What Is A Hs Co-op? Thank You!

[countryangels]

Hello everyone!

What exactly does a Homeschooling CO-OP do? Could you please explain it in detail.

Thank you for your input!
Countryangels :0)

[sha_lyn]

There really isn't one answer
It can be anything from a group that gets toegether 1x a month to several times a week.
It can cover 1 subject or many
Parents might be obligate to take turns teaching or there might be one teacher/instructor

[frogguruami]

Around here, if you participate in the co-op they ask that you teach one class. One group I am in has a co-op going every Monday. It is very relaxed and attendance is not mandatory. You also only pay for supplies for the classes you will attend. Some co-op are far more "class like" where you sign up for the whole session and pay for everything in advance. If you miss a class, you lose out.

[lisarussell]

co-op stands for co-operative or co-operation or co-operative

parents work together to do group activities for kids. this can be as relaxed as a park day where each family brings a piece of sports equipment or as formal as regular multi-level classes where parents work together to teach and gather supplies, etc.

some activities are more fun as a group, and it's nice to get together with other HS kids (and moms!)

[elizawill]

i've been in a science and spanish co-op for my 5 year old dd. it's sort of like a "class" of kids that learn these subjects together, as opposed to learning them by ourselves at home. each parent is in charge of coming up with lesson plans and activities for their assigned week. it's a lot of fun! at least that's how my co-op has worked. but like stated earlier, it is a very broad term for many things )