Wee Pip Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 If you live in a state where you are required to have so many hours of school/so many days of school, do you count co-op days? If you don't live in a state where you are required to log a certain amt of time, do you call co-op days a school day or a day off? Me? We're in a non-requiring state, but I do still like to roughly tally up our school time. Not sure whether I should count co-op or not, though! It's a full day, lots of socializing, science, art, gym, that sort of stuff every 2 weeks. Would you count it? Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loupelou Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I would count it. If your dc are taking classes such as art, science, gym, math, to supplement their home school program I see no reason you should not consider it in your time calculations. I'm assuming this is not a free for all playday with a 5 minute science experiment taking place at the park.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 just days. I do count co-op days. I figure it's supplemental to my school. I let the kids take fluff classes. I still require math and grammar and others when we get home. At least until I know the book will be finished by the end of the year. Our co-op is only 1/2 day. But even when we are off at home, if we have co-op, I still count it as a day of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 We didn't, but our co-op was very casual. I used some of the papers, projects and speeches the girls did for co-op as part of their portfolio, but I did not count any of the classes for credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Of course. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 It counts:-) Schools count these as days present, as do the days to see Shakespeare Festivals, ocean days, zoo trips, movie days. Heck.. ours count/counted the days where students went in pajamas & slippers with blankets and pillows... to read for the day:-) Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanyan Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I would definitely count it. My kids have spent time in both public schools and a super academic private school, and not every hour of every day was spent on academic tasks. They did lots of creative projects, and broke out into spontaneous discussions on topics at hand, etc. All of that was counted as school hours by the schools! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I don't live in a place that requires me to count days/time BUT I do have to report certain content and I count the hours my kids spend in their fine arts program school. It is not a co-op program but one in which they take dance, drama, art,photography, music lessons. Technically an extracurric program but I use it supplement and outright teach areas I can not(specifically music, drama and photography). I count workshops and such they participate in through out the year too so I would definitely count a co-op day/class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 We are non-reporting state, but I do count co-op as school. My kids usually take what I consider elective courses at co-op, but they are learning none-the-less. We often do little to no homeschool that day, just co-op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilymax Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I live in a state where we have to count hours, and I absolutely count co-op days! It lasts about 3 hours; so the only school we do at home those days is some reading and maybe a little math. Mama likey co-op days! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Non-reporting, non-record keeping state here. I do 'count' our co-op time because it is academic and completes our curriculum. (Apologia Science and literature). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Absolutely. We are doing school subjects here and everywhere we did co=ops. This year my older is having a creative writing class, debate class, and US Govt and Economics. My younger is doing robotics (programming and designing), Cooking, and Ancient Greece. We don't have to count hours here but I these classes are all similar to subjects that either my husband or I took in school (English, Home Ec, Computer programming, Drafting, History, Social Studies, Speech) so yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMominTX Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Definitely. As someone else said, if it is important enough to get my out of the house on a weekday during school hours, it counts as school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Yep, we'll be counting co-op as a school day. My DD takes fitness fun, exploring your world (science and social studies), group games, book club, music and movement, and show and tell....so we'll be counting homeschool group day as a school day. It is once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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