Oregon Local Homeschooling Resources

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Oregon Homeschooling Resource Pages

Oregon Homeschooling
Helpful Information, Links & Tips for Homeschoolers in Oregon

Time4Learning Parent Discussion Forum - Oregon
Discussions and Resources for Oregon Homeschoolers

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Oregon Homeschool Legal Requirements

Homeschooling is regulated at the state level and changes may be made to the relevant statutes at any time. Always consult the actual state code for the most up to date and accurate legal information with regard to homeschooling. The links provided below contain information that may or may not be current.

Homeschool Legal Advantage (HLA)
HLA is an outreach of the Christian Law Association. The CLA has faithfully served churches and families since 1969, and has successfully defended over 8,000 educational freedom related cases. Today, the Homeschool Legal Advantage team includes a large group of full-time attorneys and an additional 200+ affiliated attorneys throughout the United States. HLA stands ready to educate and empower Homeschoolers so that they can respond kindly and confidently to local officials when homeschooling questions arise. And, when direct attorney involvement or even legal representation is required to defend your right to homeschool, as a member of Homeschool Legal Advantage, you can rest assured that assistance from one of our experienced attorneys is only a phone call away! For more information, please visit http://www.HomeschoolLegalAdvantage.com

Oregon Department of Education - Home Schooling
Home schooling is an alternative education option in Oregon. Parents who choose to home school their children must register at their local Education Service District (ESD). Curriculum and assignments are not provided by the state, however, testing is required at grades 3, 5, 8 and 10. Please review the guidelines, Q & A and laws and rules for more information on home schooling.

Oregon Department of Education Guidelines for Home School Students With Disabilities
Topics: Special Rules, Home School Testing Requirements, Child Find, Special Education Services, Funding Issues, Part-Time Attendance

Oregon Department of Education - Home Schooling - Rules & Statutes
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) with information for families considering home schooling their child(ren).

Political Action
From OCEANetwork

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Oregon State Homeschool Organizations

Oregon Christian Home Education Assoc. Network
OCEANetwork exists to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by supporting, encouraging, protecting and advancing private Christian home education in Oregon. We are home educating families who volunteer our time to support homeschool families all over Oregon and SW Washington with workshops, conferences and written encouragement. One of our goals is to protect the rights of families to home educate without government interference. We do this by monitoring legislative and congressional actions that may jeopardize those rights. We have been "serving the needs and protecting the rights of Oregon homeschoolers since 1986."

Oregon Home Education Network
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. Celebrating the diversity within our homeschooling community, OHEN welcomes any person without regard to educational philosophy, religion, creed, race, color, sex or ethnic or national origin.

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Oregon and Regional Homeschool Conferences and Conventions

Portland, OR (Lincoln City, OR)
Oregon Unschooler's Chautauqua
September 13, 2010 - September 17, 2010
Chautauqua:[shu - taw - kwa] Noun. Seneca name meaning child. An educational and recreational gathering lasting several days. The Chautauqua is a time for sharing ideas, networking, learning, and playing together in a supportive and relaxed environment. Spend five memorable days with other homeschooling families at Westwind - a beautiful, secluded, north Pacific coastal retreat center. Westwind is located near the majestic Cascade Head, north of Lincoln City, Oregon.

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Other Oregon Homeschooling Events

No other events have been submitted.

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Oregon Homeschooling Co-ops

No co-op information found for Oregon.

 

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Oregon Homeschool Arts

Albany/Corvallis
Clark Music Center
Clark Music Center is a music program with a vision to enrich the lives of home educated children as well as pre-school aged children with group music instruction. Classes offered will help children and adults develop as musicians, build personal character, and encourage self-discipline and teamwork. Classes offered are Band, Choir, and Group Piano for all ages and for all levels of ability! Beginners welcome!

Portland
Private Piano or Voice Lessons
I'm an experienced piano and voice teacher in SW Portland. I've been teaching for seven years, am a current member of the Oregon Music Teacher's Association, and teach out of a private home studio. I'm also the musical director of Perfect Storm Theater, a program that teaches musical theater workshops for ages 8-18. Kaiti Christine Davis, 503-888-8452. LadyKaiti@hotmail.com

Portland
Valley Suzuki Violin
The Suzuki method is a unique approach to learning the violin that was developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki more than fifty years ago. Dr. Suzuki, who realized the implications of the fact that all children learn to speak their native language with ease, began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to learning the violin. His method, called the “mother tongue approach”, is based strongly on parent involvement (and for this reason, fits nicely with the homeschool philosophy), loving encouragement, constant repetition, and listening. Lindsay Durant, founder and teacher at Valley Suzuki Violin, is a registered Suzuki violin teacher in books one through ten and is dedicated to helping all children attain musical ability through the Suzuki method in a friendly and warm atmosphere.

Portland
Heron Blue Music
Heron Blue Music is a Portland local music instruction service for home school students. We offer music classes in the following areas of study: private guitar Lessons, private voice lessons, Music Theory, Private Bass lessons, Private Drum Lessons, and music production workshops. The owner, Steve Killen, has a degree in Music theory and composition from Lewis and Clark college. Our goal is to offer affordable and enriching music classes for young musicians. please feel free to call 503.707.5806 or email us at heronbluemusic@gmail.com

Portland Area
Thrasher Music
Personalized Private Guitar Lessons: -Acoustic -Electric -Bass Beginner & intermediate lessons customized to the the individual student. See the Thrasher Music blog for more information. Will come to you!

Vancouver/Portland
Christian Youth Theater - Vancouver/Portland
Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is an after-school theater arts training program for students ages 4 - 18. CYT is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization funded primarily through its tuition, ticket sales and outside contributions. Every session (fall, winter and spring) CYT offers theater arts classes for children as an after-school activity. Each local program conducts three ten-week sessions throughout the school year, teaching drama, voice, dance and a broad spectrum of specialty theatrical workshops at weekly two-hour classes. Enrolled students have the opportunity to work behind the scenes, or audition and perform on stage in a Broadway-style musical performed for the community. Multiple locations

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Academic Enrichment for Oregon Homeschoolers

Corvallis, Albany, Portland, Bend
The Freshwater Trust - Stream Discovery
We have materials and staff to take groups of students to local streams to study various aspects of riparian areas such as aquatic insects, water quality, native fish and plant life. Program is free and can be adjusted for various ages. Contact Stacy Moore 541-753-4280

Hillsboro, Forest Grove
Forest Hills Lutheran School
Forest Hills Lutheran School is offering classes that home school students may join. These opportunities will be art, chorus, theater, Spanish, band, strings and science. Visit our website to learn about Forest Hills. Call 503-359-4853.

Oregon City
Basic Skills
Basic Skills is a privately owned business that offers onsite as well as distance supplemental classes for Jr. high and high school, state approved achievement testing (both in Oregon and Washington), tutoring, special needs classes, curriculum and much more. Please check our website out and feel free to contact us for further information. We also send out weekly (usually) articles via an ezine.

Statewide
Oregon Classical Christian Homeschool
Classical Conversations Communities exist to complement your home-centered education and connect you with like-minded families. Each community is facilitated by a trained parent-director, and classes are led by trained parent-tutors who model the classical tools of learning. Tutors have the privilege of encouraging students toward becoming lifelong learners while also encouraging parents in the classical teaching of their children. Classical Conversations values your time and commitment to quality classical Christian education for your family. We honor your desire to train your children in the way they should go.

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Sports Opportunities for Oregon Homeschoolers

Gresham
Northwest Gymnastics Training Center
Homeschool PE classes

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Job and Volunteer Opportunities for Oregon Homeschool Students

No job opportunites have been submitted for OR.

 

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