Families enrolled in the LAF Support Community are invited to register for our Co-op, which offers classes for pre-k through 12th-grade homeschool students and their younger siblings.
All of the Co-op classes are led by paid facilitators. However, we are a Co-op, which means we do require cooperation from all registered families. To learn more about those requirements, click here.
We meet weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at Bethel Church, 1805 30th Ave W, Bradenton.
Each of the three Co-op days have its own distinct personality and focus. Click the links below to learn more about each day.
LAF Co-op is NOT a school alternative or hybrid program with a few days at “school” and a few days at home. The Co-op is NOT a substitute for legitimate home education.
It is meant to offer supplementation and enrichment to a thriving home education program that is fully directed by parents who are 100% committed to homeschooling their children.
Since COVID, more and more families have opted out of the public and private school system and are looking for alternatives. Learning and Families is dedicated to supporting families in Sarasota and Manatee who have chosen to educate their children at home. Homeschooling means parents are fully engaged and actively involved in all aspects of a child’s education.
The LAF Co-op is not intended to be a school alternative. It is intended to support families who are committed to home education. For that reason, we require 100% parent involvement in all aspects of Co-op. This includes fulfilling our service requirements, as well as
- Reading all communication from facilitators and communicating back regularly
- Reading to all communications from Learning and Families (and responding when appropriate)
- Completing all surveys sent during the school year and responding with open and honest answers aimed at helping us make the program better
- Checking all coursework every week and having daily conversations with your students about their work
- Being aware of aspects of the curriculum that are challenging for your student, aspects that are appealing, and aspects that are not appealing to your student
- Staying in conversation with facilitators and/or Pod Parents about your student’s progress in Co-op classes
- Ensuring that students are doing all assigned work to their best ability and talking with facilitators when they are unable to complete work or do their best work
- Being aware of test dates and knowing how your child performed on tests
- Being aware of project, presentation, and paper due dates and knowing how your child performed
- Assisting at Co-op in a variety of ways by fulfilling service requirements, as well as volunteering additional time and service to the Co-op in whatever ways you are able
- Contributing to the needs of Co-op by occasionally donating needed supplies
- Reporting any and all social, academic, or other issues and/or concerns to the Co-op Admin Team as soon as possible so they can be addressed without delay
- Willing to participate in mediation conversations whenever a conflict arises between students, LAF leaders or staff, and/or other families
It’s important to know that while Learning and Families welcomes all families, we teach from a Young-Earth-Creationist perspective. To view our Statement of Faith, click on the link below.
