CHEAR Homeschool Co-op
About Us
CHEAR Texas is a dedicated non-profit organization formed to empower homeschooling families in Texas. We offer a wide range of resources, networking opportunities, and educational programs to support homeschool cooperatives, ensuring that every family has the tools needed to thrive.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a well-rounded educational experience grounded in Biblical principles and Christian values. We strive to cultivate critical thinking, creativity, and a deep love for learning in every student. Recognizing the inherent value of each child, we seek to nurture a profound love for God and His creation in all that we do. Our commitment to building meaningful relationships across diverse backgrounds and denominations strengthens our co-op, allowing us to support and encourage one another on our homeschooling journeys. Ultimately, we aim to equip our students to be lifelong learners and devoted followers of Christ, empowering them to make a lasting, positive impact on their families, communities, and the world for the glory of God.
Co-op Model
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Classes will take place once a week on Wednesdays with the exception of a few upper level classes and fine arts programs that meet twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) during the school year.
You are welcome to take one class, or a full day of classes. Many of these classes will include homework assigned by the tutor to be completed at home.
As the primary educator, parents are to keep their student accountable on the assignments given and be responsible for grading their children's work. To this end, the tutor and the parent both have the responsibility to keep the student accountable.
In order to foster a proper learning environment and keep order in the daily operations of our class times a handbook of policies and procedures is to be followed by every member of CHEAR.
In order to maintain clear communication and support our families it is necessary to provide guidelines that will keep our families safe, accountable and ready to pursue their school year at CHEAR.
Statement of Faith
This co-op welcomes participants of any denomination to engage in classes, as we believe that we are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28). Tutors must teach in a manner that honors Biblical principles, recognizing that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10),and that we should do everything in love (1 Corinthians 16:14). We believe that the Bible is the final and only source of authority in our lives, as it is God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). Our core values and character traits are rooted in the Bible, and we believe that our faith in Christ is essential to our success as homeschoolers and as individuals, as we trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6). We are committed to deepening our understanding of the Bible and applying its teachings in all areas of our lives, as the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). Biblical Foundation & Statement of Faith We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16). We affirm that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). We affirm the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood (Romans 5:8-9), His bodily resurrection (Luke 24:39), His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9-11), and His personal return in power and glory(Revelation 1:7). We affirm that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for the salvation of lost and sinful man (Titus 3:5). We affirm the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Galatians 5:16). We affirm the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, with those who are saved unto the resurrection of life and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29). We affirm the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:3-4).
