Photo Story: Young student finds balance between school, down time
December 21, 2016
Espinosa’s co-op, one of the largest in Texas, meets on Friday at Lakeshore Church in Rockwall. Espinosa has the opportunity to take regular classes like algebra, history and science through the co-op, as well as elective classes like theater. Between classes, the co-op students gather in the cafeteria to hang out. James Hartley/The Et Cetera
Matthew Espinosa. Photo by James Hartley/The Et Cetera
Matthew Espinosa is 15 years old and a student at Eastfield College.
Espinosa takes part in the dual credit program offered by Eastfield. As a homeschooled student, Espinosa is getting both high school credit and college credit for taking classes at the college. Matthew Espinosa, a 15-year-old dual credit student at Eastfield College, studies for his history class at the arboretum. Espinosa’s mother, Ruthie Espinosa, homeschools her three children still in school. Photo by James Hartley/The Et Cetera
Espinosa took two classes in Fall 2016 at Eastfield through the dual credit program, and does the rest of his class load through his homeschooling and his homeschool co-op. James Hartley/The Et Cetera
