TEACH FAQs
- As a paid TEACH member you may participate in as much or as little of any of our programs including Sports, Cell groups (field trip groups), and Co-operative Classes, as well as a number of CHALC benefits.
- A full year TEACH Membership is valid July 1 through June 30 per calendar year. A membership may be obtained at any time of the membership year and begins at time of payment ending June 30. Even though a family may pay the upcoming year membership fee prior to July 1, your membership is not effective until July 1. Prior to July 1 you may view ongoing events displayed on the private secure login part of our website, but if you wish to participate in any program prior to your upcoming July 1 effective date, please pay the current year membership fee in addition to the upcoming year membership. Details for the TEACH participipation fee are found on the TEACH Co-operative Group Fees page. Yearly TEACH Membership fee is non-refundable.
- Annual Membership fees and semester facility fees are to be paid ahead of time. They can be combined into one check made payable to TEACH. It should be mailed to TEACH, PO Box 296, Adamstown, PA 19501. Checks may take 30-60 days to be cashed.
- As a current member or new members, you must provide the Criminal History and Child Abuse Clearance requirements found HERE to access our programming if you plan to participate in TEACH co-op classes or help with sports activities.
- We welcome visitors. We meet on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Please contact us to schedule a time to come meet us and see if we are a good fit for your family.
- We are located near Shady Maple in East Earl, PA. Please enter under the portico and head downstairs.
- We are not a drop-off co-op. A parent (or guardian) needs to be on site when the student(s) is on site.
- Each family serves one hour per week during classes. The assignment is given at the beginning of the semester and is held for all 10 (or 30, if applicable) weeks. In assigning service positions, the needs of the co-op classes are matched with the needs/ability of the family, and the family’s scheduled time to be at co-op classes.
- Families pay the teacher directly for their course on the first day of class.
- We ask that you promptly inform the co-op registrar in writing (by email to registrar@teachhomeschoolers.com) of your desire to withdraw from class(es) for your student(s), or attendance altogether, by August 15 prior to the fall term and January 15th prior to the spring term. A late drop fee OR the materials fee (whichever is greater) will be due and payable to the teacher if you drop a class after that date. To find more details view our TEACH Co-operative Group Fees page.
- The usual start date for the fall semester classes is the second Tuesday of September. Classes run ten weeks in the fall and spring. High school credit classes continue with an Interterm/winter 10 week session with breaks for holidays. The spring 10 week semester usually begins around the middle of February.
- Each family may choose their own scheduled classes. That can range from one class for one child, to five classes each for six children, or any combination in between.
