How to Join Planet Homeschool

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Welcome to Planet Homeschool!

We’re delighted you’re interested in joining our community!

Planet Homeschool is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive secular homeschool co-op for middle-school and high-school students ages 10 years to 19 years. Individual classes may be further restricted in age.

We meet on Fridays from mid-September through mid-May.

PHS instructors are passionate about student learning and actively engaged in their fields. Our classes are small, fostering a comfortable, informal atmosphere and close relationships among instructors, students, parents, guardians, and caregivers. At the heart of our community are our awesome youth: the lively and intellectually curious students who truly enjoy being here and learning together. Students have gathering spaces for studying and socializing, and free time to get to know one another. Members may host additional social gatherings and activities such as bowling, movies, or park gatherings.

As a co-op, PHS is made possible by all our talents and labor. All members are expected to pitch in, whether that’s helping with setup and cleanup every Friday or taking the lead on organizing an open house.

Planet Homeschool classes and clubs are open only to Planet Homeschool members.

Before joining, please explore our website and in particular read through our co-op’s Community Expectations, take a look at our co-op’s Course Schedule, and check out our co-op’s upcoming Important Dates.

About PHS Community Expectations Course Schedule Important Dates
FAQ Volunteer Commitment Co-op Policies Visiting PHS Blog

 

Mission Statement

Planet Homeschool is open to all faiths, beliefs, and educational styles. In all that we do we work to include, respect, and learn from individual differences in ability, gender, culture, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, and educational philosophy.

Becoming a member of Planet Homeschool and registering for classes is a four-step process:

Step 1: Create a new Family Profile:

New Family Profile

Make sure you save your user name and password because you will need them to log in later.

Please review our co-op’s Community Expectations with your student(s).

Student Agreement Form

 

Step 2: Pay your Membership Request invoice.

When you click CONTINUE at the end of the family profile form, there will be a link to sign in to your newly created account where you can pay your Membership Request invoice.

Outstanding Balances Family Profile required

About Our Membership Fee

 

COVID-19 and In-Person Classes

COVID-19 Policies

You must also complete a COVID-19 Vaccination Affidavit and Assumption of Risk if you wish to attend in-person classes & events. This policy reflects the preferences of our co-op’s members and instructors as well as guidance from public health officials. (Those who are signing up only for online classes & events do not need to complete this form.)

Affidavit

  • Families who are signing up only for online classes & events do not need to complete this form.

 

Step 3: Wait for Approval

One of our co-op’s volunteers will review and approve your membership application. Most requests are approved within a day but other demands on our volunteers’ time may occasionally result in longer delays.

Membership Application Troubleshooting   Membership Application Timeline

 

Step 4: Register for Classes

You will then be ready to register for classes … as soon as registration opens for new members.

Class Registration — active membership required

Important Dates   Class Registration Troubleshooting