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T.E.A.C.H.

Tri-Cities Education Association for Christian Homeschoolers

The Board of Directors is the Governing Authority over TEACH

TEACH is a Christian homeschool support group. The purpose of TEACH is to serve, encourage, and support Christian homeschooling families.  This includes families who are anticipating homeschooling, families who are currently homeschooling one or more of their children, and families who may no longer be homeschooling but are still interested in ministering to homeschooling families.

Membership for TEACH is $35 per family. This membership allows you access to many opportunities to join other homeschool students and families in activities in our area. Some of those activities include:

You can choose to participate in one or all of the activities offered by TEACH. Some require an additional fee. You do NOT have to participate in a co-op to participate in other activities. Co-op is just one part of TEACH.

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Co-op is a group of families that meet one day a week to provide cooperative learning for their children. You will find a wide range of classes from those that are geared towards social learning to those that are for high school credit. The Johnson City co-op meets on Friday and the Elizabethton co-op, meets on Monday. The Virtual Co-op provides online classes that meet at various times on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You can register for either or both groups. Co-op holds a separate registration for classes twice a year. There is a co-op registration fee per family as well as class fees depending on the classes you take. Class fees are determined by the teacher and depends on the materials and textbooks needed for that class. Some classes are free, some have a fee.

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Each co-op has different requirements for participation. 

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One parent is required to stay with the children on property. Parents can tag team so one parent can leave, if necessary, but one parent must be on property at all times.

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We need parents to teach in order for co-op to be successful! Our co-op is led by parent volunteers and all parents are expected to assist in some way. However, parents are not required to be a lead teacher. There are many volunteer positions available and every lead teacher needs a helper! Parents can volunteer in any classes, it does not need to be the class their child attends.