As our program continues to evolve, our registration procedure and coop offerings have changed. Please read these questions and answers carefully. Questions concerning registration may be addressed to the Registrar; general questions should be addressed to info.
For the overall schedule and the daily schedule grids, click Coop Schedule
The Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Sessions will each comrise 14 weeks of meetings. For details, click Coop Schedule
Visit the registration pages within the Voyagers private web pages.
Our new registration timelines have permitted us to register waiting list applicants
along with our returning members. Waiting list applicants will be contacted by our Wait List Coordinator. Until you are contacted by our Wait List Coordinator,
please do not send in payment or any other forms.
Please see our Waiting List Policy for details.
If you have not heard from our Wait List Coordinator by the dates shown on our registration forms, or if you need confirmation of your waiting list status, please e-mail the Wait List Coordinator.
Voyagers has been expanding hours and days gradually, however we have not been
able to accommodate every family who has expressed interest. There
is a standing waiting list of families who are interested in
membership in the next session. In order to be placed on the list,
we request that you inquire, visit, and then notify us
of your wish to be on the waiting list by filling out a waiting list form.
The steps for placement on the waiting list for membership in the Homeschool Coop are:
Write to or call info to schedule a visit during a normal meeting day while Voyagers is in session, or an orientation day (if one has been scheduled).
Fill out the waiting list form that will be given to you during your visit. You may also download the waiting list form from our web site. The filled out form should be returned to
Wait List Coordinator
Voyagers, Inc.
530 Main Street
Acton, MA 01720
Waiting list registrants will be placed on the waiting list(s)
in the order they have been received.
Please see our Wait List Policy.
If you wish to receive announcements about events
and future registration information only, please write to info
to be placed on the expanded distribution list. Important note:
Receiving e-mail announcements does not mean that you are on
the Waiting List. If you need confirmation of your waiting list
status, please e-mail the Wait List Coordinator.
If you inquire about our program when Voyagers is not in
session, we will try to answer any questions you have without a
visit. You should come to one of the informal gatherings or orientation programs that
occasionally happen during the off-season so that you may talk with
other families about Voyagers before filling out a waiting list form.
Your registration fee covers your family membership, entitling you to
attend Voyagers on the day(s) and time(s) specified on your
registration forms.
Registration fees are applied towards the cost of operating Voyagers
(rent, insurance, supplies, etc). Registration fees are found on the Family Registration Form.
Study Group fees offset the cost of hiring outside
instructors. Voyagers has maintained, and continues to maintain, a policy
that internal teachers are not paid for teaching services during coop hours.
Material fees cover the cost of copying and supplies for a study group.
A term day is the smallest block of time that you may register for. It represents a single program day for one half-year (or term). You may only attend Voyagers on the term-day(s) that are listed on your Registration Form and approved by the registrar. If you register for one term-day only, you may attend only on the term-day that you list on your registration form unless your request has been granted according to our Single Study Group Registration Policy.
Voyagers is intended as a supplement to your homeschooling efforts.
Please consider your overall schedule carefully when looking at registration
offerings.
Please judge realistically if you and/or your child will be able to fulfill the expectations of a given study group or program day. Making discerning choices in this regard will result in a positive experience for all members.
Voyagers has a physical limit to the space that is available. It will be necessary for safety's sake to limit the number of families that can attend at any given time. To date, Voyagers has been unable to accommodate every family that has expressed an interest in our program. In effort to accommodate as many families as possible, we have implemented the Waiting List Policy described here.
Unfortunately, no. Voyagers has a physical limit to the space that is available. It will be necessary for safety's sake to limit the number of families that attend at any given time. While every effort will be made to accommodate every student's choices, we cannot guarantee study group enrollment. You may review our policy for over-subscribed study groups. You will be notified as quickly as possible if any of your choices are unavailable.
Voyagers has limited funds set aside for scholarship candidates.
You may view the Scholarship Policy to see if you should apply (an application is available on that page). Questions concerning scholarships may be directed
to the Chairman or
Treasurer in confidence.
If making your full payment in installments better meets your financial situation, you may propose a payment schedule to the Treasurer. Efforts will be made to accommodate all payment proposals.
View the PaymentAndRefundPolicy page.
View the RegistrationAndAddDropPolicy page.
A Resource Membership gives scheduled access to our facility during non-coop hours.
The aim of this membership is to support the larger homeschooling community
through the resources that Voyagers offers including our library, our community, and our space.
Access will be during non-coop hours.
A Resource Membership also entitles you to enroll in "Resource Member" only study groups (Mock Trial
and the Shakespeare Play), entitles you to reduced "member" fees for other Resource Center
study groups, and entitles you to free admission to many Resource Center events.
A Resource Center membership is included in your coop membership. For more information on the Resource Center, please contact
the Resource Center Coordinator or see the ResourceCenter page.
The resource membership is a stand-alone membership which will have a separate registration rate. For active co-op members, this membership will be included in your registration.
Voyagers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and as such can receive
tax-deductible donations in accordance with IRS publication 526.
Please see this publication or a tax specialist to confirm
that you are eligible to deduct your donation.
Donations may be sent at any time to:
Treasurer
Voyagers, Inc.
530 Main Street
Acton, MA 01720
When making a donation, you should specify whether the donation is for
general use (Voyagers may use a general donation at the discretion of
the Board of Directors and/or Treasurer), or specific use (Voyagers may
only use the donation in accordance with the specified wishes of the donor).
For your convenience, a space for donations has been provided on our
family registration form. It is not necessary to use this form to
make a donation.
Prior to the next tax season, Voyagers will
send you a thank you letter documenting the receipt of your donation.
You should retain this letter with your tax records to support any
entitled deductions which you claim.
Closings and delayed openings due to snow will be determined by the Acton
Public School schedule. You can get information on the radio or TV,
or go to the WBZ-radio website for school closings at
http://wbz1030.com
to check on the Acton, MA public school schedule. If the
Acton schools are closed, we will not be meeting for that day. If
the Acton schools have delayed openings, our day will start at 10:00
AM rather than at 9:00. (This means that first hour study groups are
cancelled, and if you have a study group that normally starts at 9:30, the first half hour will not be happening.)
Those of us who open on delayed start days will plan to open the building by 9:30 AM. Any other type of problem (building, etc.) would be announced by e-mail and phone chain as quickly as possible.
Questions concerning registration may be addressed to the Registrar; general questions should be addressed to info.