Pioneers - Our Method

As a cooperative, PIONEERS' method for accomplishing its stated goals and mission include offering both tutorial and enrichment classes. Tutorial classes at the 9th - 12 th grade level require an average of 1-1 1/2 hours of homework per day per subject. At the 5th - 8th grade level, the requirement will be about 3/4 to one hour per day per subject. Exams and projects are also required. Most classes must have a minimum of six students in order to be offered. Available classes include:

• Writing and Literature
• Math
• Science with Labs
• Foreign Languages
• Miscellaneous (Speech, Government, Psychology, College Prep Literature & Composition)
• Electives (Art, Choir, Yearbook, Hands-that Bless)

Registration/Membership Policy

Application for membership in the PIONEERS Cooperative is open each spring to all JAHE member families in good standing who have children in grades 5/6 -- 12. Exception: Parents who are applying to fill teaching and staff positions in the program, or students who are current members of the co-op will receive priority in membership registration, if registrered prior to the Early Registration deadline.
Due to the tremendous amount of time involved in establishing schedules, screening teachers, and assigning the appropriate size classrooms for each class, it is important that families register as early as possible. For the first semester, the schedule and class fee is established through the pre-registration surveys. The Co-op can only offer classes and confirm a schedule when it is apparent what the needs are for the majority of students each year. Classes can only be offered if there are enough students to pay the teacher.

Information

The following pages further explain the mission, method, and means utilized to accomplish the goals of PIONEERS.

• Our Mission
• Our Method
• Our Means
• Young PIONEERS

For additional information or a printed application form either send an email to Pioneers, leave a voice message at (517) 789-9379 or send a letter requesting a membership form to:

JAHE -- PIONEERS Cooperative
P.O. Box 6380
Jackson, MI 49204