Elementary School

The Upstate Homeschool Co-op Elementary school program is a cooperative for homeschooling families, offering a variety of academic classes to assist parents as they homeschool. We do not take the place of a school, but come alongside homeschool families to offer classes that will assist parents as they teach their children.

  • Our Greenville Campus offers the option for parents to choose for their elementary student to attend Upstate Homeschool Co-op either once or twice a week. Greenville campus meets Mondays and/or Wednesdays depending on which model you sign up for.
  • Our Spartanburg campus only offers the twice a week class option and meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Upstate Homeschool Co-op elementary classes meet for 12 weeks in the Fall and 12 weeks in the Spring for a total of 24 weeks. Each class day starts at 9:10am and finishes at 2:30pm.

During the class day, all students have recess where they play either inside in a gym-type facility or outside on a playground. Students must bring a packed lunch and water bottle from home. Some classes also do snacks. There are occasional Chick-fil-A days where parents may purchase food ahead of time for their student for lunch.

Upstate Homeschool Co-op has field trip coordinators who plan field trips and social activities for elementary students and their families throughout the school year. A big hit at the end of the year is Elementary Field Day!

The homeschooling parent will need to purchase all required textbooks and supplies for each enrolled class and should plan to assist their child with the coursework required by their UHC classes. Parents are responsible for planning and teaching all other required subjects at home if they are not taken at Upstate Homeschool Co-op. Parents may choose to purchase and implement whatever curriculum you so choose for courses not taken at UHC.

Parents of students with learning differences, please be sure to read through our Learning Differences information to see what types of accommodations may be available for your student.

Parents are required to serve volunteer hours throughout the school year. The number of volunteer hours you need to complete will depend on which model your child is enrolled in. Please view the Parent Assistant page for more information about this requirement.

Lower Elementary (K3-2nd Grades)

Lower Elementary (K3 – 2nd grades) communicate with parents via email and Class Info pages. Class Info pages are accessible by members only and contain class documents and resources for parents such as: syllabi, weekly updates, sign ups for class events, progress report templates, etc…

Click on each class offering below to read the course description, see required textbooks/materials, teachers, tuition and fees, and class section info.

2024-2025 school year course descriptions are available below. 2023-2024 course descriptions are available in the archive.

K3

K3 students must be 3 by September 1st.

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

K4

K4 students must be 4 by September 1st.

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

K5

K5 students must be 5 by September 1st.

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

1st Grade

1st grade students must be 6 by September 1st.

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

2nd Grade

2nd grade students must be 7 by September 1st.

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

Optional Classes

Greenville (GVL)

Spartanburg (SPT)

Special Needs

Self-contained class for students in K5-2nd grades with special needs.

Spartanburg (SPT)

Upper Elementary (3rd-5th Grades)

At the Upstate Homeschool Co-op, third, fourth, and fifth grade students enroll in a 4-class package. Classes may not be chosen a la carte. The 3rd-5th grade 4-class package includes the following classes: Art, Science, IEW Writing/Grammar, and Social Studies. Each class period is 1 hour and 5 minutes long. Students take 2 classes in the morning and then have a 45 minute lunch and recess break. They finish their day with their last two classes and then dismiss for the day at 2:30pm. Third-Fifth graders utilize a platform called Jupiter Ed for assignments, teacher communication, submitting homework/quizzes, and receiving report cards.

Click on each class offering below to read the course description, see required textbooks/materials, teachers, tuition and fees, and class section info. Each class course description also provides an example of in-class activities and homework assigned as you consider which model is best for your student.

2024-2025 school year course descriptions are available below. 2023-2024 course descriptions are available in the archive.

Meet the UHC Elementary Staff

Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have!

Abby Williams

UHC Elementary Program Director

Stephanie Clayton

GVL Lower Elementary Director

Kathryn Ferguson

GVL Upper Elementary Director

Jennifer Lee

SPT Upper Elementary Director & Instructional Coach

Joanne Lehman

SPT Lower Elementary Director