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Basic: Our Basic membership level, also referred to as Activities-Only Membership, allows registered members to attend Activity Meetings, which are held every-other week. Activites vary throughout the year (for more info, you can browse our calendar).

Current Basic Membership Cost: $9/family (annually) + costs of attendance to individual Activity Meetings

Enrolled/Enrolled Plus: Our Enrolled membership levels include enrollment in our enrichment classes, which are held on alternating weeks. Families can choose between attending only the Class Meetings held every-other week, or a Weekly Membership that combines the benefits of the Basic and standard Enrolled memberships (thus, families will attend either a Class Meeting or an Activity Meeting every week). As classes and activities are held on the same day of the week (and almost always at the same time), you can plan it into your weekly schedule.

Current Enrolled Membership Cost: $9/family (annually) + $3.50/student (monthly; toddlers are half-price) + costs of attendance to individual Activity Meetings

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We offer a few different flexible options with our Basic and Enrolled membership levels (see the FAQ on membership levels). The most important thing is that you communicate your attendance plans in advance so that our co-op organizers know who to expect at each meeting.

Classes-only: This is a variation on the Enrolled membership level, and has the same costs. You can select this membership level in your Profile. This means your family will:

• Attend all Class Meetings during the month(s) enrolled
• Not be expected at Activity Meetings, but...
• Have the option to attend Activity Meetings (by signing up on the calendar)

You can change back to a full, Weekly (Enrolled) Membership at any time, but please allow 1-2 weeks for the change to take effect.

Inactive Basic:  This is a variation on the Basic membership level, and has the same costs. You can select this membership level in your Profile. This means you family will:

• Receive weekly e-mail updates about upcoming events (you can unsubscribe from Weekly Update e-mails in your Profile)
• Not be expected at Activity Meetings, but...
• Have the option to attend Activity Meetings (by signing up on the calendar)

You can change back to a full, Activities-Only (Basic) Membership at any time, but please allow 1-2 weeks for the change to take effect.

Partial-month Enrolled: This is another variation on the Enrolled membership level. To select this membership option, you must contact the co-op leadership directly. This means your family will:

• Attend only specified Class Meetings
• Attend only specified Activity Meetings
• Receive a pro-rated discount on monthly class enrollment fees, ONLY IF at least 2 weeks notice is given
• Not be automatically signed-up for Activity Meetings, ONLY IF at least 1 week notice is given

Unfortunately, we are unable to refund fees when less than 2 weeks notice is given for a Class Meeting absence. If you were already signed-up for an Activity Meeting, you can cancel your sign-up yourself on our website calendar.

Absences: Absences due to illness or emergencies are, of course, inevitable. To communicate your absence, please contact the co-op leadership directly as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to refund fees when less than 2 weeks notice is given for a Class Meeting absence.

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1. Request to join our co-op and complete the on-line registration form.
2. Look for an e-mail from the co-op leadership, which includes payment instructions.
3. Pay your registration fee (by PayPal or cash). 
4. Once your payment is received, your account on this website will be approved and you can register for classes on-line.

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For Class Meetings (held every 2 weeks), we meet at members homes in the greater Fresno area. There is no obligation for members to host a meeting.

For Activity Meetings (held on alternate weeks). we meet at public locations for activities and field trips.

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Meeting addresses and other details can be found in the meeting's description on the Calendar.

You must login to the website to view details such as an address. If this is what you see, you are not logged in: 

After you log in, scroll to the bottom to see the address.

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1. From the homepage or from the calendar, click on the event you want to add to your personal calendar.
2. In the pop-up window, you will see options to import the event. For example:

Note that this also works for Outlook and Yahoo calendars.

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• If you are not logged in, there are more FAQs on the members-only site. Log in and refresh this page to see if your question is answered.
• Click on the Help link at the top of this page for YouTube how-to videos from the website host.
• If you still need help, please contact the Co-op Leadership, or submit an FAQ on our members' forum.

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Make sure you are logged in.

• From Home Page: click on "Sign Up" next to the Activity you want to attend.
• From the Calendar:
  1. click on the Activity you want to attend.
  2. In the pop-up window, select "Click Here to Sign Up"

NOTE: By default, approximately 1 week before an Activity Meeting, the co-op leadership will register all Enrolled Plus and Basic members for the activity. See "How do I change my membership level?" and the "Activity Meetings" FAQ section for more information.

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Please edit your sign-up on the online calendar as soon as you can. 

Make sure you are logged in.

• From Home Page: 
  1. click on the "My Activity Meetings" tab
  2. select the Activity you can not attend
• From the Calendar: click on the Activity you can not to attend.
• In the pop-up window, select "Click here to edit your Sign up"

If you are unable to do so, contact the Co-op Leadership and/or the Activities Coordinator directly.

If you are a Weekly or Activities Only member, you will automatically be signed up for upcoming Activity Meetings. You can change your membership level at anytime by editing your Profile. (See the FAQ for changing your membership level for more information.)