Can small churches afford rotational learning?
In terms of curriculum costs, the cost of PowerXpress!® is often less that traditional curriculum. However, the cost of resources and supplies is more. So, how can the small church deal with these costs? The key to covering the financial costs is to be creative! Form a family-based co-op. One option is to work together with the families in the church. Invite families to pay a small amount of money into a cooperative buying group. This money would be used to purchase the resources. At the end of the year, every family gets to select one or two of the resources to keep. Families buy books, videos, and computer games for their children all the time. This method allows the church to have access to the resources needed, gives the families the opportunity to acquire good resources for home, and extends the child’s connection between the story and at least one of the resources well beyond the length of the unit. Form a church-based co-op. A second option is to develop a co-op with other churc
