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The board of Shine St. Charles is made up of Christians who all sign a statement of faith. Shine families are not required to sign a statement of faith. However, families are required to treat each other with respect.  In addition, the manner in which you present yourself while at co-op or any Shine event should not go against the teachings of Christian doctrine and/or the church our co-op resides. Classes may include Christian content, and will not include teaching of religious beliefs contrary to the Christian faith.  Of course a lot of classes will not include religious teaching at all. Feel free to contact the teacher of a class to get more information about what is being taught if you have any concerns.

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Joining our Shine St. Charles community is $45 for the the first year and $25 per year per family thereafter.  This fee allows you access to the website and our Shine families only Facebook group. Each class that you sign a child up for has a base fee of $25.  Classes requiring extra supplies will have an additional supply fee. These fees can be found on the class registration matrix.  Shine St. Charles also offers a variety of field trips, parties, and other activities. Some of these are free and some have additional costs.  Information about these activities can be found on our website under the calendar tab. Fees and details for the activity will be listed in the description.

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Shine offers classes on Wednesdays at Oakridge Baptist Church, Saint Peters. MO. Classes are  offered 14 weeks each semester. 

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No. You can attend just one hour, all hours, or whatever hours fit your schedule.

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No, you don’t have to teach. However, all teachers recieve priority sign up and a credit.

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Shine co-op class are volunteer ran.  In order to ensure that everything runs smoothly, we do require parents attending Shine classes to volunteer to help in a class (or teach if you want to) each hour that your children attend classes up to a maximum of 3 hours.  If you attend all 4 hours, you only need to help for 3 of those hours.  See information below.

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No. Our drop-off option is for ages 16 years and up, and must have previously attended Shine classes.

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Yes, the base fee is $25, the same as in all other classes.

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Upon entering the building, by the sanctuary, you will sign in at the board table. This is also where you can ask any questions you have and turn in any receipts for class supplies you need to be reimbursed for.

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Yes, definitely.  Being a family in our Shine Community means you can choose how you participate. You can choose to attend calendar events, parties or special functions only. You will find the information about these field trips, parties and other activities on our calendar of events and on our Facebook page. To help plan accordingly we generally require you to sign up for the events you would like to attend.

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Yes, background checks are run on those who will be present in classes with students, as well as all adults who attend classes.  

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Please feel free to email info@shinestcharles.org for further help in answering your questions.