TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
Legacy Homeschool Enrichment COOP students gathered for a day of learning activities.
having children of their own. As their oldest neared school age, the Jacksons started considering homeschooling as the right option for their family. “I wanted my kids to experience the classroom setting as well as have a circle of friends to share life with,” she said. “My husband and I love to travel and do mission work, and we knew we wanted our children to touch everything we had been
through fourth grades, but it has since grown to include fifth through eighth grades, as well. With history and science at the core of their program, the COOP uses The Good and the Beautiful curriculum. It is a well laid out curriculum that comes with teacher guides and student journals. It works perfectly for the COOP. Teachers are also able
experiencing. It is important for us that they are challenged educationally and spiritually while having the flexibility to travel and be on our own schedule. I love that my children have Legacy and homeschool. I have the opportunity to disciple their hearts on a daily basis. Our family is stronger, closer, and we are able to be more intentional because we homeschool.” So, it was with that inspiration and passion that Whitney founded the Legacy Homeschool Enrichment COOP in 2019 as part of the ministry of Church on the Rock- Texarkana. The COOP is a partnership of homeschool families sharing in the mission to equip and enrich homeschool studies
to supplement with TeachersPayTeachers. com products and other resources that fit the COOP’s standards. Each family is responsible to teach their own children English, language arts, and math at home, but the COOP offers a well-rounded school experience beyond the core subjects. Legacy uses Foundation Worldview for their Bible curriculum, which is a great deep study on each student’s level. Fine arts and Spanish are also offered to students, and the curriculum is chosen according to the teachers’ abilities. Students do not have to give up the traditional aspects of public school either since activities, including plays, field trips, and field days, are all part of the
Aslyn Jackson and Boston Barr watching and writing in their journals in a reading station at Legacy COOP.
while connecting them to God, friends, ministry, and the world. “It is our prayer to cultivate a learning environment for students to flourish. We want to challenge our students academically, socially, and spiritually,” said Whitney. The COOP meets two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. When the program got its start in 2019, it served students from kindergarten
Legacy program. Whitney went on to share, “Legacy is such a beautiful community of homeschool families who have the same core values and beliefs. We love the community this program has given to our homeschool families.” Legacy staffs between six and eight teachers each year, with the number depending on enrollment. The Spanish teacher, Mrs.
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