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At Education ALIVE Math, we value integrity, excellence, and a commitment to lifelong learning. We believe that education should be accessible to all and strive to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for our students.
Behind the scenes
Alise Day — Founder & Lead Educator
Alise Day — Founder & Lead Educator
Alise Day — Founder & Lead Educator
Alise is a veteran educator with over 30 years of experience teaching mathematics in both public and homeschool settings. She founded EducationALIVE to help students move beyond memorization and develop real understanding, confidence, and strong thinking. As a homeschool parent herself, Alise partners with families to bring clarity, structure, and encouragement to the learning journey.
Meet Abigail Merritt
Alise Day — Founder & Lead Educator
Alise Day — Founder & Lead Educator
Abigail discovered a new way to learn math— and now she is excited to help younger students feel confident, ask questions, and enjoy learning. She's already guided her siblings and can't wait to give back.
More about Abigail
All the things I love:
I love books, coffee and growing through learning but most of all, I love going on adventures with my family!
Abigail loves to hike!
She is ready for a challenge!
Abigail loves theater!
She does not mind being on stage.
Abigail with her family
She has a strong support at home!
🌿 mOre about alise
Origin and Early Vision
Alise Day has spent more than three decades teaching mathematics to elementary and secondary students in both public school and homeschool environments. Throughout her career, she has been passionate about helping students understand why learning matters — not just how to complete assignments.
Before founding EducationALIVE Math, Alise’s primary work focused on high school students. She saw many teenagers who were academically capable, yet uncertain about who they were, where they were going, and how to make wise choices. Many lacked guidance, confidence, and formation — even when they appeared successful on the surface.
As a follower of Christ, Alise believes young people are created with purpose and called to grow in wisdom, character, and responsibility. This conviction led her to begin EducationALIVE as a formative program designed to help high school students develop maturity, direction, and resilience as they prepared for adulthood.
Why Math Came Next
Through this work, Alise began to notice something important.
Many of the struggles she saw in high school had roots much earlier. Students who lacked confidence, perseverance, and clear thinking in their teen years often traced those challenges back to early learning experiences — especially in math, where confusion and discouragement had quietly taken hold.
At the same time, she was working closely with homeschooling families who cared deeply about both academic excellence and character development, yet often felt overwhelmed by curriculum choices and daily pressures.
These experiences led to the development of EducationALIVE Math.
Approach and Beliefs
Rather than treating math as a separate subject, Alise designed the program as an extension of her original mission: helping students become thoughtful, capable, and grounded learners who trust their ability to think and grow.
Her approach emphasizes:
- Understanding before memorization
- Character before convenience
- Responsibility before shortcuts
- Relationship before pressure
Faith and Mission
She believes learning flourishes in environments marked by patience, truth, and grace.
As a homeschool parent herself, Alise understands the realities families face. She brings both professional experience and personal faith into her work, seeking God’s guidance as she serves students and parents.
Beyond academics, Alise remains deeply committed to student formation. Through EducationALIVE’s high school mentorship programs and math support initiatives, she continues to pursue her original calling: helping young people grow into wise, resilient adults who are prepared for both life and leadership.
What Alise Loves to Do
Her greatest joy is watching students discover their God-given potential, seeing families gain peace, confidence, and clarity in their homeschool journey and schools having an environment in which all thrive.