FAQs

Q: WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

A: For a list of our core beliefs, please see our Statement of Faith.

Q: WHERE AND WHEN DO YOU MEET?
A: We meet once a week on Fridays from 1:00pm-4:00pm at Bethesda Baptist Church in Clayton, NC.
We start with our Opening Assembly promptly at 1:15pm, and our first period classes start at 1:35pm.
We will use the Johnston County Public School calendar as a guide for our own breaks in meeting.

Q: IS CLASS ENROLLMENT GUARANTEED?
A: We only accept new members if we have availibilty for them in classes. Registrar will contact prospective members to discuss which classes have current openings. For a new school year, current co-op members will have first chance at registration before we accept new members to fulfill class registrations.

Q: CAN I DROP MY CHILD OFF FOR THE DAY?
A: No. At least one parent from each family must accompany their children to co-op every Friday.
Each family must have one parent actively engaged in a class or program at the co-op site each week.
It is not a drop-off program.

Q: WHAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A PARENT?
A: Parents are required to serve each week in co-op.
Parents must be willing to choose at least 2 service positions. These positions may be in various capacities including but not limited to titles such as Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Hall Monitor, and Field Trip Coordinator.
We will have a Church Clean-up Day one Saturday a semester as an Act of Service.
Each family must commit to serving at least one of those Saturdays.

Q: HOW LARGE ARE THE CLASSES?
A: Due to safety concerns and a desire to make the classes personable, most classes have a maximum of 12 students. Larger areas such as the gym can accommodate more students.

Q: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
A: Each family pays a non-refundable *$45 yearly membership fee to CAHG. Membership fee is due upon acceptance from Registrar. The fee will be due annually thereafter before class registrations for returning members (generally around April).

In addition to the membership fee, there is a student fee of $45 per student due each semester (August 15th and again December 15th). 

Nursery children do not accrue a fee
Teachers receive one free student fee each semester

Q: WHAT CLASSES ARE OFFERED?
A: We offer some core classes like Science and History as well as extra curricular classes like Art, P.E., Spanish, etc.
Classes are parent-led and every class we offer each year is available only because a parent offered to teach it.

Q: WHAT AGES IS THIS CO-OP FOR?
A: We offer a Nursery for younger siblings under 2yrs, a 2/3yr old class for younger siblings, a 4yr old class, Elementary classes (K-5th), Middle School classes (6th-8th), and High School classes (8th/9th-12th)
Nursery and Pre-K classes are only offered to younger siblings of those registered in classes.

Responsible older siblings have the opportunity to volunteer as helpers in the elementary and preschool rooms for a period.

*Fee subject to change with the needs of our co-op.

For additional information please see our “Additional FAQ” section.