Christian Home Educators' Support System (CHESS)

Lansing, Michigan · Meets in the greater Lansing area

CHESS has grown since 1993 from a handful of Lansing-area families sharing the load into a network of several hundred homeschool households. Members can sign up for academic co-op classes on Thursdays and enrichment on Fridays, plus field trips, a craft show, a family camp and a regional graduation. Each member family takes on one service area every year, and joining means agreeing to the group's statement of faith.

Type: Co-op
City: Lansing
Meeting day: Thursday academic co-ops and Friday enrichment days
Ages: Nursery through 12th grade (Friday enrichment days have nursery and preschool rooms)
Curriculum style: Member-run academic co-op classes and enrichment days
Cost: $60 per family per year membership. Thursday academic co-op: $80 to $140 per class period per family, depending on family size. Friday enrichment: $30 to $50 per family per term, depending on site and sign-up date, plus any class fees
Statement of faith: Publishes a statement of faith: Holds the Bible as God's inerrant Word, one God in three persons, and salvation as a gift of grace received by faith in Christ alone. Read it

Facts checked November 5, 2026 from the co-op's own website. Correct this listing