Stephen and Jacky Souders started MYTEK Lab to give homeschool learners the technology education they wished they'd had growing up. Every student is taught, graded, and replied to by a real human.
Stephen & Jacky Souders, MYTEK Lab founders
Co-founder · Tech & Curriculum
Stephen has worked in technology since he was 15, when he began his career working for an ISP while still in high school. He's spent his career across web development, IT department leadership, and college-level teaching.
Co-founder · Operations & Family Support
Jacky has over a decade of experience teaching learners of all ages, from early childhood classrooms to managing an after-school program. She's the warm voice you'll often hear on the phone or behind a reply email.
The idea for MYTEK Lab simmered for years. Stephen had built a career in technology and college-level teaching. Jacky had built one in early childhood education. They both saw the same gap: homeschool families wanted real, hands-on technology education, not yet another stack of video tutorials.
When the platforms, the equipment, and the homeschool community finally matured enough to make a hands-on online tech school viable, they built it. Every student gets taught, graded, and replied to by Stephen, Jacky, or the small team they trust personally.
Quizzes don't stick. Real projects do. Every module ends with something concrete: a working game, a programmed robot, a deployed website. Students leave with a portfolio, not a transcript line.
Every course has a real instructor who reads your learner's submissions, replies to questions, and gives feedback. No automated grading, no chatbot help.
Homeschool schedules are unique. Every course is offered in a live cohort with a regular meeting time AND a flex-paced version your learner can start anytime.
Stephen and Jacky live in Minneola, Florida with their two daughters, Joslyn and Katelyn.
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