FAQs
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How do I join Planet Homeschool? |
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Please visit our How to Join Planet Homeschool page! |
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Can we stop by for a visit? |
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Please see our Visiting Planet Homeschool page! |
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What are the responsibilities of members of Planet Homeschool? |
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Please see our Community Expectations page! |
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What are student responsibilities at Planet Homeschool? |
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Please see our Community Expectations page! |
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I have a question about a particular class. |
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Contact our co-op’s Lead Volunteers at [email protected], and we’ll put you in touch with the class’s instructor(s). |
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What is the daily schedule at PHS? |
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Please visit our Daily Schedule page. |
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May my student(s) have a free period between classes? |
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It depends. You should carefully consider your child’s maturity and readiness for extended periods without close adult supervision. While there are always adult co-op members onsite, PHS students who have free periods will not be directly and continuously supervised. In some cases, our co-op’s Lead Volunteers may require that a parent or other responsible adult stay onsite with a student during free periods (or pick the student up to spend free periods offsite) in order to help the co-op function more smoothly and safely for all. |
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May I drop my child(ren) off at Planet Homeschool? |
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It depends. Parents and guardians are always welcome to stay. Navigating homeschooling through the teen years can be challenging, and you can learn a lot from other members by staying at PHS while your student is in classes. Parents and guardians of 10-year-old and 11-year-old students are expected to stay onsite during their student’s first semester at PHS. Parents and guardians of students ages 12 and up are encouraged to stay onsite for their student’s first day at least. This time at PHS will give you an opportunity to develop an understanding of what our co-op looks like and allow your family to make the connections that will help you become a part of our community. In most other cases, parents and guardians may drop off their children, but you know your child best. If your child needs extra adult help to succeed in a group learning environment, please plan to stay with them to provide it. Our lease does not allow children, even very responsible and independent older teenagers, to be at Faith UMC without an adult co-op member present. Please do not drop off children before 9:00 AM, and please be onsite to pick up your children no later than 3:15 PM so that our co-op’s Keyholder may lock up and leave as soon as cleanup is done for the day. In some cases, our co-op’s Lead Volunteers or instructors may require that a parent or other responsible adult stay onsite with a student in order to help the co-op function more smoothly and safely for all. |
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What should I do if I can't pick up my student(s) on time? |
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No students may be at Faith UMC (inside or outside) without an adult co-op member present, even if they are mature, responsible, independent, an older teen (or even a newly minted adult), or have the permission of their parents or guardians.
Ask your fellow co-op members for help if you know in advance that you can’t be there to pick up your child on time and are not otherwise able to arrange an alternative way home:
All students should have a backup plan in case their ride home is unexpectedly delayed:
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When can we register for classes? |
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You can find exact registration dates on our Calendar and on our Important Dates page. Class registration opens first to current members and then to new members. Fall class registration typically opens to new members in early to mid June. Spring class registration typically opens to new members in early November. |
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How do I register my student(s) for classes at PHS? |
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First, join our co-op or renew your membership! Once registration opens, you may register either from our homepage or on the Class Registration page:
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Registration Troubleshooting: It says “Signup for this class will open on 12/31/2999 at 12:00 AM CST.” under the REGISTER button. |
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Registration Troubleshooting: I get an error message that “You are currently parked. You will only have access to your Profile and Statement of Account until your group administrator makes you active again.” |
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Registration Troubleshooting: I can’t check the select box next to my student’s name. |
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Registration Troubleshooting: I don’t see a REGISTER button. |
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Can my 9-year-old sign up for Planet Homeschool classes? |
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No. We do not accept class registrations for any children younger than 10, but we would love to welcome your 10-year-old next year! |
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How do I cancel a class registration? |
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You may manage your student’s class registrations via your Manage Class Registrations page. If an invoice adjustment is also needed that must be made by one of the small number of volunteers with both the website authority and co-op leadership permission to alter financial records, so please allow up to 3 days for a volunteer to make those changes. To request assistance, email [email protected]. It is helpful to include your full name, the full name of your student, the class title, and the name of the instructor. |
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Will I get a refund if I cancel my student’s registration for a class? |
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Please visit our Refund Policy page. |
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My Outstanding Balances amount is wrong |
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Homeschool-Life automatically creates some financial records, such as tuition invoices for classes and payment records for payments made through PayPal via a Homeschool-Life-generated invoice, but other transactions must be entered manually, such as check payments, refunds, and tuition credits or adjustments. The only way that Leadership Team members will know about many of these transactions is if you or the instructor inform them. Send an email to [email protected] with an explanation of the adjustment to be made. If you are a family requesting an adjustment to tuition or supplies, please cc your instructor as our co-op’s volunteers will need instructor confirmation to make the change. If you are an instructor requesting an adjustment, please cc the affected family. The easiest method to inform our co-op’s volunteers about a refund is to forward the PayPal email notification to [email protected]. On rare occasions, Homeschool-Life has made an error and double-recorded or failed to record a transaction. You should also let the Leadership Team know about that so that it can be corrected manually and Homeschool-Life’s technical support can be informed. |
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My child has an allergy. Will my child be safe at PHS? |
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Please visit our Allergies, Allergens, and Sensitivities Policy page. |
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How do I stay up to date on all the latest at Planet Homeschool? |
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Planet Homeschool members and instructors have access to our co-op forums and are expected to stay abreast of PHS-related communications posted there. Co-op forum posts can be read online or received via email (or both). All co-op members and interested members of the wider community are encouraged to follow Planet Homeschool on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. |
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How does PHS select what classes to offer each year? |
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Classes are chosen based on the interests of our current members, the availability of classroom space and instructors, and the need to offer a balance of topics and classes for both middle and high school students. Prospective instructors should visit our Information for Instructors page. |
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Will PHS classes be in-person or online? |
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Please visit our COVID-19 Policies page. |
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Does PHS require COVID-19 vaccination? |
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Please visit our COVID-19 Policies page. |
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Does PHS require masks? |
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Please visit our COVID-19 Policies page. |
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This FAQ did not answer my question. |
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If you have any other questions about Planet Homeschool, please contact our co-op’s Lead Volunteers at [email protected]. |