Co-op Goals:

1. To glorify God as we represent both Christ and homeschooling in a positive light to community.
2. To exhibit and grow in Christ-like behavior in attitudes, actions and words as we interact with others.
3. To experience fun and fellowship as friedships are developed with like minded peers while we learn and work together.
4. To provide supplemental learning opportunities to enrich our children’s education in the area of physical education, the arts, life skills, and other electives.

Expectations:

Co-Op Day” is a cooperative effort on the part of C.A.C.H.E. homeschooling families who desire to work with other homeschooling families in the Body of Christ to enrich our children’s education. Classes will be coordinated, supervised and led by homeschool parents.  Pro-grams will operate on a co-op basis, so every adult is expected to be an active participant on one team (see options below) – sharing input, ideas, planning and presenting material, and assisting however needed.  Whenever families will be absent, they are expected to contact their  Team Coordinator as far in advance as possible, to make arrangements to cover their responsibilities. If you miss 3 sessions you may be asked to give up your spot. When children are present, a parent from that family must also be present in the building (unless prior arrangements have been made with Support Team.)

Schedule:

Classes will meet Thursday afternoons, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm starting September 9, 2009, at Charlotte Church of Chris, 64 Van Sickle Drive, Charlotte. The schedule is as follows:

• 1:00-2:30 pm Writing Co-ops
• 2:30-4:00 pm Science Co-ops

Dates: Sept 9, Sept 23, Oct 7, Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, Jan. 6 Jan, 20, Feb 3, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31, Apr 14, Apr 28

Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW): Students will learn the structure and style of excellent writing. Using an incremental approach, this program teaches not just what to write, but how to write by providing the student with practical writing tools which can be used for constructing a variety of written works. Between co-op meetings, students will have writing assignments to be completed at home, particularly at the upper levels.

4th – 5th Level A Introduction

A stand-alone introduction to the IEW program for the elementary student. Participants will learn the essential elements of structure and style.  Read More

5th – 8th Level B Introduction

A stand-alone introduction to the IEW program in and of itself for the older child, participants will learn the essential elements of structure and style.

5th – 8th Level US History based Writing

For the middle school student who has completed Level A or B IEW Intro or its equivalent.  This course will cover American History from the Explorers to the Gold Rush.  Writing assignments will be given each week. Taught by Laura  Read More

6-8th Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy

This co-op begins with the nature of astronomy, and then it covers the major structures of our solar system. Starting with the sun and working towards Pluto, the student will learn details about all nine planets (or is it eight?  Read More

6-9th Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science

This co-op is designed to be a student’s first systematic introduction to the sciences. The course covers such topics as the scientific method, designing experiments, simple machines, archaeology, geology, paleontology, biology, and human anatomy and physiology. Its scope, therefore, is  Read More

K-5th Apologia Exploring Creation with Botany

This co-op begins with the nature of botany and the process of classifying plants. It then discusses the development of plants from seeds, the reproduction processes in plants, the way plants make their food, and how plants get their water  Read More