“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
― Fred Rogers
Responsibilities
Homeschooling moms are BUSY and have a full load. On purpose, we've created a template with roles that are easy to manage and take minimal preparation.
Each woman has a job within the co-op as well as assisting in a class on co-op days. In true cooperative living, we each take up part of the work to keep the load light.
Most families want to know the nitty gritty of what will be expected from them. We offer a lot of opportunities and do our best to keep the burden from becoming heavy on any particular family.
You will:
Some sample jobs include:
Speech Class Teachers - Teaches speech class for 2 age groups, the plan for the year is already put together
Collaboration Teacher - Prepares the supplies for preplanned collaboration activities and leads the children in the activity for 2 age groups.
Field Trip Guru - Arranges and coordinates monthly field trips.
Gym Teacher- Plans and leads group physical activities for 2 age groups. We cover stretching/strengthening exercises and 1 team sport a month.
Preschool Coordinator - Plans and implements activities for preschoolers - something like 2 read-alouds, a group activity and a fingerplay or craft. We also leave plenty of time to play with others.
Each woman has a job within the co-op as well as assisting in a class on co-op days. In true cooperative living, we each take up part of the work to keep the load light.
Most families want to know the nitty gritty of what will be expected from them. We offer a lot of opportunities and do our best to keep the burden from becoming heavy on any particular family.
You will:
- have one job, as much as possible in line with your God-given strengths.
- teach or assist in 2 classes and have one hour of Mom's Time Out to talk & pray with other moms during 1 class period.
- arrange one MNO (DNA) a year with a partner
- lead Gifted Girls/Gutsy Guys with your spouse or guest of your choice 1 time a year.
Some sample jobs include:
Speech Class Teachers - Teaches speech class for 2 age groups, the plan for the year is already put together
Collaboration Teacher - Prepares the supplies for preplanned collaboration activities and leads the children in the activity for 2 age groups.
Field Trip Guru - Arranges and coordinates monthly field trips.
Gym Teacher- Plans and leads group physical activities for 2 age groups. We cover stretching/strengthening exercises and 1 team sport a month.
Preschool Coordinator - Plans and implements activities for preschoolers - something like 2 read-alouds, a group activity and a fingerplay or craft. We also leave plenty of time to play with others.
Class Day Responsibilities
Those with a teaching role will be teaching 1-2 of the same classes (ex. 2 levels of collaboration) and those with a non-teaching role will be assisting in 2 classes. The hour they have off we call Mom's Time Out. During this time we simply ask, "What are you facing that you could use prayer for?" This time of communicating our needs and lifting each other up in prayer has been a rich blessing to us as busy homeschooling moms.
Planning and Meeting
We have designed the program to allow the majority of your planning and communicating on collaborative Google Documents. We effectively to minimize extra meetings and communicate by email, Google Docs and Zoom.
At least 2 in person meetings are recommended over the summer for your group to plan and connect. We even provide templates you can use to run your meetings.
At least 2 in person meetings are recommended over the summer for your group to plan and connect. We even provide templates you can use to run your meetings.