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Co-Ops

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. 

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. Take a look at the syllabus for some great tips and the weekly lesson plans.

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

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Schools & Charters

Exploration Education is an approved vender with over 80  Charter Schools, Private and Public schools, School districts, and Scholarship/ESA programs. 
 
If your school is not listed, let us know.

ACA – Alliance Charter Academy
Academy of Excellence
ACE Ohio
Adirondack Christian School
Alaska Gateway School District
Alder Grove Charter School
Alliance Charter Academy
Anchorage School District
Baker Charter Schools
Blue Ridge Academy
Bridge Charter Academy
Cabrillo Point Academy
Central Community Unit School Dist #3
Chugach School District
Citrus Springs Charter School
Clarksville Charter School
Class Wallet
Classical Academy
Community Unit School District #3
Compass Charter Schools
Connecting Waters Central Valley Charter School
Connecting Waters Charter School
Connecting Waters East Bay Charter School
Cotton wood
Craig City School District
Crater Lake Academy
Del Norte Unified School District
Denali Borough School District
East Valley School District
Elite Academic Academy
Ellensburg School District No. 401
Empire Springs Charter School
Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA Arizona)
Epic Charter School
ESA (Arizona)
Excel Academy Charter Schools
Feather River Charter School
Forest Charter School
Fort Sage Unified School District
Freedom Academy
Galena City School District
Glathar Academy
Golden Eagle Charter School
Golden Valley Charter School
Gorman Learning Charter Network 
Grace Montessori Academy
Granite Mountain Charter School
Harbor Springs
Heartland Charter School
Heartwood Charter School
Heritage Peak Charter School
Horizon Charter School
Idea Families School
iLead Hybrid Learning Studios
iLEAD Lancaster Charter School
Inspire Charter School
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Legacy Academy
Litchfield Elementary School District
Logos Charter School
Logos Public Charter School
Matanuska
Mat-Su Central School
Meridian School District
Mission Vista Academy
Nenana City School District
Ocean Grove Charter School
Ohio ACE
Old Forge School District
Online School
Pacific Coast Academy
Quilcene School District #48
REACH Academy
Rio Valley
River Springs
Sage Oak Charter School
Scarlet Oak Academy
Scholarshop
Sequoia Grove Charter School
Sheridan All Prep
Sky Mountain
South Sutter
Step Up for Students
Suncoast Preparatory Academy
Sutter Peak Charter School
Sutter River Charter School
The Blue Ridge Academy
Valley View Charter Prep
Virginia Campbell
Vision Charter Academy
Visions in Education Charter School
Vista Academy School
Vista Oaks Charter School
Yosemite Valley Charter School
Yukon Koyukuk School District

For a list of Science Content Standards and the chapters in Exploration Education’s Science Curriculum that support these standards, click here.

Why it works so well.

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. 

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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.

For Co-Ops, 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.

 1. Add items to your cart.

 2. Enter coupon code: Bulk10

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Note: California residents add 8.75% sales tax.                              

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 complete courses according to their age level, or just a logbook (and the siblings share building 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.  For Randy, order either one extra standard version logbook (they will share materials) or one complete standard course (they will have all their own materials.

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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