Opening November 2026
Pharos
Terminal
You teach. Pharos Terminal provides lessons relevant to today’s world.
By Zac Northup, writer, historian and researcher.
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Reality Writes! · Inside Pharos Terminal
Your student writes a real book. You sign off every step.
The full Reality Writes! course now runs inside Pharos Terminal, from choosing a real historical subject to publishing the finished novel, with your student's work and your sign-offs saved to their private records.
- All 17 modules, onlineYour student reads each module in the terminal, and the next one opens when the one before it is done.
- You sign off each moduleYour sign-off logs the hours, subjects and standards to your student's tracker.
- Modules 1 and 2 come with Pharos TerminalOne license code unlocks Modules 3–17 where your student left off.
$495, or $295 for Pharos Terminal subscribers.
See Reality Writes! in Pharos Terminal
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Free guide for parents · Grades 7–12
Your First 30 Days of Homeschooling
A free 20-page guide that takes you through the first month week by week. It's nonpartisan, practical and sourced, and has a full section on the West Virginia Hope Scholarship.
What's inside
- A week-by-week plan for month one: the legal steps, getting to know your learner, choosing materials and finding your rhythm.
- Sample schedules for grades 7–8 and 9–12, plus a printable planning worksheet and a learning log.
- The West Virginia Hope Scholarship, step by step: who qualifies, the 2026–27 award, how to apply, what the money covers, and how a Hope IIP differs from a traditional homeschool.
- West Virginia's notice of intent and annual assessment, with every fact checked against official sources.
Get the free guide
Download it right after you sign up.
You'll get the download link on this page right away. We'll also email you a link to confirm your address before sending anything else. See our privacy policy. Not legal or financial advice.
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A quick look inside Your First 30 Days of Homeschooling.
Get the Free WV 2026 Election Lesson Pack
Four lessons that use West Virginia’s 2026 general election as a case study: the ballot and Amendment 1, your districts, the results and the canvass. Grades 7–12. Strictly nonpartisan.
Free from Pharos Terminal. Every fact comes from an official record, and nothing in it endorses or ranks a candidate or measure. We'll email you a link to confirm your address, then send the lesson pack straight to your inbox. Unsubscribe anytime.
Books by Zac Northup
Novels & Short Stories
Stories of America, born from real-world experience. In audio, print and eBook.
In the AshesIn the Ashes
A World War II Thriller
Stories From Middle AmericaStories From Middle America
The Short Story Collection
REMNANTREMNANT
The Boreasby Blueprint
Through the Fading DarknessThrough the Fading Darkness
Fading Darkness Series, Book One
Beyond the Fading DarknessBeyond the Fading Darkness
Fading Darkness Series, Book Two
Winter's GhostsWinter's Ghosts
Fading Darkness Series, Book Three
Meet Zac · Writer, Historian, Researcher
Writer, historian and researcher.
Experience over theory, for families who teach at home. Zac Northup writes and publishes curriculum for homeschoolers, micro-schools and learning pods. You teach; he provides the material.
- Publisher and managing editor of National Guard Review, 1996–2003.
- M.A., History, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Pharos Terminal opens November 2026.
For homeschoolers, micro-schools and learning pods with students in grades 7–12. Apply for the beta, or see the Reality Writes! course.
