After a visit to the Great Land a few years ago, Cat Cushway, her husband and her parents, all from Michigan, felt the pull to make Alaska their home. Settling in Homer, Cat, now with 2 young toddlers, started feeling another tug, this time from God about the impact she should have in Homer with the strengths and passions she had been blessed with.
With an extensive background in education, Cat knew it was going to be something related to schooling but when her husband said, “Go for it. Why don’t you start a school? Our community needs it. Our kids need it.”, she was overwhelmed. That is no small task when you’re in the middle of changing diapers and managing a household.
But God started giving her reassurances. Things just began falling in place.
Today, I’m privileged to chat with Cat about the establishment of yet another school option opening up in Alaska. Revive Academy, proudly affiliated with the Charlie Kirk’s TurningPoint Education, is enrolling students now for a September 2026 launch.
More than 10% of Homer’s K-8th grade public school students have signed up. And that number is growing. Mic drop.
I hope you can tune in for the good news.
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