Oregon Homeschooling

How do I begin homeschooling in Oregon? Do I have to submit test scores? How do I connect with other Oregonian homeschoolers? What is the best way to teach math to my teenager? If you are full of questions, you've come to the right place. Inside you'll find all the tools and information you need to successfully home educate in Oregon.

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West River Academy
West River Academy is a fully accredited independent private school in Colorado designed for families who desire the benefits of private school enrollment but minimal oversight over their educational activities. Families may follow the curriculum and/or learning style of their choice, or may receive assistance from us in designing or choosing a program that fits their needs. Grading of students is optional and if desired, it is done by the parents. West River Academy enrolls students of all ages...
Oregon Home School Test Scores by Percentiles 1997-1998
Compiled by the Oregon Department of Education.
Licensing & State Laws 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.
Timeline of Oregon Homeschool Freedoms
A year-by-year look at the history of home education in the state of Oregon.
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake is widely known for its intense blue color and spectacular views. During summer, visitors may navigate the Rim Drive around the lake, enjoy boat tours on the lake surface, stay in the historic Crater Lake Lodge, camp at Mazama Village, or hike some of the park's various trails including Mt. Scott at 8,929 ft. Diverse interpretive programs enhance visitors' knowledge and appreciation of this national park, 90% of which is managed as wilderness. The winter brings some of the heaviest s...
Summary of Homeschool Law
Each family who decides to homeschool is responsible to know the homeschool law. The law is not difficult, but if you don't follow it, your child could be considered truant and you would be in violation of the compulsory attendance law. OCEANetwork believes that the parent, not government, has the responsibility to educate children. They provide this summary of the laws regulating home education in Oregon to assist homeschooling families.
Common Questions
An overview of the requirements to homeschool in Oregon. Provided by the Multnomah Education Service District's (MESD) program for home school notification.
Corvallis Unschooling Family Connection
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.
Educational Service Districts
This pdf file lists the contact information for the Educational Service Districts in Oregon.
Private Career Schools in Oregon
Students beyond high school who enroll in proprietary schools should feel confident that they will receive the preparation they need for productive careers. Toward that end, the Private Career School section provides educational leadership, technical assistance, training and support to the 245 private career schools in Oregon.
Portland Children's Museum Free Family Pass
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.
Northwest Charlotte Mason Group
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.
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.
Oregon Services for Home Schooled Students with Disabilities
Provided by the Oregon Department of Education, these are the statutes relating to homeschooling families with special needs children.
Gilbert House Children's Museum
The Gilbert House Children’s Museum is a private nonprofit children’s museum located in downtown Salem’s Riverfront Park. Founded in 1989, Gilbert House Children’s Museum provides innovative and stimulating educational experiences which spark children’s natural curiosity. The Museum’s mission is to “inspire children to learn through creative play.” This is accomplished through fun and challenging exhibits, camps, birthday parties, membership opportunities and outreach programs in the sciences, a...
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Not Back to School Camp - Oregon
August 11-25, 2021
Camp Myrtlewood, Bridge, Oregon
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. 
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Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School
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Shurley English
Shurley English maintains that effective instruction in English must be founded upon an understanding of how the parts of speech work together in a sentence. A good grammar foundation gives students the skills to improve writing. Grammar is the struc...
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By bells and many other similar techniques they (schools) teach that nothing is worth finishing. The gross error of this is progressive: if nothing is worth finishing then by extension nothing is worth starting either. Few children are so thick-skulled they miss the point.

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