We are glad you have found us!  Heritage is a parent-run Christian co-op serving homeschoolers in need of support from other homeschooling families. We meet at NorthRidge Church in Plymouth on Mondays for two 14-week semesters during the academic year. We provide quality academic and enrichment classes for all ages. Most classes are taught by parents in their areas of education and experience, which keeps the cost of classes very minimal for required materials, with a few classes taught by professional instructors.

We are a parent-run co-op and, as such, we appreciate the contributions of every member and regard them as vital to the success of the group. Our goal is to provide our children academic and enrichment classes, with excellence, to the glory of God.

We hope you will take advantage of this program. It is sure to be a great place for us all to find support, encouragement and edification in our homeschool endeavors.

You can also check out the "LINKS" section above for information about homeschooling in Michigan, learn about your options, and decide which direction is best for your family.

We do our best to keep our families safe during their time at Heritage. At this time it is the policy of NorthRidge that face coverings are worn at the discretion of each family. Those who wish to wear masks should feel free to do so, but it is not required. Any family exposed to or experiencing illness at or near the time of the attending is asked to refrain from attending.

At Heritage Home Educators’ Association, our MISSION is:

• To provide excellent and affordable academic and enrichment classes to all homeschooled children from Nursery to High School.
• To foster a sense of community within the group by serving together and sharing life with one another both inside and outside the co-op.
• To train children to be leaders and servers by offering leadership classes and community service opportunities.
• To empower parents to homeschool with confidence.
• To be a center where families can supplement their home education through academic and enrichment classes at a fraction of the cost.
• To be a community of people willing to use their God given gifts, talents and skills to help and serve others within the group and in our local communities.
• To be a place where parents can find support and encouragement through prayer, enrichment classes, workshops and mentoring.
• To be a community where God honoring relationships are built and God’s love is shown to all members, Christians and non-Christians alike.
• To be a group of people dedicated to excellence to the glory of God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Application Deadlines

APPLY for 2023-24  Heritage functions on an academic year schedule and processes applications only in the spring for the upcoming year. Any applications received at this point will be considered for the 2023-24 school year.  Applications must be submitted online to be considered for membership and pre-registration for Fall classes. Teaching specialties will be considered in membership decisions, based on our teaching needs.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Feb. 13 or 27, 2023: Campus Visit at NorthRidge Church in Plymouth

March 13, 2023: Application Deadline for 2023-24 Academic Year

May 12, 2023: New Member and Teacher Orientation

Mid-May, 2023: Registration for Fall classes for new members

June 5, 2023: Field Day at Kensington Metropark (first installment payments due)

Steps to Heritage Membership:

Step 1: Attend a Campus Visit.  Our Campus Visits are held on February 13 and 27 for the following academic year. Registration will close one week before the Campus Visit. Because of the disruption it causes for our current classes, we do not schedule visits outside of these Campus Visit events. Please click here for Campus Visit Registration. You must attend a Campus Visit in order to apply. 

Step 2: Submit an online application (link provided after campus visit), background check form, and $25 application fee with your teaching skills and interests by March 13, 2023. Fill out a background check form for each adult who will be on campus regularly.  Applications received beyond the deadline will be assessed an additional $25 expedited processing fee to be prepared in time to participate in pre-registration in May, as space allows.  All fees submitted are non-refundable.

Step 3:  Discuss your potential teaching interests and possible placement options with our Welcome Team and Grade Level Coordinators (GLCs).

Step 4: Receive and accept offer of co-op membership and teaching assignment

Step 5: Fill out legal forms/waivers online and submit with $65 Family Registration Fee

Step 6: After legal forms and registration fee have been received, you will receive information regarding how to register for classes and how to sign up for a service job

Step 7: Participate in pre-registration for Fall classes in mid to late May.

Step 8: Attend Heritage Field Day in June, where you will meet current Heritage members and make your first installment payment — Student Participation Fees, Copy Fees, Drop Off Program fees (if applicable), and first 1/3 installment of class materials fees.  Subsequent payments are due in August and November.

Step 9: Attend Fall Kickoff, Facility Orientation, and Building Security Meeting in the fall

NOTE:  All fees listed here are non-refundable once paid.

*** Please do NOT contact or mail any checks or other communication directly to our host facility, as we are not a ministry of the church. Our mailing address will be provided if necessary when your application is approved.

VIEW STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND PAYMENTS POSTED:  Click the Statement of Account (upper right corner), which will show you your invoices and amounts for each due date.  Click Invoice & Payment Details to display invoices, adjustments, and credits applied to your account (dropped or cancelled classes), and any payments received.

MAKING PAYMENTS ON YOUR ACCOUNT:  Material fee payments are due June 6, August 22, and November 21 for 2022-23 classes.  Zellepay.com to our [email protected] account is our preferred payment method, as there are no fees.  If you cannot use Zelle you may make a check payable to HHEA and deliver it to Sarah Goode at co-op, or if classes are not in session you can mail/deliver it to Sarah Goode, 16671 Dundalk Lane, Northville, MI 48168.  Payment amounts must exactly match what is in HSL, which should reflect your updated total due.  You may pay the amounts currently due, or pay the remainder of your balance.  Contact [email protected] with payment related questions, or to make payment arrangements.

Late fees of $10 per day accrue if payments or payment arrangements are not made.

You can view our current class schedule above.  If that is not visible, here are some of our previous schedules, to give an idea of the types of classes we normally offer.

2022-23 Class Schedule

2021-22 Class Schedule

2019-20 Class Schedule

2018-19 Class Schedule