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The Co-op Day
We offer the experience of academic classes AND interest-based clubs!
Our classes are divided by age. Each Monday, students learn about a scientific concept in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Clubs change each quarter! Students and parents decide on the subjects for each club, and we have a wide variety of offerings each year.
Enriching Classes
Our class portion of the co-op day runs from 11:00 to 12:15 pm. Students are divided into age-grouped classes and are led and assisted by parent volunteers. Class topics are always centered around the interactive fun of science. Parents can extend these lessons at home to create a cohesive learning plan.
Pre-K
4-7 Year Olds
Hands-on activities such as story-time, games, art, and music will be interspersed with plenty of free play.
Students should be able to follow basic directions, generally control their hands and words, and express their needs to a leader. Pre-K students must have an older sibling enrolled and be able to use the bathroom independently.
Early Learners
6-8 Year-Olds
As our students grow, Early Learners are able to take on bigger concepts and bigger ideas while still having plenty of time to play and socialize with their friends. Students will have time to dig deep into the topic of the week or play with open-ended toys, depending on their level of interest. This is primarily a play-based class.
Elementary
8-9 Year Olds
​This class allows students to practice growing their attention spans, learn how to work with a partner, and how to harmonize as a group. This group will learn how to extend their thinking with activities based on the weekly topic. Lots of hands-on activities take place in this class!
Intermediate
9-10 Year-Olds
Intermediate class allows students to show their authentic selves, interact respectfully with a partner, and work in a group toward a common goal. Every week there will be a lesson following a theme and students will dig deeper with connected class assignments. These students should be able to read short texts, and work with a partner or small group.
Middle School
6th-7th grade
Geared toward our oldest students, the middle school class works collaboratively on various science and literature topics. In this group, we strive to create experiences that are difficult to achieve at home, such as science fair projects, group discussions, or in class presentations. Students are assigned work to continue during the week, and the majority of our students use this as their science and literature at home.
High School
8th - 12th Grade
We offer one day a week of credit-worthy high school classes when students are immersed in rich content and challenged to become critical thinkers. We meet Mondays between 10:45 AM and 3:15 PM. To provide community and support, a lunch period is offered between classes.
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Classes are taught by teachers who have been chosen for their experience and expertise in the fields in which they’re teaching.
Clubs your kids will love!
We survey our members
What topics are kids currently interested in learning more about? What interests and skills do parents have? All of our members participate in coming up with ideas for a new semester of clubs!
A wide variety to choose from
Clubs will vary each quarter, but some of our favorites have been: Biztown, Lego Challenges, Filmmaking, Take Apart/Put Together, Superheros for Kids, Cooking Around the World, Fiber Arts, Dungeons and Dragons, Arduino Coding, and Gymnastics. We try to provide an active option each hour and a range of topics for kids to choose from.
Pick your favorites
Each student will enroll in two clubs per quarter and attend them from 1-2:00 and 2-3:00. Enrollment in clubs is first come, first served, and some clubs fill up fast! Each club tends to have 6 to 12 students and two adults- one to lead and one to assist.
7 weeks of fun
Each quarter, kids have six weeks of immersion in their clubs to bond with other students and learn deeply about their chosen topic. On the seventh week of the quarter, we gather in our auditorium to showcase student work and to enjoy a fun culminating activity together.
