This is a homeschooling group that services all of Reno County, KS and surrounding areas. This group contains a co-op with hands on classes each Monday for 24 weeks each year. It also provides sports clubs, swim team, gymnastics, STEM Club, Science Kids, Robotics, and is home of the Ad Astra Challenge (Stoa Speech and Debate). Each school year starts around July 1st. Each year, orientation is required to remain a member.

GBHE is a group of home educating families in Great Bend, Kansas and surrounding rural areas. We aim to have a monthly "Mom's Night Out" activity for social support and a monthly field trip for the whole family. GBHE also has an educational/enrichment co-op that meets for two 12-week sessions (on average) each school year. We meet Thursday mornings in Great Bend for 3-4 classes. This is a parent directed group - where parents stay to help with teaching, assisting in a class, severing as a hall monitor, or by serving in the nursery/toddler/Pre-K areas.

The Network is a Christian organization for families who are actively engaged in the home schooling process. Our classes are a supplement, not a replacement, for home education. We meet on Mondays at Grace Church (4200 E 25th Street, Des Moines, IA). Students receive 90 minutes of instruction per week for each class in which they are enrolled. During the rest of the week, students complete homework assignments, work on projects, read course material, and study for upcoming quizzes and tests. Parents help students organize their schedules for adequate studying, review assignments before they are turned in, and maintain good communication with teachers. Parents also have opportunities to assist The Network community in various capacities.

Kids Nature Club is an on-going program that meets the first and third Thursday's of the month. Stories, crafts, games, and hiking are all part of the programs. Explore science, natural history, and natural resources through activities, stories, crafts, and games. How to be prepared: – Closed toed shoes – Water Bottle – Sunscreen -Dress for being outside Locations- Vista Room; Pavilion; Overlook Pond; or Eddy Woods Nature Club Tots (ages 2-6). Meets from 10:30-11:30 am. Nature Club Kids (ages 7 and up) . Meets from 9:00-10:00am. 2024 Schedule February 1- Who Is hibernating February 15- Celebrating Ice and Cold March 7- Nature Superpowers March 21- To Be A Bee April 4- Animal Homes April 18- How Many Leaves Are on the Tree May 2- Tell Me Tree May 16- Frogs, Toads, and Turtles June 6- Creek Finding June 20- Hidden Below July 4- No Nature Club July 18- Fire Flies and the Night Skies August 1- Animals Underground August 15- A League of Extraordinary Guessers September- 5- Gotta Go, Gotta Go September 19- Cob Webs and Crawlies October 3- Forest Literacy October 17- Count Barkula November 7- Nature Crafting November 21- Nature Gifts

Metro Home Educators (MHE) is a support group for homeschooling families living in, or near, the Cedar Valley. We offer many opportunities for member families to enhance their homeschooling experience. There are three main components under the MHE umbrella: Co-op, CORE Classes and Supplemental Opportunities.

Branches exists as a homeschool co-op of passionate Christian parents who have a conviction to educate our children at home. We come together to fellowship, build relationships, and to offer group classes in order to supplement and enrich our children’s education. Our vision is to provide a Christ-centered environment that is led by parents who desire to fulfill the responsibility God has placed on us. We hope to create a co-op that aims at encouraging and equipping families through supplemental curriculum, field trips, service projects, play dates, and holiday celebrations.