Mid-Ohio Christian Co-op

Newark, Ohio · Meets at Church of God of Licking County, 2181 Riggs Road

Mid-Ohio Christian Co-op, known as Excellence in Learning until a 2025 rename and move, brings more than 100 families together each Thursday at a Newark church. Parents stay on site and teach, assist or serve in other roles while students choose hour-long classes ranging from early math and language arts to high school biology, coding, art and piano. The co-op also runs sports, drama, dances, a yearbook and a graduation.

Type: Co-op
City: Newark
Meeting day: Thursdays, about 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Ages: Nursery to high school
Curriculum style: Parent-led classes in core subjects and electives, with optional sports and drama
Cost: $50 membership per family each year, plus $25 per family for in-person classes and class fees
Statement of faith: Publishes a statement of faith: Holds the Bible as God's inspired Word without error, one God in three persons, and salvation as God's free grace received by trusting Christ, not by works or ceremony. Read it

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