The Field Cooperative: Guidelines

The Field Co-op is an inclusive group of families in the Philadelphia region committed to creating and sustaining community through a variety of activities. We share the following objectives:

1. To promote and offer members a wide range of educational activities.
2. To create community and support among families pursuing alternative paths in education.
3. To cooperate with other clubs and entities with objectives similar to those of the organization or formed for the purposes of fostering and promoting learning and social opportunities.

Members have a right to:

1. Be treated fairly and respectfully by other members.
2. Socialize in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination.
3. Privacy and confidentiality in documentation and any other communication containing a member’s personal information, unless consent is provided.
4. Participate in organized member activities within noted event parameters.
5. Be actively involved in planning and executing field trips and/or events for the organization.
6. Respectfully voice their opinions and suggestions for change and be involved in solutions.

Members must:

1. Treat other members with courtesy and respect.
2. Be courteous to our hosts (e.g. this includes watching after young ones, respecting property, abiding by the rules of the place.)
3. Comply with evolving local and CDC guidelines regarding mask mandates.
4. Stay home/not attend co-op events if any member of the family has had a fever above 100.2 or has felt unwell within 24 hours prior to an event. (If the fever has gone away, with or without medications, or symptoms have resolved, members are still expected not to attend in order to protect the health and wellbeing of others.)
5. Be in attendance, or assign designated guardians, for all events at which their children are in attendance.

Any member not acting within the stated parameters of these guidelines at any event may be asked to leave the function and will not be entitled to a refund. Two or more cases of inappropriate behavior by any member will be discussed by leadership and an appropriate course of action will be taken. This may include a temporary suspension or permanent revocation of membership.