Policies & Responsibilities

Please browse our policies and parent/student responsibilities outlined below.

  • All volunteers must agree to Anchored Family Learning Center’s Statements of Faith, Religious Purpose, Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. Please avoid sharing possibly divisive personal opinions with students. Please remember we represent many different Christian denominations. Unless it is a salvation issue it is best if you keep it simple.

    First-year families will be required to volunteer 3 days a month. This policy is to ensure that parent-teachers get plenty of training in their first year in the classroom/on-campus. As second-year returning families they may get the volunteer tier of their choice depending on our enrollment numbers.

  • Classrooms should have two adults present at all times, when possible.

  • If your child is unable to attend Anchored on any day, please send a message on Slack before the start of school.  

  • Students should not have electronics on campus unless needed for educational purposes. Students will be able to use cell phones to contact parents as needed. 

  • What signs should I watch for to determine if it’s safe to bring my child on campus? Ask yourself these questions:

    Does my child feel well enough to participate in the program activities?

    Sick children who are lethargic or whiny are often giving clues that they would be better off resting at home. 

    Did the doctor diagnose a contagious illness?

    Illnesses such as the flu, pink eye, scabies, head lice, impetigo, strep, whooping cough, and chickenpox are highly contagious. In this case, your child should remain isolated from others until the risk of passing the illness on to others has passed.

    Does your child have any of the following symptoms?

    Fever, uncontrollable coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, persistent crying or lethargy, diarrhea, vomiting, or any kind of rash especially accompanied with a fever or behavior change. 

    *Please refrain from exposing the child to others until symptoms have subsided for a minimum of 24 hours.

  • If your child has head lice, you must notify the Instructor(s) and the Directors. Your child will be allowed to return to campus at the discretion of the Directors. Students must be lice and nit free before being allowed to return.

  • Anchored is expected to have a first aid kit on campus.

  • In the event of inclement weather, we will follow public school closings or delays for Anchored Family Learning Center.

  • In case of an emergency during class time, when we need to leave the facility, all volunteers will lead the students to the designated location.

  • Our goal is to establish a dress code that honors God, that is, dressing to please Him and make others comfortable around us. We are to honor the body of Christ. Should there be an issue, the Board will address the parent and ask to immediately correct the issue.

  • Vista Church is graciously allowing us to use its facilities. Please leave it better than you found it.

    EVERYONE, parents, and students are required to help return the classrooms back to their previous state. 

    • Remember we are in God's house. Please treat the church material and facility with respect and care.

    • Students are expected to be aware of and avoid the off-limit areas of the building and grounds.

    • In the event of any damage to the facility or the items therein, please notify the Board so it can be handled appropriately. 

    *Any cost to repair damage to co-op supplies or to our church building done by students with evidence or eyewitness to who did the damage will be repaid by parents. 

  • PARENTS - 

    If you are a parent on campus (volunteer day or not) you will be expected to step in and actively volunteer (teaching, reading, encouraging students, etc.) We ask that you please refrain from only observing, as everyone benefits from your participation.

    If more than three volunteer days are missed a year with no replacement or reasonable cause a meeting will be held with Anchored board members to discuss continued enrollment.

    Parents will be responsible for finding a replacement volunteer that has passed a background check in the case of absence. 

    • Be an encourager. 

    • Please keep chatter to a minimum
       

    STUDENTS - 

    Treat each other with respect and kindness and compliance with our behavior policy is mandatory.

    SIBLINGS - 

    Siblings who are not school-aged may accompany their parents on their volunteer day. If a sibling is school-aged and not enrolled in Anchored-this will be decided on a case-by-case basis.


  • Anchored is committed to helping our enrolled students develop Biblical Christian character. Therefore, encouraging one another to exhibit Godly character is an important part of our entire program. Specific standards that will be upheld on our campus include:

    • Obeying and respecting authority (including, but not limited to), no talking back or arguing with volunteers, members of the board, or other program parents. No swearing or taking the Lord's name in vain, no name calling, impure talk, or behavior. 

    • No bullying (pushing fighting, insults that go beyond normal childhood interaction, on a consistent basis)

    • Avoiding gossip and negative comments about others

    • Including others, this means and being open to new friendships. For example, ,no comments like “no one likes you” or “we aren’t friends”.

    • Using courtesies like “please” and “thank you”

    • Conducting yourself in a manner worthy of the Gospel

    • On Campus days or any other related events are not the appropriate time or place for displays of inappropriate affection between students including innuendos,hand-holding, (in a romantic way,) or other inappropriate physical contact.

     

    In the classroom, volunteers are only one of the authorities, extra parents are as well. If there is a problem with a student intentionally disrupting the class or acting in a manner that’s disrespectful or any of the above-mentioned behavior. 

    • They can be given a warning by the volunteer or another parent.

    • If the behavior continues, they’ll be asked to leave the room with the volunteers (or guided by another adult to find their parent or a Board member if parents aren’t on campus).

     If you are unsure of how to proceed with a discipline problem please find a manager, board member, or the child's parent if they are on campus. If you are unable to find a manager please reach out via text or Slack to the board.

    Board handled discipline -

    • In cases of discipline needed on-campus, Anchored reserves the right to request a parent come to sit with their child in the classroom or that the child is kept home for however long the board deems sufficient.

    At Anchored, we take a firm stance against any of the following behaviors: promoting unbiblical beliefs which include the LGBTQ lifestyle, physical violence, violent or sexual threats, or impure behavior. These behaviors will result in immediate disciplinary action in partnership with the student's parents.

  • Admittance to Anchored Family Learning Center is on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we reach our cap, prospective students will be put on a waiting list. Anchored reserves the right to choose families from the waitlist that best fit the program. 

    In addition, any time the Anchored Statement of Faith or the Guidelines is not adhered to, we will work to resolve it. However, if a family or student does not comply, their admittance will be terminated.

    AFLC reserves the right to terminate enrollment at any time for any reason.