Spring 2012
What is Co-op? Simply stated, co-op is a group learning opportunity where families "cooperate" to teach different topics. Each family with students participating must also have a parent participate in leadership through teaching or assisting in a class. It requires a commitment for 6 weeks. Please be sure you will be able to serve on a regular basis before signing up. To participate in Co-op classes, your family must be a member of Freedom Homeschoolers. To join Freedom, please go to the Membership webpage. Annual dues for Freedom membership is $20 for the family. Membership also allows you access to the group's yahoo email list and many other group activities planned throughout the year.
The cost for co-op is $5 per family. Make checks out to Freedom Homeschoolers. At least one parent must participate as a volunteer for the children to be able to participate in co-op classes. No exceptions.
Spring Registration
Location: Eastern Heights Baptist Church, 1342 17th Street, Columbus, GA
Time: Friday, February 17th at 10 am EST
All classes will be determined at the registration. If you already know what you would like to teach, please post on the e-loop or facebook page. I'll put together a rough list of possible classes and post them here for everyone to view. That way, the day of registration we will only have to fill in any holes. Each parent is to bring an idea for a class they would like to teach. Please make arrangements to attend registration as it is difficult to juggle additional classes added after the fact. Be sure to consider...
We will compile all the ideas and divide the classes so that there are some for each age group at each hour. Then, we will allow students to sign up for classes. Please bring something quiet for your children to do while we are working through the class registrations.
Need an idea?
We'll have several idea books and lists of potential topics at registration if you would like to teach but are uncertain of what to offer. We will also offer a brief "how to get started" training after registration is done.
Where and When...
Classes begin on Friday, February 24,2012 and meet each Friday through March 30, 2012. Class starts at 10 am SHARP!
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
10:00 -1 1:00 am Track 1
11:00 - 11:15 am Break/Snack
11:15- 12:15 am Track 2
Snacks will be provided during the break. Please notify Suzanne if your child has any food allergies.
Class Lists
Classes are offered at two hours. Please be sure to check which hour the class you are interested in attending is offered. Any costs listed are per student and are to be paid directly to the class teacher. These costs are in addition to the $5 family fee for co-op participation. Bring payment to first class if you didn't pay at registration.
***SAMPLES FROM PREVIOUS CO-OPS***
Track 1: 10-11 am
Colors: Nursery/Preschool Ages: birth- 4 years old
Teacher- Suzanne Sheppard
Assistant- ***NEEDED***
Room: 2007 Main Building 2nd Floor
Each week our youngest children will learn a new color. They'll have a chance to make a craft to take home related to the color of the week. Each week they may also bring an item from home for "Show and Tell". We'll work our way through the rainbow in order: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple.
Cook-a-book Age:K-3rd grade Cost:$8 each
Teacher- Haben Delallata
Assistant- Lesley Hunt
Room: 200 in Educational Building
Each week students will read a picture book and prepare a snack to correlate to the story.
Track 2: 11:15-12:15
Ancient Civilizations Ages: 1st-3rd grade Cost: $3 each
Teacher- Ellen Pillar
Assistant- Lita Price
Room: Children 2 Main Building 2nd Floor
Using the History Pockets unit study, students will learn about civilizations from Rome, Greece, Egypt, China and Aztecs. The pockets focus on the food, shelter, clothing, and contributions of six ancient worlds.