Western Nebraska Home Educators Network WNHEN

Cooperative Classes
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
Psalm 32:8
King James Version

The Western Nebraska Home Educators Network Cooperative is an opportunity for homeschooling families to come together, once a week, to share their talents, skills and knowledge with each other in order to supplement our children's education.

We rely on each other to be successful in educating our children. Since it is a privilege to belong to a Cooperative such as this one, each of us needs to carry some of the responsibility for its success. Because WNHEN has grown so quickly, we have introduced some practical guidelines to help keep our Cooperative running smoothly. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our Student/Parent Handbook.

Classes are taught by homeschooling parents and friends of our homeschooling community as a ministry to homeschool families. Some classes offered through the Cooperative may be impractical if not impossible to teach at home, such as band, choir and speech.

In our Cooperative, parents have the opportunity to learn along with their children, gain an understanding of their child's strengths, abilities and learning styles in a classroom setting and receive a fist-hand glimpse of how their child interacts in a group situation. Students have the opportunity to discover, expand and enlarge the world around them and benefit from the small class size and extra attention given at our Cooperative.

Please note that class offered through our Cooperative are not designed to take the place of what the parent teaches at home. Classes are designed to enhance the child's education, not replace it. Our Cooperative is not a charter or umbrella school. The Cooperative does not offer a complete curriculum for any child. Parents remain the primary educator and are responsible for overseeing their child's educational needs.

Our Cooperative is not a "moms day out", playgroup or a daycare. We are a group of caring homeschoolers who desire to supplement our children's education through a Cooperative. We all work together to oversee the success of our program. For information on how you can assist, click on our Volunteer Opportunities link.

For additional information on the WNHEN Cooperative click on the links located on the left hand side of this page. If you have additional questions please don't hesitate to contact us.