The Dunlap Co-op, a ministry of Cedar Hills Baptist Church, meets on Wednesdays at Cedar Hills Baptist Church in Dunlap, Illinois. Classes are divided by grade level. We offer PE, Home Economics, Art, Writing, Government/Civics, and Sciences including Anatomy, General Science, and Biology.
For more information 309-361-8467 call/text
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Info Sheet

2021/2022 Dates

• Wednesdays September 8th – April 13th
• Orientation Wednesday, September 1st @ 10:00. Will last less than an hour, kids can come or not, if you need to pay, you can bring a check that day. 
• No Co-op on October 6th, November 24th, or March 30th
• Christmas break – December 15th-January 5th - last co-op day being December 8th; resuming on January 12th

Pricing

Prior to August 7th

Family Registration Fee	$100
Elementary Class	$40/class/year
Junior High/High School Classes	$50/class/year

After August 7th

Family Registration Fee	$150
Elementary Classes	$50/class/year
Junior High/High School Classes	$60/class/year

Details

• Registration is non-refundable.  Class fees are fully refundable through 9/9, 50% refunded through 9/15, and non-refundable after 9/15.
• All registration forms and payment or payment arrangements must be completed and in hand of the office by deadline dates to receive the stated rate.
• Family Rate: The first three oldest children (living in the same household) pay full price.  Any additional children may attend the co-op for free with the exception of the art supply fee.
• Payments/Scholarships: We never want finances to hinder a family from participating in the co-op. If you would like to participate in the co-op but finances would not allow it, please contact Angela for arrangements.  Payment arrangements can be made, and discounts are available.
• Parents’ Involvement/Responsibility: While parents are welcome to observe, help, and be involved as much as they would like, we only ask that a parent volunteer one full co-op day, one week of co-op per semester.  This is just one week per family, not per child.  There are many ways to volunteer including helping in the nursery, assisting a teacher in a class, assisting with clean up.  Most volunteers will simply be assisting the teacher in a class.  Contact Angela to sign up for the week you’d like to help.  If you are unable to volunteer, we ask that you pay a $25 fee per semester.  We want to continue to minister to moms by giving  you a day each week to complete tasks of your choosing, but we can also use a hand here and there and will enjoy getting to know you better as we serve together.​

Schedule

​K4 (Full)

• 8:30-9:00 PE
• 9:00-10:00 Reading/Numbers
• 10:00-11:00 Art
• 11:00-12:00 Science

K5/1st Grade

• 8:30-9:00 PE
• 9:00-10:00 Reading/Numbers
• 10:00-11:00 Art
• 11:00-12:00 Science Enrichment

2nd-3rd 

• 8:30-9:00 Writing
• 9:00-10:00 PE
• 10:00-11:00 Science
• 11:00-12:00 Art

4th-6th

• 8:30-9:00 Writing
• 9:00-10:00 Art
• 10:00-11:00 PE
• 11:00-12:00 Science

7th-12th 

• 8:30-9:00 Writing
• 9:00-10:00 General Science or Biology
• 10:00-11:00 Government/Civics
• 11:00-12:00 PE

Class Descriptions

PE – Kids will enjoy activities, sports, stretches, and lessons on health. Team building, exercise, stretcing, strengthening, learning game rules, enjoying organized activities with others will all be included in these fun classes.

Art – Our art classes are far beyond an arts and crafts style class. Students are taught art concepts, history, and appreciation. Our amazing teachers use develop weekly lessons and projects that move students forward in their art abilities and experiences.

Writing – Students will grow in areas of sentence structure, improving word usage, story order, paragraph forms, and more. Teachers use a variety of strategies and manipulatives to help students grasp and put into practice concepts that will help improve their writing abilities greatly.

Science – Our science program includes both lecture and hands-on learning. Typically one week is used for teaching the material and the next week used for hands-on experiments to reinforce what is being taught and learned. Guest speakers from various fields of science are also a fun treat during the year.
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Government/Civics – Our government class will enrich your student’s knowledge in understanding the purpose of the constitution and it’s proper application as well as help them learn and understand the various positions and roles in government. In addition, we also cover states and capitals, foundational documents, and our countries presidents. Many parents use this class as both their constitution class and American history or government. The content covers so much material that is important for young citizens to know and understand. Guest speakers and visits from public leaders add to the learning experience of the class.

Needed Supplies And Curriculum

These supplies should be with your child at co-op every week. If a child does not have the proper supplies to complete a project, they will not be able to participate in that day’s assignment. Please label ALL your child’s items with their name or initials.
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All classes

• Two pencils, folder, spiral notebook or notebook paper, and their co-op name tag
• For elementary grades - crayons, colored pencils, pencil bag/box, scissors, glue stick, and a pencil box/bag in which to keep it all

Art

• A spiral sketch pad and paint smock or large, old t-shirt. We often paint during art. If your child does not have a smock or core-up t-shirt, they will not paint.

Writing 

• 2nd-3rd - Essentials in Writing Level 1 Second Edition (the spiral workbook)
• 4th-6th – Writing Strands Beginning 1
• 7th-12th – Writing Strands Intermediate 2

Government/Civics

• 7th-12th grade - American Government in Christian Perspective, Second or Third Edition is fine AND the State and Local Government booklet by Abeka

Sciences

• K5-1st  –No curriculum needed. We will be following along the Anatomy classes and staying with their schedule. If you have older students in those classes this will allow you to be able to do science with everyone together.
• 2nd-6th –  Anatomy by Apologia

                        Purchase the textbook and the journal. 2nd-3rd grade will purchase the junior journal, and 4th-6th will  
                        purchase the regular journal. Families can share a textbook, and if helpful, you can share the consumable
                        journal as well. 

• 7th-9th –General Science – 3rd Edition Apologia Textbook & Student Notebook
• 9th-12th – Biology –   3rd Edition Apologia Textbook, Student Notebook, and dissection kit 

These can be purchased through the Apologia many other websites offering curriculum. It is typically easy to find used copies of the textbooks through the homeschool email loops and FB pages. 

Contact Us

The Dunlap Co-op is not a school.  We are a ministry offering weekly classes to enrich and encourage what an individual is being taught and is learning outside of our classes.  The parents of our students are responsible for their own adherence to state standards, grading, and end result of how they use the information they receive from the classes offered through this ministry.