Offer a Class

Who May Teach at the Training Ground?

We encourage both home educators who have a special area of interest or expertise and community professionals to take the time to instruct and train homeschooled youth in a variety of life skills and career-related subjects. Instructors and tutors set their own fees and pay a facility fee to The Training Ground; or an instructor may choose to offer a free class, in which case the facility fee requirement is waived.

Recognize that though we intend to elicit the participation of various Christian professionals in our program to educate our teens about skills and careers, we will also welcome community professionals who have experience to offer (in outdoor skills, foreign language, personal computing skills, art, etc.) but who do not embrace our Christian faith. They will agree not to teach material that is contrary to a Christian/Biblical worldview or to promote pop culture discussions, but neither are we expecting them to teach theology or Christian distinctives.

Instructor Procedures and Fees

  1. Complete an Instructor Application for each course that you wish to teach. These are available to print off our website.
  2. Send it to: “Class Request”, The Training Ground, 610 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, NY 14534.
  3. If we can accommodate your class, we will agree with you as to the dates and times and the preferred room, class size, etc.
  4. The Training Ground will then advertise your course on the center’s website and begin accepting registrations, including class registration fees.
  5. After registration is closed and payments are received (by late September or late January, depending on semester), The Training Ground will write you a check for the total class registration fees, less the required facility fee.
  6. All TG instructors work as independent contractors, NOT employees of The Training Ground LLC.  As such, they are personally responsible for their course descriptions, curriculum, supplies, recitals, and the timely reporting and payment of taxes.  Courses may be canceled due to inadequate registrations, facility conflicts, or other unforeseen situations.
  7. The facility fee is waived if you meet two conditions:
    1. The class is free to members, and
    2. The class is openly advertised to members (not planned for a select few friends).

Note our privacy policy:

  • Class lists (names, grades) will be given to instructors. Any correspondence from the instructor to the students will be done through The Training Ground (via phone or email) or copied to The Training Ground;
  • Brief instructor biographies will be posted on the website. Instructors may be contacted via The Training Ground or via email.  A contact list of instructors will be made available to students each semester.

When you click the INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION Button you will be able to read and print the Instructor Application Form.

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