School PO Orders
Placing a PO Order with Gather 'Round:
PO orders are Purchase Orders sent from Gather 'Round to homeschool support schools that have a vendor agreement with us. They are for homeschoolers in Canada who are enrolled in a DL school or US support schools that pay for their families orders. These orders are paid for by your support school and fulfilled by Gather 'Round Homeschool.
All PO orders:
- Must be able to be completed within your remaining PO funds. Private orders may be able to be combined by emailing us at schools@gatherroundhomeschool.com
- Both the school’s portion and the personal portion of your order must be paid before your order is sent.
- Are subject to a minimum order requirement of $130 CAD or $95 US (approx. the cost of 2 digital Full Family Bundles) before shipping and taxes. This is a new guideline that applies to all schools as of Jan. 1, 2020.
- Digital files are licensed for single family use only. They cannot be photocopied, used in a co-op setting, or shared with your school.
- Are subject your school’s approval and payment
- Are processed in the order received along with all other Gather ‘Round Homeschool orders and may be subject to wait times. We process orders as soon as your school pays (or provides a unique PO invoice confirmation – Wisdom, Ascend & Education Unlimited)
- Are sent to you to approve. Once your order has been paid for by your school, no further changes can be made to your. Please check your email and send us any changes that you need
- Can only be used to purchase educational materials (No merch orders)
If you are enrolled with one of the following schools and have remaining PO funding, you may request a PO order: Anchor Academy, Ascend Online, Education Unlimited, Estreams Online, HCOS, NorthStar Academy, Pathways Academy, RCOA, School of Home, THEE, TLA, Wise Academy, and Wisdom Homeschool.
Information About the Ordering Process:
The schools that we work with have a variety of different ways that they require your order be processed. Here is some information on key terms and what to expect:
Key Terms:
Parent Initiated – You come to us, we create your order, and send the order both to you (to check) and to your school for approval and payment at the same time.
School Initiated – Your school or support teacher will request an order on your behalf.
PO Advanced Approval – Your school will provide us with a PO for the available funding that you may use on your Gather ‘Round order. We will still request approval from your school on your order.
Anchor Academy
Order Type: School Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
Anchor Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
(Pays by Credit Card)
PO #: School provides family name and information
Ascend Online
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: CAD
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 2-3 business days
Ascend Processing Time: Unknown
(Pays by EFT – once we complete the paperwork)
PO #: Unknown
Education Unlimited
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: CAD
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 2-3 business days
Education Unlimited: Typically, 2-3 business days
PO #: PO advanced approval provided by school
Estreams Online
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
Estreams Processing Time: Typically, 2-3 days for regular accounts and 3-4 days for Special Education Accounts
*Estreams also has a special education department that we sometimes process orders to.
PO #: No PO just provide enrolled student’(s) name
HCOS (Heritage Christian Online School)
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
HCOS Processing Time: Typically, 3-5 business days
PO #: Provided by parent and must be on the invoice sent to your school for approval
NorthStar Academy
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
NorthStar Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
PO #: Provided by parent and must be on the invoice sent to your school for approval
Pathways Academy
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
RCOA Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
PO #: Unknown (Please submit if you have one when ordering)
RCOA (Regent Christian Online Academy)
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
RCOA Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
PO #: Provided by parent and must be on the invoice sent to your school for approval
*RCOA also has a special education department that we sometimes process orders to.
School of Hope
Order Type: School Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
School of Hope Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
Thee (The Home Education Experts)
Order Type: Both
Currency: CAD
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 2-3 business days
Thee Processing Time: 1-2 business days depending on if they send your PO number in advance of your order
PO #: PO Advanced Approval provided by school.
TLA (Traditional Learning Academy)
Order Type: Usually Parent Initiated
Currency: CAD
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically 2-3 business days
TLA Processing Time: 2-3 days
PO #: Provided by parent and must be on the invoice sent to your school for approval
Wise Academy
Order Type: School Initiated
Currency: US
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
Wise Academy Processing Time: Typically, 1-2 business days
PO #: School provides family name and information
Wisdom Homeschooling
Order Type: Parent Initiated
Currency: CAD
Gather ‘Round Schools Dept. Processing Time: Typically, 2-3 business days
Wisdom Homeschooling Processing Time: Typically 2-5 days
PO #: Provided by Wisdom once your order is approved