INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Homeschool Days at Foster! Lansing Parks and Recreation has joined with local homeschool families to offer three (3) sessions of homeschool classes per year. Paid teachers and volunteer staff offer a broad variety of topics. If you have a subject you would enjoy teaching, please contact Beth Ambrose or Ann Merrifield. We are always looking for new classes and instructors!

THE BUILDING

In addition to the CADL library in the basement of the building and the playground in the back, we have secured the use of the large community room (room 213) each week of classes. The room is perfectly located; tucked away in the north east corner close to the elevator. This is where families can meet to talk, play, and have lunch. Please come and check it out! You can discover and/or you can share a wealth of homeschool experience, coupled with meeting new friends for your entire family.

FACEBOOK PAGE

Our Facebook page, “Homeschool Days at Foster,” is a great source to find class information from instructors and to notify families and class participants if Foster closes due to weather or if a class is cancelled for the day. The site is also a great place to find information on field trips or to post a field trip you'd like to coordinate and open to the homeschool community.

CLASS REGISTRATION

Although we have a staff of volunteer homeschool parents coordinating classes, the Facebook page, and this blog site, Lansing Parks and Recreation manages all class registration and collects all money due for the homeschool classes. Please note there are cancellation fee information on their website. Additionally, Ingham County residents and non-residents have separate class rates. If you register online verses telephonically or in-person, you will save $5 per class. Scholarships are available for City of Lansing Residents. The scholarship information is available on this site.

Any questions, please email Ann: tmerrifield@prodigy.net or Beth: ambrose.beth@gmail.com.

Scholarship Information/Form


SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

The Lansing Parks and Recreation Department currently offers Youth Scholarships to Lansing Residents (Township residents i.e. Delta, Delhi, and Lansing Township do not qualify) under the age of 18 years-old who need financial assistance to participate in eligible activities offered by the Lansing Parks and Recreation Department.

Parents/Guardians must Scholarship Application person.  Applications cannot be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the Parks and Recreation Department.  If applications are received other than in person they will not be accepted.  Learn more about youth scholarship eligibility requirements (PDF).

What to Bring with Scholarship Form 
When submitting an application, you must also bring valid identification showing current address and proof of income to complete the application process. Also current and valid WIC cards and bridge cards are considered proof of income.

When filling out an application please remember that you must fill out an application for each child applying for a specific program.  If you have for example one child that is registering for multiple activities/programs a scholarship form must be filled out for each activity/program.

A $40 maximum can be given in scholarship to an individual per season (winter, spring, summer, fall).

Turn in an Application 

Applications can be turned in at the following locations:

Parks and Recreation Main Office
200 N Foster Street, 2nd Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-483-4277

Foster Community Center
200 N Foster Street
Lansing, MI 48912
Fun-Line: 517-483-4233