FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Peace River Homeschoolers offers drop-off enrichment classes and events for homeschool families in Port Charlotte and surrounding areas.

  • Port Charlotte, Florida. We are currently running classes at the Boys and Girls Club.

  • Peace River Homeschoolers is a drop-off enrichment program. Parents do not stay on site or assist with classes—our team provides a safe, structured, and engaging environment for students during program hours.

  • We are a semester-based program. Families register for a full 8–9 week session.

  • We will be using Florida state standards as a guide to create project-based learning opportunities. We will be doing themed unit studies each week and weaving that theme into writing, art, science, engineering, cooperative learning, culinary, history, Florida wildlife and habitats, practical math and whatever else we may dream up! 

  • Yes, we are a secular group. We welcome people of all beliefs and focus on fostering an inclusive environment for everyone.

  • Our weekly themes have not been set in stone, but some of our ideas include: 

    Measurement, area, and perimeter 

    Florida wildlife, habitats, history, Native Americans, conservation, community, branches of government, ecosystems 

    World cultures 

    Geography and fun with maps 

    The Mayflower journey 

    Ocean life 

    All things space 

    Rainbows 

    Spring/Winter Solstice 

    Insects and spiders 

    Reptiles

    Culinary Arts (math and recipes, history of American food culture, history of chocolate, recipe book making, menu planning, shopping and budgeting, learning about culture through food, food production, imports/exports of food, impact of agriculture on environments, etc.) 

    We are bursting with ideas, and extremely excited to take a deep dive into topics with the kids! We will be flexible in our themes as to address our group’s interests in order to provide a great experience for the learners. 

  • Payment is due at time of registration.

  • As a Step Up For Students provider, we gladly accept both PEP and UA scholarships.

  • Payments can be conveniently made in the EMA marketplace. Search providers for Peace River Homeschoolers.

  • Parents may request a refund for the semester's payment (minus fees payment was made by Paypal) within 1 week from the first day of the semester if they decide the school is not the right fit for their child. Unfortunately, we are unable to process refund requests made after this timeframe.

  • Renewal funds are typically released around August 1, and new recipient awards are available around September 1 (based on publicly available information). If this affects your ability to register, please email us at peaceriverhomeschoolers@gmail.com so we can work with you on a solution.