Cindy Hughes was born and raised in the beautiful mountains of western Pennsylvania. She spent her college years in the rolling hills of West Virginia earning her bachelor’s degree in education with an emphasis in choral and instrumental music. She has had classrooms in the public and private sectors of West Virginia and California, plus taught private piano, voice, and guitar lessons in her home for over 40 years. After relocating to San Diego in 1977, she met her husband John, of 38 years. They have 5 children and 10 grandchildren ages 17 years to 11 months.

John and Cindy are in their 36 th year of homeschooling. They have graduated their oldest 4 who have all successfully gone on to higher education. Their oldest 3 children are married, their 4th child graduated from Heritage last year and has begun her first semester of college, and their youngest is a Junior at Heritage. All their school-aged grandchildren are currently being homeschooled. Cindy believes in homeschooling and knows that it works.

Through her homeschool journey, Cindy has enjoyed many opportunities to pour into the homeschool community. She has taught at various class days, directed a homeschool sign language choir under Grace Christian, taught private homeschool writing classes, founded and directed the Children in
ACTION mime team, directed Aim SD, been the musical director for several CFS Mira Mesa drama musicals, served as leader of CFS Clairemont, and tutored for Classical Conversations.

She enjoys staying active by biking, swimming, walking, clogging, line dancing, and participating in Zumba classes. She is an avid reader and enjoys expressing herself through writing songs and Haikus. She participates in her church community on the worship team and by teaching in the Children’s
Ministries. Cindy’s focus verse is Deuteronomy 30: 19-20 …” Therefore, choose life,” …