and personal relationships with the homeschooling families it serves, and provides all the support, prayers and assistance a family could need.”

“If I had a high schooler, help with transcripts, diplomas, etc. would be huge.”

“RCA is reasonably priced and the Director provides a wellspring of educational resources, new and traditional curriculum for students and special needs students, recommendations for college credit courses for high schoolers, and a plethora of seminar, camps and other faith filled resources for students and parent-teachers as well.”