Membership 2026-2027
Community Membership
We are a volunteer run community, with the following features.
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• Frequent field trips, & community meet-ups.
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• Pods for community building (small groups based around an interest, location, or age group).
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• First access to bigger events.
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• Yearbook (book purchased separately).
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• Graduation & Awards Ceremony
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• $31 dues per family, per year, goes towards operational expenses, & insurance, and is part of registration. We do not have any paid staff, all members volunteer in some way. Any costs to attend field trips, or events, are separate.
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• Group size is intentionally limited for relationship building.
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• The Homeschool Community of the Upstate is a group for social & educational opportunities, NOT an association to meet any of your legal requirements to homeschool in South Carolina. For more information on homeschooling in SC, go to How to Homeschool.
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• Volunteering is a requirement for membership. We have no paid staff. You must select a volunteer role at registration. Additionally, please consider yourself a helpful part of any event you attend, regardless of whether you're on that event team, things like making sure we leave a place tidy, watching for safety issues...etc, in the spirit of a volunteer community.
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• Community for the kids is our priority. We want moms to build relationships, but we know adult relationships can sometimes be harder to maintain. For the sake of the children getting to have community, please treat each other with respect & kindness. Refrain from gossip, speak to each other with gentleness, and resolve issues with maturity. Remember to practice forgiveness and grace, no person, relationship, or community, is perfect. Our goal is for the kids to have this community support up through their high school graduation.
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• Membership comes with the expectation that your family is choosing to build community here, and not just taking spots on field trips from people who truly want to be part of relational community. Please do not join this group if you are part of another homeschool social, or field trip group, as that limits relationship building time in any one group.
But, you CAN be part of an academic co-op, and join us as well.
Member policies: www.homeschoolupstate.com/hcumemberpolicies
Students vote for the theme!
This year students will be voting for our theme,
at our back to school party in August, & online.
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Many of our events, activities, the yearbook, etc., will utilize this theme.
Though we do plenty that is educational in other areas,
this theming has been part of the fun of each year.
Events Sample
Events for the coming year are being worked on,
but here is a sample from last year.
Social Meet-ups
Shipwreck Cove Private After Hours Party
Rose Hill Plantation Field Trip
Chimney Rock Biology Field Trip
French Broad Chocolate Factory Tour
Strawberry Hill Field Trip
Insects Field Trip
Hagood Mill: Native American & Appalachian History & Archeology Field Trip
Sons of Mystro Peace Center School Concert
Yellowbobbypins Art Camp Field Trip
HCU Living Art Museum
Private Denver Downs Fall Event
USC Upstate Paleontology Field Trip
Christmas Party
HCU Christmas Play
Private Snow Tubing
High School Musical Jr. at SCA
Upstate History Museum Archeology Field Trip
HCU All Access Day at Main Event
Challenger Space Mission
Yellow Bird Chase Play
Ninja Warrior Field Trip
Horse Farm Field Trip
STEAM Program at Chuck E Cheese
Field Day
Closing Ceremonies & Graduation
HOW TO JOIN
• REGISTER: Click here, or scroll down to member registration box to register.
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• Select your VOLUNTEER role: This is mandatory. Click here, or scroll down.
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• COMING SOON - Sign-up with a POD: Strongly encouraged.
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26-27 HCU Membership
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Annual membership with full homeschool community benefits.
Valid for one year
Membership for the 2026-2027 school year.
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