We meet Wednesdays from September to May, with additional activities throughout the year and during the summer. We are a co-op of homeschoolers that meet at a church located in Dundee, Illinois. We meet for 30 weeks (2 semesters of 15 weeks each) every Wednesday from September to May, with weeks off for Thanksgiving break, Winter break, and Spring break. We also have additional activities and fiel
d trips throughout the year and during the summer, Thanksgiving feast, a family dance in February, and an end-of-the-year celebration in May. Our day runs from 9 am to 3:30 pm, with community lunch from 11:50 am to 12:30 pm. We have a variety of classes for pre-school through grade 12. Our classes are either taught by parents or outside teachers. You pick and choose what classes you want for your kids, and what time your family wishes to be at co-op. You do not have to stay all day, but you can if you want to! We do encourage families to participate in the shared lunch hour if possible. The cost to join the co-op for the year per family is a $25 registration fee (non-refundable) and $100 per semester (there are 2 semesters). This cost enables the co-op to rent the church, pay for insurance, and cover any other expenses. This amount gives your family access to all of our activities, events, free clubs, open gym times, and option to register for paid classes. There are also costs for each class. These are listed in the class description. This money is paid directly to the teacher to compensate them for their efforts. The class fees are per child per class. While you and your child(ren) are not in class, we have a lunch room and a game room to hang out and socialize in. We have open gym time in the gym when it is not in use by a class. There is also a small playground outside (kids must be accompanied by an adult when going outside). This is not a drop-off co-op and parents must remain on-site while their children are at co-op. Also, parents must help out by volunteering while they are at the co-op. Volunteers are needed for morning set-up, afternoon clean-up, front desk / door monitor, hallway monitor, gym monitor, and art room helper.
