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We are a UTCH* state member home education cooperative meeting weekly for 10-week fall and winter terms to provide group instruction in a variety of subjects. We are a parent participation co-op and not a drop off program. We currently meet in Layton city in Davis county.Our co-op is made up of UTCH state member families who attend a wide variety of area churches. *UTCH.org

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We offer classes for Kindergarten through grade 12, dependent on coordinator offerings and class need. Nursery and pre-school classes are available for families with K-12 siblings at co-op.

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Each parent/guardian on campus will fill a required number of serving units each year. You may choose where you serve, based on availability, but your service units may not necessarily be with your children. 

• The units are broken down as follows:
  • Helper Units 
  • Nursery Units
  • Cleaning Units 
  • PE Units -- only if students are enrolled in PE (after lunch)

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Our classes are taught primarily by parents or guardians. On occasion we have pre-approved guest teachers from the community.

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Nursery care for infants through age 2 is available.  Co-op participants register for nursery care slots throughout the co-op year to provide supervision for the nursery children from 9-12:15 PM.

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When openings are available, for the upcoming co-op year, we will announce a Visitor Day on this website by March 1. Please email [email protected] by March 1 to request information about Visitor Day.

NOTE: ALL families new to Davis-Weber UTCH CoOp and those who last participated with us two or more years prior to the upcoming year are required to attend Visitor Day. You cannot register for classes unless you attend a Visitor Day information meeting.

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Joining our private member website will grant access to all our events, meetings, registration, and activities. You can join our group by completing these easy steps.

1. Atend a Visitor Day or Park Day

2. Apply for UTCH Membership after July 1 (membership in our umbrella organization, UTCH, and signing the UTCH Statement of Faith) is required to join our co-op) - https://utch.org

3. Request membership on this website, after attending Visitor Day, (by April 1 of each year). When space is available, new families will be added to the website by April 15.

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Yes, UTCH membership is a requirement for participation in our co-op. Our CoOp is a ministry of UTCH (Utah Christian Homeschool Association). We verify UTCH state membership with the state membership secretary. As a UTCH member, you are welcome to join any of the UTCH state co-ops (or even begin one of your own with a few other families)!

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Families joining outside of our general registration dates places a large burden on our Coordinator and Leadership Team volunteers. Therefore, we only add new families during the spring and/or summer for the following year.

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Each parent/guardian on campus will serve a required number of units (morning class, nursery, cleaning, and PE). Assigned units will be the same regardless of the number of children a family has enrolled in co-op.

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It is not required for all parents to coordinate/teach a class. However, all parents/guardians will have an amount of serving unit requirements to serve in classes, nursery, P.E. (if your students register for P.E.) and cleaning.

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Yes, families who choose to participate in our co-op should commit to regular attendance and participation for the full year, missing only due to illness or emergency. Registered families should make attendance a priority and schedule family vacations, activities, and appointments on different days.

Inability to commit to regular attendance and participation for the full year indicates that this co-op is not the right co-op for your family. This co-op is volunteer dependent and the short terms (10 weeks) mean that every week's materials are very important for students to receive the benefit of participation. In addition, withdrawals during the co-op year burden coordinators, teachers, and co-op families with the time-consuming responsibility of filling empty teaching and helping units.

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This is NOT a drop-off co-op. Co-op classes are taught by parents, guardians, and friends in the community. Parents/guardians are on campus for the entire co-op day. Co-op parents/guardians are busy teaching and serving in classes, nursery, cleaning, etc.

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No.  You may enroll your students in any number of classes that meet your educational plans. Students on campus MUST be enrolled every hour of the day (study hall is available each hour if needed). 

However, know that when you register, your Helper, Nursery, and Cleaning Units are going to be the same whether you register for 1, 2, or 3 of the morning hours.  Those helper units are divided among all participating families, regardless of how many hours they are enrolled in classes. Most parents find it unrealistic to participate fewer than 3 hours.