Friday Enrichment, or FE, is a series of classes taught on Friday mornings by both parent volunteers and non-member professionals. Classes range from fairly academic to completely whimsical, with a wide and ever-changing range of options in between. We meet at a church near the Chapel Hill/Durham line, making this popular program accessible to homeschoolers throughout the Triangle.
Although you must be a member of CHH to enroll in classes, anyone may submit a class proposal. If you wish to submit more than one class, please fill out the form again. If you have many class ideas and would like to know which two might be best to submit, or if you have any other questions, contact the FE Coordinator, Challe Hudson, at fe@chapelhillhomeschoolers.com.
The Chapel Hill Homeschoolers’ Friday Enrichment is an educational program to provide enrichment opportunities for children of all ages. It also provides classroom experiences and a chance to socialize. The classes are meant to be a supplement to what a child is learning at home. The Spring FE session for children ages 3 to 14 will meet on 12 consecutive Fridays starting February 3 and ending April 27, skipping Friday April 6 because of the Good Friday holiday. Classes will be one or two hours long, running from 10:15 to 11:15 and 11:15 to 12:15 OR from 10:15 to 12:15 . This timing should permit people to easily drop off or pick up children attending Team Time (9:45-11:45). The number of class meetings will vary among the classes, lasting from one or two Fridays, to a class that might span the entire 12 weeks. The class duration is set by the teacher who submits the class proposal. Although participants are welcome to bring lunches and play on the playground after classes, the building (and the bathrooms) will be locked soon after 12:30.
Parents and non-CHH educators are encouraged to submit class proposals. You do not have to have teaching experience or certification to create and run a successful class! All subjects are welcome, but particularly popular subjects have included science experiments, art, introductory music, games, theater, improv, preschool, and hands-on history. Some subjects have been less popular, such as poetry, creative writing, and foreign languages. However, you might have a class idea along these lines that would be a hit! Please, give it a try! All teachers will be paid $25 per classroom hour by CHH, and all students will pay a fixed cost per classroom hour to CHH. If you wish to collect additional fees to cover your materials and expenses, you may do so; just indicate how much you need to collect per child on the class proposal form. Teachers do not have to teach the entire 12-week session. You may submit two-hour and/or one-hour class proposals. Classes may meet one, two, or more consecutive weeks. Remember that younger children many need many weeks to adjust to their classes or may not be able to handle a two-hour class, and design classes accordingly. Class proposals will be collected via this form until Monday, January 9, 2012: Preregister for Friday EnrichmentDo not attempt to register until you have read and understood the catalog, which is available in the files section of the CHH Yahoogroup in the folder called "Friday Enrichment" , or by emailing the FE coordinator, fe@chapelhillhomeschoolers.com. Once you know what your child's first (and second, if any) workshop choices are for each day, fill out this online form: COMING SOON Pay for Friday EnrichmentThere are two types of costs for Friday Enrichment. Each day of workshop has a fixed fee, which is paid to Chapel Hill Homeschoolers. We use these fees to rent the rooms, pay the teachers, and pay the administrator. Some workshops have additional fee, which are listed in the catalog. This fee should be paid directly to the teacher on the day of the workshop.
You calculate the workshop fee owed by your family by multiplying the number of days of workshops by the fixed workshop fee. If you are uncertain about the correct fee for your family, contact fe@chapelhillhomeschoolers.com.
There are two ways to pay for Friday Enrichment: check or PayPal. The PayPal button below allows you to enter the fee you calculated (it does not charge you a predetermined amount) which is why the PayPal page says it is a "donation". (Sorry, your FE administrator lacks PayPal experience.) You may also deliver a check, made out to Chapel Hill Homeschoolers, to Challe Hudson at Friday Enrichment.
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