The Unite Parents’ Association
The Unite Parents’ Association is the homeschool equivalent of the PTA. We organize events and opportunities for homeschool families of the North GA Area. Each county of the Unite Network will eventually have their own chapter of the UPA. As homeschooling parents it is solely our job to make sure their lives are enriched with friends, holiday parties, and educational opportunities outside of the home. That burden can seem very overwhelming without a support network like Unite. Unite has enacted the Parents' Association to help you fill that need within your homeschooling journey. Many hands make light work! Let's come together and "UNITE" for our children and the other children in our community.
One of our first intiatives is to set up a parent skills and inventory list to better organize the Parents’ within Unite’s homeschool community. This list will allow us to efficiently organize parties and waste less resources. We believe everyone wants to help, but may not know how they can be of service yet. Please fill out the Parent Questionnaire below. This is not a commitment. It just helps us know where to begin.
Funding- The UPA's goals are to create amazing parties and educational experiences for our homeschool community. Most of the families in the community are single income families and we'd love to be able to offer these things without it being a major financial burden for the families. To keep costs low for everyone we need to fundraise. .
Party Goals for the UPA
Here's a list of SOME of the event goals we have for the 2024-2025 School year:
Smartie Pants Spectacular Back to School Block Party— August 11th
International Food Fest — September 12th
Family Bingo Night — October 19th
Thanksgiving Feast — November 25th
Christmas Parade (Woodstock) — December 8th
Christmas Party — December 16th
New Years Party
Valentine's Day Party
Easter Party
End of School Party
Fundraising Opportunities
The UPA is excited to partner with Square 1 Art to celebrate creativity and raise funds for our homeschool events! The Square 1 Art art project provides you the opportunity to purchase keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art! Every order will help fund homeschool events in Cherokee county!
Our Virtual Art Project will keep your child creative at home with 3 Easy Steps:
1. Create Art
• Lesson Plan: Use one from your teacher or use one of ours.
• Art Dimensions: At least 8 in X 8 in. Use Our Art Paper
HELPFUL TIPS
1. Bold Bright Colors
liquid watercolor, tempera, marker and collage produce the best results (no metallics, no glitter, no neon markers, no neon paint)
2. No White Space
fill the paper with color so that images pop on the products families order. Keep important details at least 1 in. away from edge, but color in backgrounds all the way to edge of paper.
3. Student Signature
and year (Ex. 2022) in bottom right or left corner. Make sure signature / year are at least 1 inch away from all edges of paper.
2. Photograph & Upload Art
• Go Outside Natural light is best and avoid shadows.
• Be Directly Overhead Get the best photo possible.
• Edit & Crop Make your art perfect
• Upload Make sure to select "Georgia" for your state & type "Unite Homeschool" for your school's name.
Art Upload is due 11/5/2024
Upload Your Art
3. Shop for Keepsakes
• Remember, every order profits your school.
Family Portal
Your One-Stop Shop for everything you need for your project including instructional videos, printable lessons and helpful links.
Help us raise funds by collecting your extra seeds this year! You can drop off your collected seeds at the UPA meetings.
Click on the seed packet below to download the PDF and print UPA seed packets for your seeds!
