First Class Spring Registration!

For any families interested in joining LIGHT's Homeschool co-op -  Eugene First Class, it's not too late!   Spring term classes run from February 24 through May 11.  We meeting on Friday mornings at Garden Way Church from 8:45am to 12:45pm*.  There are three blocks of class time and a quick lunch break on class days.  We offer a variety of classes, both academic and extracurricular, for all age groups, birth to grade 12!  General information including the fee structure is available on the Co-op page  (click on Co-op button at the top, inside a crayon.)  Parents are expected to sign up for various responsibilities including set-up/clean-up jobs and other service opportunities.  Not all parents must teach, but all parents must volunteer to help in a classroom for two of the three blocks of class time each Friday.  So, if you need an art class, a P.E. class, some help in the academic areas or just looking for some fun and a way to meet other homeschoolers, Eugene First Class just might be the perfect fit for your family!

The class catalog is available on our website  http://www.firstclasshomeschool.org/fchm/locations/us/or/eugene/ 

There is also a class schedule linked on the right sidebar.

If you want to join the co-op but can not make it to registration day, February 10, 2012 at Garden Way Church, 10am,  it is highly recommended to send someone in your place, to walk through the process for you.  This can be anyone, your husband, grandma, neighbor, friend, stranger you meet on the street...    But seriously, this is the best way to do it if you can't do it yourself on that day.  Registration is done on a first come, first served basis so we STRONGLY recommend arriving at the church with completed forms in hand.  There will be additional copies available onsite, but classes may fill while you are completing them.

Our main website for the Eugene First Class Christian Homeschool Co-op (EFC for short) is located at www.fchm.org     Read down the left sidebar to Co-ops, select Co-op Locations and then scroll down to find Eugene First Class under Oregon.  On our welcome page you will find links to become a member of First Class Homeschool Ministries, the national organization this co-op falls under.  It gives instructions to pay a $25 fee for your family, for the whole year.  This membership must be completed before you can register for classes and is best done at home before registration day.  When you have done this, we will email more specific instructions for registration day including all of the necessary forms.  This includes forms for local co-op membership, class registration and background check for all parents who will be onsite during co-op hours.  NOTE:  for printing out the class registration form, page four of the document is for the parent's schedule.  Don't miss that page if you don't need pages 2 and 3 for children.  Payment for our local chapter fees ($25 per family, per year) and classes can all be paid at registration.  There is a $4 fee for each class, materials fees vary, and some classes include a required text to be purchased on your own before the first day of classes.

If you have any questions, feel free to call Cynthia Johnson, Membership Coordinator at (541)688-9489 or e-mail them tolighthomeschooling@gmail.com.   We are looking forward to another great term of classes!  Hope to see you there!