Most co-op leaders and mentors are remarkably resourceful.
You find a curriculum that’s almost right.
You tweak it.
You adjust assignments.
You rewrite discussion questions.
You add group activities.
You delete what won’t work in a co-op setting.
And before you know it… you’ve practically written your own curriculum. At some point, many leaders quietly start asking: Why am I rebuilding this every year? Here’s something we don’t talk about enough: Sometimes the curriculum you need truly doesn’t exist yet.
Not because you missed it. Not because you didn’t search hard enough. But because most curriculum is written for either:
- a single homeschool family, or
- a traditional classroom.
Homeschool co-ops live in the space between those worlds.
And that space has unique needs:
- multi-age dynamics
- once-a-week meetings
- parent-teachers with limited prep time
- meaningful but manageable assignments
- rich discussion without daily oversight
That combination is rare.
So if you keep feeling like nothing fits quite right… you’re not imagining it. But here’s the part that changes everything: You don’t have to settle for “close enough.” If the curriculum you need doesn’t exist yet — it can.
It can be adapted intentionally. It can be built around your structure. It can be designed for your time constraints. It can be created to serve your specific students and mentors.
And you don’t have to do that alone.
Sometimes what leaders need most isn’t another product to scroll through. It’s a conversation. A sounding board. Someone who understands co-op realities and can help shape something that truly works.
The goal isn’t more work for you. It’s less reinvention. You are already leading.
You are already carrying a great deal.
The curriculum should support that — not add to it.
If you’ve ever thought:
“I wish there were a curriculum that…”
“I need something that fits…”
“Why doesn’t anyone make…?”
Tell us.
Not a polished proposal.
Not a detailed outline.
Just the need.
Hit reply to this email and describe what you’re looking for — the age group, the structure, the challenge you’re trying to solve. Even a few sentences is enough.
We read every message.
And sometimes the first step toward better curriculum isn’t finding it.
It’s naming it.
If what you need doesn’t exist yet…
let’s start the conversation that brings it into being.