Groups, Classes, and Typical Schedule
Updated Summer 2025
Group Learning Environment - What do our meet-ups look like?
Our cooperative learning group is set up with 4 basic groups - Mighty Minnows (age 4 to 6), Famous Flounders (age 7 to 9), Tenacious Tarpons (age 10 to 12), and Salty Snooks (13+).
We do allow for some leeway for where each child is placed in which group. This means if you have a child that would do better in a younger group or an older group, we are open to discussing it! The only group we are implementing an age requirement is our Salty Snooks children should be 13 or turning 13 during the current co-op year (child must not be younger than 12). Homeschool teens often struggle to find friendships or activities that are just for them, if you are a parent of a homeschool teen OR are in the homeschool teen groups of Facebook you probably see the frequent posts about this common problem. So, we are working to fill that need in our area by providing classes that are TEEN only spaces.
Each Tuesday for 10-weeks children will engage in 2 classes, an AM and PM class that each last 1 hour with a 1-hour lunch in between. Each age group has 2 classes per group for each of the Fall and Spring sessions run by volunteer parent facilitators. The classes vary each session and do not always have the same parent facilitator. The different projects for each class are centered around history, science, and life skills. We do NOT offer basic classes such as grade level math or language arts. however, some of our classes may have a math or language arts element to them.
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Here is a past schedule for our Co-Op day:
Mighty Minnows (4 to 6)
11 AM class: The Magnificent Enchanters (Mythological Creatures and crafts)
12pm Lunch: Outside - playground and pavilion
1 PM class: Journey through the Alphabet (Learning letters through stories and crafts)
Salty Snooks (13+)
11 AM class: Writer's Workshop (class focused on creative writing)
12pm Lunch: Outside - playground and pavilion
1 PM class: Historical Lens (history class focusing on 18th to 19th century through game schooling style)
Famous Flounders (7 to 9)
11 AM Class: The Keepers (History Class focused around methods of time and measurements.
12 pm Lunch: Outside - playground and pavilion
1 PM class: Around the World (Geography and cultural class with crafts.
Tenacious Tarpons (10 to 12)
11 AM class: STEM Explorers (class with various STEAM and STEM challenges.
12pm Lunch: Outside - playground and pavilion
1 PM Class: World Travelers (Geography and culture class with projects and crafts for older ages)
Spring 2026
Class Descriptions
Might Minnow Classes:
AM Class: 11am to 12pm - Ms. Georgia - Art and Nature Circle - Class Description: We will explore nature through literature and art.
PM Class: 1pm to 2pm - Ms. Shelby - Time for a Creature Adventure!! - Class Description: HURRY, Get ready to activate your kid powers & help us locate all the missing creatures!! As we locate them we’ll be learning about all their different classifications and what makes each group so special. Hope to see ya there! Until then let’s keep on creature adventuring!!
Famous Flounders Classes:
AM Class: 11am to 12pm - Ms. Abby - Adventure Guild - Class description: Join us for a unique first look at immersive history! With a focus on important adventures rather than specific places and people. We will explore and discover on land, in the sky, among the stars, and under the sea! Gear up, Adventure Guild! Adventure awaits!
PM Class: 12pm to 1pm - Ms. Colby and Ms. Miranda - Mindful Bodies, Calm Minds is a hands-on class for the Famous Flounders that teaches kids how to understand their feelings by first understanding their bodies. Through simple science, movement, breathing, games, and creative projects, children learn how their nervous system works — and how to help themselves calm down when emotions feel big.
Tenacious Tarpons Classes:
AM Class: 11am to 12pm - Ms. Crystal - Wilderness Adventurers - Outside Pavilion - Description: Join us as we adventure into our unique Florida habitat. Each student will create a nature journal to document their journey. We will explore Florida's extraordinary environment through nature walks, art, poetry, reading, crafts, and games. My goal is for your child to learn more about and fall in low with the beauty of Florida, leading them to be inspired to preserve it! We will be learning Florida State nature symbols, tracking, identifying plants, animals, toxic or venomous plants and animals, invasive and non-native species, and more!
PM Class: 1pm to 2pm - Ms. Amy and Ms. Sarah - Culinary Around the World - Class Description: Join us for a delicious global adventure! In each class, we'll explore a different country through a fun mini-lesson about its culture and geography, followed by a hands-on cooking session where we'll create a popular local dish. It's the perfect blend of learning and tasting your way around the world! Supple Need: Each week there may be some items needed by families make sure to check the Facebook Group before each class.
Salty Snook Classes:
AM Class: 11am to 12:00 - Ms. Ginna (Virginia) - Zombie Apocalypse: Survival through Science and Economics - Class Description: Survival teams are gathered after the outbreak of a Zombie Virus! We will rebuild society, learn about disease modeling/virus evolving, economic collapse and more. We will focus on lab work, teamwork and problem solving, basics of microbiology, biology, and economics.
PM Class: 1pm to 2pm - Ms. Megan - TBA