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Homeschooling in Oregon
The 1998 Handbook
by Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Paperback - May 1998
Ann has put together a first class resource guide for the state and you shouldn't miss it if you live there. Absolutely everything you need to know about homeschooling regulations and how to deal with them.
 
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Llewellyn, Grace
Written primarily for teens who need to convince their parents they can teach themselves. 1998 Paperback
 
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom

by Mary Griffith
Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States.

Babysitting Class Online
BabysittingClass.com would like to ask parents to take a few seconds to do the following safety check before leaving a sitter alone with your child.

Laurel Springs School
Where interests, talents and learning styles are honored.
 
Arbor Academy Private School
Parental choice with ongoing support, personalized for your child's academic success.
 
WriteShop - An Incremental Writing Program
Everything you need to teach, edit, and evaluate writing. A homeschool composition curriculum ideal for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th graders.
 

Circle of Friends Penpal Club
Since 1997, our award winning Club has set the standard for epal safety. Our web-based system is self-contained, with bad word and personal information filters, REPORT ME links to customer service, Live Help and parental controls that fine tune each member's messaging experience.
 
Home Education Magazine Current Issue
Home Education Magazine
Every issue of this award-winning magazine features outstanding articles on a variety of subjects, interesting and informative columns by experienced homeschoolers, and reviews of the best new homeschooling resources. An excellent source of support and encouragement for homeschooling! Subscription Form.

Oregon Homeschooling

Associations

Latter-Day Saint Oregon Home Educators Assocation
Serving Mormon families in Oregon and Washington.

Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network
Information and services for homeschoolers in Oregon and those interested in finding out about Christian homeschooling in Oregon.

Oregon Home Education Network
As well as generally informative, OHEN offers lots of ways for Oregon homeschoolers to get together.

Events

Not Back to School Camp
Session 1, August 18-25, 2008, Session 2, August 28-September 4, 2008. Camp Myrtlewood--Bridge, Oregon. Don't miss the thirteenth annual Not Back to School Camp for unschoolers ages 13-18.

OCEAN Network Calendar
Activities of interest to christian homeschool families.

OHEN Events
Mini Workshops scheduled for Southern Oregon and Mid-Willamette Valley.

See also: Past Events in Oregon

Field Trips

Oregon Field Trips
Educational places to visit in Oregon.

Legal Information

Oregon Education Code For Homeschooling
AN A TO Z RESOURCE
Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.

Complying with Oregon Laws
A step-by-step guide from OHEN. This document is a general summary of laws regarding homeschooling, but does not constitute legal advice.

Legislation

Support HB 2733
Join the March for Homeschool Freedom. HB 2733 is a continuation of the effort to achieve true educational freedom for home educating families. The primary focus this session is to eliminate substantive state oversight (testing) of home educating families.

Online

Central Oregon Open Learners
COOL is a secular, inclusive support and activity group for unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in Central Oregon, specifically in Bend and the surrounding areas.

The HIP list
Membership is open to all homeschooling families in and around Portland, Oregon, regardless of religious or political beliefs, homeschooling style, or ages of children.

Homeschool Clubhouse of Oregon
An inclusive homeschool group. Our members have many different life and educational philosophies. The main goal of this group is socialization, community and support for homeschooling families with children ages 8 and under.

LDS Oregon Home Educators Association
Message board to provide encouragement, coaching and a support network of members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who home school now, or who may home school in the future.

LDS Oregon Homeschoolers
This group is for discussing homeschool issues, giving encouragement, informing others of educational experiences and providing opportunities to meet other homeschool families.

Method_to_Homeschool_Madness
This group is for Oregon homeschoolers who educate their children in a more structured, methodical manner.

Mid-Valley Homeschoolers
An email support group intended to strengthen our local homeschooling community by enhancing communication between homeschoolers who reside in the mid-Willamette Valley (Oregon).

ORChristianHS
This is a group for Christians living in Oregon who are homeschooling their children. It is intended to be a place where we can support each other, ask for advice, share about resources, and share our experiences in all aspects of homeschooling, including how our faith influences our homeschooling.

OregonHome
This groups is to facilitate dialog between Oregon (and surrounding areas) Homeschooling Families. Please post your questions, discoveries and events!

Oregon Homeschool News At a Glance
Pronounced (or durvs) as in hors' d'oeuvres: a small bit of appetizing food, served before or as the first course of a meal. In this case, the meal is the 'bottom half' of the email! Our links page and database provide invaluable resources for Oregon Homeschoolers for both on-line and personal contacts.

Orsig
An e-mail list where Oregon homeschoolers share their questions, concerns, joys, and passions. As the list has grown, so has the scope of our conversations, and our connections to one another. This is their website and here is their email list directly.

Resources

Free Geek Computers for Kids
CforK is a program designed to help bridge the digital divide for young people in the Portland Metro area. After completing the program, participants receive a refurbished Linux computer as well as a Certificate of Technical Achievement.

Homeschooling with Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Ann has both general homeschooling information and an interesting essay about her Tuesday School, a cottage school for homeschoolers that she runs.

HomeSource Bethel Family Technology & Resource Center
A publicly-funded charter school providing an enhancement for education of the home-schooled or non-full-time public-schooled student.

Northwest Textbook Depository
A one-stop resource for K-12 instructional materials in Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Located at 17970 SW McEwan Rd., Portland, OR.

Not Back To School Camp
Start your unschooling year with high hopes, new interests, a big bang, a loud splash, and a tribe of new friends! Camp Myrtlewood, Myrtle Point, Oregon.

The Oregon History Project
An online resource for learning about Oregon's past. In these pages, historians and writers can help you explore the history of Oregon through the perspectives of the people who helped shape Oregon.

TrackersNW
It is the most intensive teen program of hunter-gatherer skills, keen awareness, martial-arts, green mobility and living, entrepreneurship, permaculture and personal health. Portland area.

The Village Home Education Resource Center
Designed and managed by homeschooling families as a private alternative education program, our resource center enhances and supports home-based education through tuition-free courses, field trips, and experiential learning opportunities, community meeting space, library and material loans, and access to technology. Opened September 2003.

ESD/School District HS Support

Medford opens up to home-schoolers
They can enroll part time, take standard tests, take home books. By Vicki Guarino, Mail Tribune.

Salem-Keizer Online
A cyberschool for middle and high school-aged homeschoolers in this area. Note: you must be considered a district enrolled student, and will no longer be an independent homeschool family.

Support Groups

BENTON COUNTY

Corvallis Homeschool Teens
A group for homeschooling, unschooling, questioning, or interested teens in the Corvallis and Benton County area. (though you don't necessarily have to live here to join).

The Learning Community of Corvallis
TLC is a support and activity group for families who are homeschooling in the Corvallis, Oregon area. We are a welcoming and interactive community of families who choose to learn outside of the standard school setting.

CLACKAMAS COUNTY

Canby OR Homeschoolers
This is a homeschool support group for all ages, from preschool on up. It is a secular and all-inclusive group.

Estacada Home Education
Congratulations! You have chosen a great place to live, and a great way to train up your children. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of your decision to teach your kids in this wonderful little town.

Estacada Home Schools
An email discussion list for Homeschoolers in Estacada, Oregon, to promote community, plan field trips and local activities, and announce relevant news.

Oregon City Homeschool
Most activities will take place in each others homes and will consist of things like bookclubs and crafts. It's basic function will be to encourage each other as homeschool moms and to provide friends for our children.

New Hope Homeschool Group
Oregon City. Clackamas County. A Christ-centered group that provides prayer and support for families that are currently homeschooling, or for those contemplating the option of homeschooling.

Sandy Homeschool Hub
The purpose of the Sandy Homeschool Hub is to provide a forum for Sandy, Oregon area homeschool families to connect for friendship, encouragment, shared learning opportunities and for sharing homeschool information.

CLATSOP

Gentle Rain Homeschool Group
Astoria, Hammond, OR, Clatsop County. We welcome people from all walks of life regardless of race, religion, creed, sex, family make-up, political belief, or homeschool style.

COLUMBIA COUNTY

Clatskanie Home Education Network
We discuss upcoming group events; techniques and suggestions; curriculum and educational resources; ideas on ways to save money and give each other support in the rewarding task of educating our children.

Columbia County Homeschoolers
Provides 'meaningful support', general information about home schooling in our community, group activities, field trips, as well as, other home educational support, encouragement and information.

COLUMBIA GORGE

Columbia Gorge Home Learners Network
We welcome families that are considering or currently are homeschooling. Our members come from Underwood, White Salmon and Bingen, Washington and Hood River, Odell, Mosier and Parkdale, Oregon.

Holy Angels Catholic Homeschool Group
Catholic homeschool group from SE Washington and NE Oregon. Information and support for those homeschooling or interested in homeschooling.

DESCHUTES

Central Oregon Homerschoolers - Redmond
Our group is open to all homeschoolers in the Central Oregon area.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Douglas County Christian Homeschool Group
This is a Christian group and limited in membership to homeschoolers residing in Oregon. If you do not homeschool but want to post information on the board please contact the moderator. Yahoo Group.

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES

Jackson County Home Educators
A communication tool for the home educators in Jackson County, Oregon.

Jackson County Contacts
Who to contact for homeschooling information.

Josephine County Homeschool Network
We are a secular group open to all Homeschoolers in the Southern Oregon area. We offer classes, speakers, field trips, history parties, craft parties and many other activities for children and their families.

Rogue Valley Homeschoolers
This is a secular support & activities group for homeschoolers in Josephine and Jackson counties in southern Oregon. All are welcome regardless of religion, method of homeschooling, reasons for homeschooling, hair color, and so on.

KLAMATH COUNTY

Klamath Basin Homeschool Group
We are homeschooling families living in or around the Klamath Basin, straddling the Oregon/California border. We welcome all, including families thinking about homeschooling and those with children too young for official "school."

LANE COUNTY

Barnraisers
Lane County: Eugene, Springfield, Junction City, Coburg, Cottage Grove, Veneta, Florence. We welcome all homeschool families regardless of age, race, gender, ability, class, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, or homeschooling style.

Catholic Lane
Catholic Homeschooling families in and around Lane County Oregon. Let's get together and plan some activities.

Eugene Area Unschoolers
This is a list created for the sole purpose of connecting Eugene area unschoolers. Connecting, networking, discussion, activities, gatherings and event planning is encouraged. This is an exclusive and secular list.

Eugene-Springfield Homeschool Association
ESHA is an inclusive support group with activities, fieldtrips and clubs sponsored by members.

Lane County Christian Homeschool Group
We are a group not just for children-type events. Share your joys and frustrations, share great finds, share hints and tips, ask questions, tell others of free or nearly free homeschool helps/events/info, parent-type events, co-op classes.

Lane (County) Inter-Christian Guild of Home Teachers
L.I.G.H.T. is a Christian co-op of Homeschooling families which believes that the God of the Bible is the only true God and that our salvation rests on the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ. Yahoo Group.

Veneta Home Education Network
Support for homeschooling throughout West Lane County - including but not limited to the communities of Veneta, Elmira, Crow, Junction City and all surrounding areas.

LINN COUNTY

Lebanon Homeschool Network
A Christian homeschooling group in Lebanon, Oregon. There are as many different styles of homeschooling as there are different families. All are welcome!

MARION COUNTY

SHINE
An organization for support, educational fieldtrips and socialization of homeschooling families in Salem, Oregon and surrounding areas. We remain free, open and most of all simple and uncomplicated.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY

East Country Homeschool Organization
ECHO is dedicated to helping families in East Portland, Oregon (Gresham, Troutdale, Sandy, Boring, Fairview, Wood Village, Corbett, and East Portland) with Home School ideas, events, issues, and activities.

Greater Portland Homeschoolers
An inclusive non-profit, participant-driven support group of homeschooling families run like a cooperative. GPH welcomes families of all backgrounds and philosophies.

Oregon HomeSchool Science Club
HomeSchool families involved in lab classes through OMSI can access the calendar, registraion dates, and small group description. This group is open to those enrolled in the club.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY

The Beachcomber
Accumulated stuff for independent learners. This site is dedicated to independent learning.  Follow the links to articles and information about all sorts of resources, events and opportunities.Focus is on Tillamook County. Blog.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

The CHOC Board
An interactive online resource center for Christian Homeschoolers in the Westside (and general) Portland, Oregon area.

Support Group Lists

OHEN Email Lists & Web Sites
Here are few Oregon-specific lists. Each list has its own flavor so you may want to try more than one to find a list that meets your needs.

Oregon Support Groups
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Recommended books to help you explore homeschooling
 
Home Learning Year by Year
Home Learning Year by Year
How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
by Rebecca Rupp
A structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school.
 
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
by Linda Dobson
As a homeschooling parent, you're always looking for new and creative ways to teach your child the basics. Look no longer! Inside this innovative helper, you'll find kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning math, science, writing, history, manners, and more that you can easily adapt to your family's homeschooling needs.
 
Homeschooling : The Teen Years
Homeschooling : The Teen Years
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- To 18-Year Old

by Cafi Cohen
This book reveals the adventure and rewards as well as the special challenges of working with this age group.
 
Homeschool Your Child For Free
Homeschool Your Child for Free
More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond

by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski
The best sites for everything from reading-readiness activities for preschoolers to science projects for teens.
 
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start

by Linda Dobson
With the constant concern about the safety and quality of our nation's schools, many of today's families are opting to teach their children at home. The first hurdle these families face is getting started.
 
The Complete Home Learning Source Book
The Complete Home Learning Source Book : The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
by Rebecca Rupp
This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. Practically three inches thick--and we're not talking large print here--it's packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling
by Marsha Ransom
A step-by-step manual written for the new and inexperienced homeschooler. The explanations, resources, and recommendations apply to families homeschooling for a wide variety of reasons and to families who "afterschool" their children.
 
Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child
Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child
by Linda Dobson
The formative years are the most critical to a child's education. They lay the foundation for developing learning skills that last a lifetime.

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