Weekly Classes

How Weekly Classes Work

Each child ages 3-18 will get to take about 4 classes each Monday. The first 30 minutes is for students to greet each other and prepare for the day while parents go over any announcements and prepare classrooms. Class subjects depend on what parents suggest and are willing to teach, but the board considers student preferences to make an appealing and well-balanced mix each semester. Past terms have seen classes like Lego Robotics, Poetry, Around the World Geography, Fun with Math, Tiny Art, etc. Classes are split by age groups, and class sizes are typically around 6-8 students.


Each parent is responsible for teaching one class each week (or more if desired). Parents submit a few class ideas they are willing to teach before the new semester starts, and the board of directors picks from the pool of class ideas. Parents teach about their chosen topic each week for 30-45 minutes, depending on age group and final scheduling. There are typically 12 class days each semester in a 14-week period (September-December or February-May).


If it’s not a parent's designated teaching period, they will be a second adult in another class,

monitoring the hall, or tending to nursery-aged children (0-2). Parents may be asked to substitute

teach for another class if a family is absent. We require two adults per classroom at all times.


More previous class ideas: Lego building, Storytime, ABC letter books, Math games, Card Making, Yoga, Health and Nutrition, Game Design, Critical Thinking, Nature Studies, Snail Mail, Journalism, ASL, etc. Most STEM, all varieties of art, literature, and PE.


Weekly classes currently meet from 9am-noon in Clearfield, UT. Activities are included when you join for weekl classes.


Required Supplies or Extra Costs

Each student attending classes should bring a backpack with the following (labeled if possible):

  • Pencils or pens

  • Coloring utensil of choice (markers, crayons, colored pencils)

  • Notebook or paper

  • Folder

  • Scissors

  • Glue stick or liquid glue

  • Snack if desired

  • Water bottle


Teachers may need to purchase supplies for their classes. In such cases, teachers may divide the cost of their supplies by 6-8 students to charge a small class fee. We try to keep class fee totals under $15 a semester per student, so less costly classes are given preference during scheduling.


Our Sick/Planned Absence Policy

When it comes to germs, sharing is not caring. If you or any household family member has had a

fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or severe coughing in the past 48 hours, please stay home. If you seem to

be on the mend from a minor cold (mild coughing, sniffling) and aren’t contagious, you can attend

classes/activities with appropriate health precautions (masks/handwashing). If you have a new

illness with new symptoms, please stay home. There are no penalties or shame if your family gets

sick! However, regular attendance for weekly classes is necessary except in the case of illness,

emergency, or pre-scheduled family events.


If your family has a planned vacation, please notify the board as soon as possible.


In either of these cases, one of the other parents will need to substitute teach your class. We strongly

encourage you while planning your classes to create a substitute lesson plan ahead of time.


If you are going to be gone from classes for any reason, you will need to share your substitute lesson

plan before 9 am the day you’ll be absent.