OCEANetwork diligently monitors legisltive and bureaucratic activity in Salem and also initiates action towards increased homeschool freedom. Here you will find the most recent e-mail alerts OCEANetwork sent out to their e-mail alert list.

A step-by-step guide to beginning to homeschool in Oregon. Deciding to homeschool can bring about a freeing, euphoric kind of feeling, which might be followed immediately by the panic of "Oh no, what do I do now?" Here are some tips for getting through the "Oh no!" stage.

An overview of the requirements to homeschool in Oregon. Provided by the Multnomah Education Service District's (MESD) program for home school notification.

A short list of test that meet the testing requirements in Oregon. This list is provided by the Multnomah Education Service District.

Discussion for parents and/or educators in the Pacific Northwest (and points beyond) interested in the educational methods and philosophies of Charlotte Mason, a British educator from the late 1800's. Most of the list members are in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia, but there are others from across the USA, Canada and around the globe.

This form is in pdf format. It is provided by the Multnomah Education Service District.

Homeschooler's Educational Resource provides information and support for home educating families in Oregon.

Oregon’s multi-stage licensing process allow teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The provisional instruction permit and license stages are key steps.

Provided by the Oregon Department of Education, these are the statutes relating to homeschooling families with special needs children.

Corvallis Unschooling Family Connection is a support and activity group for unschoolers in the Corvallis/Albany/Lebanon area. Unschooling Family Connection was founded in order to to provide support for unschooling parents as well as activities, learning opportunities, socialization, and fun for the children. They offer field trips, park days, hands-on activities, clubs, celebrations, and online as well as in person support.

Did you know you can check out a family pass from the Multnomah County library to visit Portland Children's Museum for free? Each pass admits two adults and all the children in their household one time. To allow a greater number of families to visit the museum, Multnomah County Library loans the passes for three days only. Passes may not be renewed.

The Multnomah Education Service District provides this short list of local private testers for Multnomah County home schooled students.

This guidelines are provided by the Oregon Department of Education.

OHEN is an inclusive, statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting all of Oregon's homeschooling families. OHEN supports the right of all homeschoolers to educate their children with as little government intervention as possible.

The California Trail carried over 250,000 gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840's and 1850's, the greatest mass migration in American history. Today, more than 1,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in the vast undeveloped lands between Casper Wyoming and the West Coast, reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American travelers and settlers. More than 240 historic sites along the trail will eventually b...

Not Back to School Camp is a non-denominational, non-religious homeschool camp. The camp offers workshops, spontaneous events, and special evening gatherings, bringing together campers who are excited about life and willing to be themselves and to reach out and connect with the others.