Thursday, 9 AM to 12:30 PM  

Bristol, Tennessee

TEACH Bristol meets at a local church in Bristol, Tennessee (near downtown Bristol). 

This page is meant to introduce you to the "flavor" of TEACH Bristol Co-op. 

(1)  We function as a true "co-op" where all parents are on campus and involved in teaching or assisting in some way. The TEACH Bristol Co-op  does not offer a drop-off policy; parents are expected to be on campus whether they are involved in teaching or assisting or have a free hour.  We do not require all parents to teach, but we do offer an early registration incentive for those that make this extra commitment.  Teachers receive no monetary compensation.  They are reimbursed for materials only.

(2)  We offer all kinds of classes - from highly academic to pure fluff!  We try to offer a wide variety of classes and occassionally poll our members to find out what they'd most like to see.  For the most part, our class offerings are dictated by our teacher volunteers.  We feel that allows them to teach what they are truly passionate about teaching. We offer classes from Kindergarten through twelfth grade.  Families must have a student registered for co-op who is Kindergarten or higher in order to enroll in Nursery, or Preschool classes.  We do not have a Preschool or PreKindergarten Program but we do provide some class opportunities for the younger siblings participating in them. 

(3)  We do not follow one particular homeschooling philosophy - we welcome families rom textbook homeschoolers to unschoolers in our group.  We have no rules dictating what curriculum must be used for any particular subject. 

(4)  Since we meet only once a week, we may have upper level classes requiring additional outside work and a weekly virtual meeting (i.e. high school math and science).

(5)  While we aren't associated with one church, we are a Christian group with a statement of faith and we strive to be guided by Biblical principles in our dealing with each other.

(6)  We are a large group and need certain rules to function properly and safely.  Participants are required to wear name tags on campus and follow a code of conduct. 

(7)  We ask that both parents and students make a genuine commitment to their classes and attendance. For the fall 2024 semester, families are required to attend the full day. 

(8)  We are non-profit organization, fees are collected to pay for our facilities and expenses.