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Arise Homeschool Family Co-Op is a volunteer-run homeschool cooperative that combines the best elements of the classroom with a family’s choice to home educate by offering:

• Enrichment classes for children kindergarten to eighth grade,

• Student-interest clubs for upper elementary and middle school students, and

• Community events and service projects for the whole family.

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Arise Homeschool Family Co-Op welcomes students and families of all religions, personal beliefs, cultures, and backgrounds. While we do meet at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, we are not affiliated with the church or any particular church denomination. We have many co-op members who hold Christian faith and values, but we are first and foremost a place of academic and community support for all homeschool students and families. Our goal is to support you in your journey, meeting you where you are and furthering your children's education through passion, wisdom, and creativity. Where faith intersects education, it will be noted in the class descriptions and the instructors will present information to the students in an open and supportive way to value and respect each families background and beliefs. 

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At Arise, we want to create a hospitable and welcoming environment for everyone. We want Arise to be a place you LOVE to be! We know there are many ways you could choose to spend your time each week, and we want to be sure you can hit the ground running when joining our co-op. The interview is your opportunity to have all of your questions answered about our classes, instructors, and homeschooling with Arise in general. We want to make sure we are a fit for your family, and we've found the interview process to be helpful to new families time and time again. 

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Arise Homeschool Family Co-Op is a volunteer-run homeschool cooperative, which means everyone involved in Arise Co-Op plays an active role in making this community one of passion, curiosity, and learning. Therefore, Arise Homeschool Family Co-Op is not a drop off program. Parents and/or guardians are expected, and required, to be on campus at all times during co-op meetings and scheduled events. Our classes are taught by parents and volunteers of the co-op, and those not teaching are expected to be helping hands for classes, organizing clubs/events, or otherwise contributing in some way to the success of the cooperative. When you join Arise, you join a fully cooperative and involved community.

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In a word, yes. All of our members must volunteer in some capacity.

Volunteer roles include (but are not limited to):

• Point Teacher - this person will lead the teaching of a class. They will be responsible for coming up with the lesson plans before the term and teaching them throughout the term.

• Assistant Teacher - this person will be assigned to a classroom, to assist the point teacher throughout the term. 

• Preschool Support - this person will be responsible for helping point teachers in the preschool room, helping overseeing our littlest students.  

• Substitute - this person will be responsible for covering another moms/parent responsibility, whenever someone is out for any reason. 

• Monitor - this person will be walking the halls and common areas, and will be responsible for answering questions, running as gopher, dealing with children who misbehave, get sick or injured, or finding a parent when a child is upset, etc. 

• Classroom Clean Up - this person will be responsible for visiting each classroom after lessons to see if any clean up is needed. This could include vacuuming, chair pick up, materials returned to the supply closet, etc. If eating lunch inside, this person will then oversee the clean up of the Fellowship Hall.

• Fellowship Hall Setup/Breakdown - Before all lessons start, this person will be responsible for making sure the Fellowship Hall is set up for our 2nd period class. After 2nd period, if eating lunch inside, they will then oversee the setup of tables and chairs. After eating, they will then oversee the breakdown and return of the original setup of the room.