Amber Thornton began her love of working with kids at Two By Two Preschool. She worked there for 7 years, and obtained her early literacy and 40-hr childcare training certificate as a teen, then went on to take elementary education courses through Santa Fe College. Amber always wanted to be a teacher. She graduated in 2008 from Santa Fe College with her Radiography degree, mainly because the schedule would be more flexible and work better for her family.

Amber is certified now in multiple imaging modalities, the primary being computed tomography. In 2018, her dream of being a teacher would become a reality when she and her husband, Jeff, decided to homeschool their two children, Jaxon and Ellie. Amber took on this new and exciting role as a homeschool teacher while continuing to work full time in the hospital. Amber began networking, helping other homeschool families, doing curriculum consultations, making and selling educational binders, and planning large scale events for local homeschoolers such as the annual Levy County Spring dance, and Kirby Farm’s Field Day.

In 2020, Amber began working alongside Tracy Kirby to help with Kirby Kids Co-Op. In 2021, Amber began helping and assisting other families with homeschool planning, record keeping and tutoring and was able to go part-time in the medical field. Amber has a passion for homeschooling, working with children, and helping to make education fun and meaningful.