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General Membership with Mandarin Christian Homeschoolers is available at any time to families in the area of Jacksonville, Florida who have chosen to home educate.  General Membership includes website access and participation in all field trips, park days, and other social activities.  It does not include participation in the MCH Co-op or Co-op related activities.  General Membership costs $12.00 per year. To register, follow the "Request General Membership" link in the Membership Login box on the Home page, or by following the Request Membership" link on the left.

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MCH Co-op has a membership limited to 200 children.  Co-op applications for each school year are accepted for a limited time in the spring, depending on openings and availability.  Those applying must be current and active members of MCH General Membership.  Please see "How do I join MCH?" for info on joining for General Membership.

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Classes at MCH Co-op are generally elective in nature and depend on what parents volunteer to teach.  We are not an academic co-op, though there are often a few options, particularly at the middle school or high school level, that could fill an academic requirement based on classroom and homework expectations.

We offer several choices in each age group for both of our one-hour class blocks.  Choices include but are not limited to Art, P.E., foreign languages, arts/crafts, book clubs, science, drama, writing, photography, etc.  Most of our classes are taught by parents in the co-op for a materials fee, so the variety depends on what parents want to teach.

All Co-op parents are required to either teach or assist in the classroom for one hour each week.

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MCH General Membership represents over 200 families.  Our website and online calendar are available to all general members.  With such a large membership, generally field trips and other social activities are quite well attended, to the point of filling up quickly where there are limited spots available. 

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The children of MCH range in age from infant to teenager.  In virtually every grade level, there are multiple children of both genders represented.  Most grade levels have more than 20 children.  While it cannot be guaranteed that your child won't be the only one of his/her grade or gender at a particular event, it is assured that s/he will not be the only one in the group at large.