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Why it works so well

Co-ops use our programs with great success each year. They range in size from five students all the way up to thirty students. Our courses are easily implemented by the teacher, engaging for the student, and are able to seamlessly flow into a group or co-op setting. All of our curriculum is self-directed so that the student can complete the lessons, experiments, and logbook sections with minimal assistance from the parent or teacher.

In addition, the fact that each program contains everything you need for the lessons and experiments greatly reduces the burden on parents and teachers.  

Syllabus: 

Although we will address some of your questions below, we recommend taking a look at the syllabus as well to help to answer and explain many questions you may have. Click on one of these icons to download the syllabus.
 

Length of course: 

Our courses are designed for a traditional thirty-six week school year. We understand that most co-ops meet less than this, so we designed our syllabus for the Standard and Advanced versions to meet just twenty-eight weeks (the most common number of weeks a co-op meets). This can easily be adjusted for a few less or more weeks.

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What we recommend

If you haven’t already, we highly recommend watching either our Advanced Overview video Here or our Standard Overview video Here. This will help you to understand how our courses are laid out and used. We recommend at least one adult for every eight children when the students meet as a group. One adult to “be in charge”, and the others to help facilitate the progress of the students. The “general notes” at the beginning of the syllabus are very helpful in planning for the year. 

We do not have a separate syllabus for the elementary course. We recommend students completing the entire lesson/activity in class each week for the elementary course.

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What we recommend

If you haven’t already, we highly recommend watching either our Advanced Overview video Here or our Standard Overview video Here. This will help you to understand how our courses are laid out and used. We recommend at least one adult for every eight children when the students meet as a group. One adult to “be in charge”, and the others to help facilitate the progress of the students. The “general notes” at the beginning of the syllabus are very helpful in planning for the year. 

We do not have a separate syllabus for the elementary course. We recommend students completing the entire lesson/activity in class each week for the elementary course.

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What educators have to say

Our homeschool Co-Op of 25 children (ages 7-14) has used Exploration Education to study physical science. Everyone is exited about science! Everyone is having lots of fun! We all come to class with something to share and with a common knowledge base that has allowed me (the teacher) to lead the class more effectively. Plus, my prep time is zero - a far cry from the hours I used to spend running around hardware stores trying to make 25 kits for kids to use to make a project. There is nothing like this in all of homeschooling. Thanks for the great science.
-Jenny, CA
-Jenny, CA
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Pricing for large orders

All bulk orders of $700 or more will be able to receive 10% off and free shipping for the entire order.

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Note: California residents add 8.75% sales tax.                              

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Note: California residents add 8.75% sales tax.

Still have questions?

Most commonly, each household represented will have one complete course – if the family has multiple students, the others will have either the supplies-only version (includes a logbook) or just a logbook (and the siblings share the materials/projects). This allows for each student in the class to complete their lessons at home (see syllabus) and come together for the experiments and activities each week.

To make this easier to understand, let’s say you have seven students taking the course. Some are taking the advanced course, some the standard.

Jeff, Susie, and Ron – advanced – order three complete advanced curricula — one for each student.

Chad, and Rebecca – standard – order two complete standard curricula – one for each student.

Randy (standard) and Sally (advanced) are siblings: Order one complete advanced curriculum for Sally Order either one extra standard version logbook (they will share materials) or one extra standard supplies only version (comes with a logbook).

We address this in more detail in the syllabus, but the following is basically all you’ll need:

Students: EE curriculum box, logbook, student-built project.

Teacher: Teachers manual and any extra supplies needed that are listed by chapter in the teachers manual. Click Here for a printable sheet for the standard and advanced versions.

Typically, the students will complete the lesson portion of the chapters at home. Please see the syllabus for examples with each chapter.  

Typically the student will complete the experiment portion of the chapters in class. Please see the syllabus for specific examples.  

Feel free to reach out

For special circumstances not listed or any other inquiries please feel free to contact us any time.

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