Evergreen Family Driving runs Vancouver classroom from home and the lot

Evergreen Family Driving is a small teen program in Vancouver, Washington. Leah Nguyen built it for Clark County families, many of whom work across the river in Portland. Classroom nights that required a 6 p.m. sit-down were losing students to traffic and shift work.

Nguyen did not want a pure online course with no accountability. She wanted live class when it helped, self-paced lessons when a family could not make Thursday, and behind-the-wheel hours that still counted in the same place.

"Our families are busy on both sides of the river. They needed class that could move, and a drive schedule that still showed up on Friday," Nguyen says.

What changed

Students join live class from a laptop or the phone, with attendance on the record. If they miss a session, they pick up the matching self-paced lesson with attention checks. Quizzes gate progress so no one skips ahead. Drive booking sits next to that same record, so Nguyen can see who is ready for the car.

Parents follow along in the app. The school sends reminders for class and drives. Nguyen still teaches in person. The platform holds the hours together so a hybrid week does not turn into two sets of notes.

In daily use

• Live class with attendance
• Self-paced lessons with attention checks
• Quizzes tied to the school's units
• The DriversEdPro app for students and parents

Nguyen says the mix is what families asked for. Vancouver stays the home base. The record travels with the student, whether class happens at the school or on the couch after a late bridge crossing.