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NEW Family Applications OPEN March 1, 2024

2024-2025

Membership Fee Schedule

All Membership fees for our homeschool collaborative are paid SEPT-MAY.

Parents only need to send kids with a proper winter jacket and hat.  All other school supplies, outdoor gear, instruction time, field trip tickets/admission, consumables, healthy snacks and lunches are included in membership fees. 

  • Discounts for siblings are available.
  • Memberships may be paid in full (5% discount if paid in cash or check) or monthly (SEPT-MAY).
  • Partial scholarships for educator guide hours or services to the community.
  • Membership fees have a yearly cost of living increase of $25/month every Sept.
  • There is a ONE TIME nonrefundable $500 gear rental fee per student paid at time of enrollment (*see bottom of page)

One-Room Schoolhouse (ORS)

(1st-8th Grades)

Two Day

(pick two days M/T/Th/F)

$800/ mo

8am-3pm

     SEPT-MAY

  • Individualized Lesson Plans
  • $150 Passion Project fund
  • All outdoor gear & supplies
  • Filtered, fluoride-free water
  • All snacks & meals
  • 1 FOREST SCHOOL (K-2nd grade) session
  • Adventure Day opportunities on some T/Th (for 1 child & 1 parent- NO chaperone required)
  • FIRST PRIORITY TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER CAMP ($400/wk) and ROADSCHOOL trips ($700-$1,300 avg)

Two Day Membership

Standard 

(M/T/Th/F onsite)

$1,600/ mo

8am-3pm

      SEPT-MAY

  • Individualized Lesson Plans
  • 2 FOREST SCHOOL sessions (K-2nd)
  • 1 FOREST SCHOOL session (3rd-12th)
  • $250 Passion Project fund
  • All outdoor gear & supplies
  • Filtered, fluoride-free water
  • All snacks & meals
  • Weekly Adventure Days (for 1 child & 1 parent- NO chaperone required)
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  • FIRST PRIORITY TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER CAMP ($400/wk) and ROADSCHOOL trips ($700-$1,300 avg)
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Standard Membership

All-Inclusive

$2,000/ mo

8am-3pm      SEPT-MAY

  • All Standard offerings
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  • PLUS

Google Classroom for WEDNESDAY at-home learning

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  • ALL ROADSCHOOL TRIPS included! (FALL-SPRING-SUMMER: up to $3,900 value)  *additional chaperone fee required for ages 5-8
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  • 3 Weeks of SUMMER CAMP INCLUDED! ( $1,200 value!)

($1,500 SAVINGS over Standard + Roadschool & Summer camp)

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ORS All-Included

Independent Studies 

(9th-12th Grades)

+$40/month for any plan (2 Day / Standard / All-Inclusive)

  • An option for families who are committed to homeschooling through high school and who have students who are intrinsically motivated to work through high school level curriculum in an independent fashion.  We do not typically enroll 9th-12th grades who have not completed at least ONE YEAR in our K-8th grade programming.

Our Independent Studies program includes all the benefits and offerings of our above programs

Other MEMBERSHIP Options

Weekly Summer Camp

Summer Camp
(JUNE-AUG 2024)

$400/ week

8am-3pm

  • Members are given first priority to register for summer camp.
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  • Summer Camp weeks/dates will be announced mid February

We open up 5-6 spots for non-member families each week.

Summer Camp

*3 Weeks of summer camp is INCLUDED at no additional cost for our All-Inclusive members.

Community Membership

Transitioning to hybrid or full-time homeschooling?  You can still be a part of our community with this membership option.

$150/ mo

 

  • 1 60 min group ‘Highly Sensitive/Gifted Family Coaching’ call every month with Miss Amy
  • SLACK community channels
  • Access to purchase Teaching Textbooks & MindPlay at group rate
  • Monthly FAMILY DINNER NIGHT
  • COMMUNITY EVENT invitations
  • AWS Newsletter
  • First priority to register for Summer Camps
  • First priority to register for open seats on Roadschool trips.

COMMUNITY Membership

PATRONAGE Membership

Want to help sponsor a student in need?

$ — / mo

  • Sponsor a student with a monthly, tax-deductible donation through Friends of AWS 501(3)c
  • SLACK  community channels
  • AWS Newsletter

PATRONAGE

 *Gear Rental Fee

There is  $500 lifetime gear fee per student, paid at enrollment.  Students will keep all rental gear AT school.  When students size up, gear will be exchanged. for the next size up 

This fee is only paid ONCE and you, as a parent, NEVER have to worry about it again! 

 

Rain jacket/pants,

Rain mittens & rain hat (for 1st-2nd),

Waterproof Snowpants (one-piece snowsuit for 1st-2nd),

BOGS boots (rain AND snow),

Waterproof CHOPPER MILL ski mittens,

Neck gaiter/ Scarf  

Ski Goggles

 

 

The only gear families have to provide is a warm winter jacket and a hat!