The co-op
At Bosque, the teachers lead the teaching. The families do the rest: they help in the classroom, look after the garden, prepare snack and decide together how the year goes. So there are family adults working beside the teachers every morning.
A duty morning every two weeks
One job for the year
One family meeting a month
Each family chooses a job when they enroll. It can change at the start of each session.
Waters, plants with the children and looks after the desert plants in the yard.
Fills the bottles and the water stations, and moves the shade cloths through the year.
Organizes the week's snack list and the shopping.
Gathers paper, paint and natural materials for the workshops.
Fixes what breaks in the yard and coordinates the end-of-month cleanup.
Sends notices to families and reminds everyone of the month's meetings.
The teacher tells you your job for the morning: snack, the garden or walking with the group.
Welcome families at the yard gate and help each child find their place in the circle.
You work beside a teacher; you are not left in charge of a group on your own.
Hand out water and snack at the table in the shade.
Help put the yard away and talk with the teacher about the morning. Your day ends at 12:45 p.m.
Membership
Membership belongs to the family, not the child. It is met with co-op hours.
One family, one place. Co-op hours are met with these duties.
Co-op hours are per family, not per child. We talk it through on the tour.
If a family can't do a duty, they tell us and we look for another way to help, such as a job that can be done from home.
We explain how it works for your family, with your child's age and the mornings that suit you.