Oregon Christian Home Education Conference
June 21 & 22, 2024
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
Oregon Christian Home Education Conference
June 21 & 22, 2024
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
Brought to you by OCEANetwork and our generous sponsors.
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Christ-Centered Encouragement for Your Homeschool
You are doing important work to raise up and educate your children well. Finding the encouragement and practical help you need is essential!
Gather with homeschoolers from across the state at the Oregon Christian Home Education Conference by OCEANetwork!
⭐️ Enjoy sessions from world-class homeschool speakers.
⭐️ Browse the Exhibit Hall for excellent curriculum and family resources. (exhibitor list coming soon)
⭐️ Shop (or sell) at the largest used curriculum sale in the state.
⭐️ Enjoy workshops and activities for the whole family.
⭐️ And much more!
God has a plan for your family and your homeschool! Gather with us to share, connect, and find encouragement in the Lord. He is our future and our hope!
Christ-Centered Encouragement for Your Homeschool
You are doing important work to raise up and educate your children well. Finding the encouragement and practical help you need is essential!
Gather with homeschoolers from across the state at the Oregon Christian Home Education Conference by OCEANetwork!
⭐️ Enjoy sessions from world-class homeschool speakers.
⭐️ Browse the Exhibit Hall for excellent curriculum and family resources.
⭐️ Shop (or sell) at the largest used curriculum sale in the state.
⭐️ Enjoy workshops and activities for the whole family.
⭐️ And much more!
God has a plan for your family and your homeschool! Gather with us to share, connect, and find encouragement in the Lord. He is our future and our hope!
2024 Conference Registration Prices
Online registration opens for OCEANetwork Members and Donors at 8:00 a.m. on April 16. General Registration opens for everyone else at 8 a.m. on April 23.
(Become an OCEANetwork Supporting Member NOW so you can register early and receive early admission to the Used Curriculum Exchange!)
REGISTER EARLY! Prices Increase Closer to Conference
Early Bird — April 23 (April 16 for Members and Donors) – May 25: $45/member; $55/non-member
May 26- June 8: $55/member; $65/non-member
At-the-door registration: $65/member; $75/non-member
Exhibit Hall Only passes also available for purchase at the door. For more detailed registration information, discounts, and parents of preschoolers, click here.
Oregon Christian Home Education Conference
June 21 & 22, 2024
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
2024 Conference Registration Prices
Online registration opens for OCEANetwork Members and Donors at 8:00 a.m. on April 16. General Registration opens for everyone else at 8 a.m. on April 23.
(Become an OCEANetwork Supporting Member NOW so you can register early and receive early admission to the Used Curriculum Exchange!)
REGISTER EARLY! Prices Increase Closer to Conference
Early Bird –> April 23 (April 16 for Members and Donors) – May 25: $45/member; $55/non-member
May 26- June 8: $55/member; $65/non-member
At-the-door registration: $65/member; $75/non-member
Exhibit Hall Only passes also available for purchase at the door. For more detailed registration information, discounts, and parents of preschoolers, click here.
Registration Savings!
Registration Savings!
Each year, OCEANetwork prayerfully seeks speakers to equip you to homeschool and to make the most of the unique family dynamics of home education. These are speakers who know homeschooling first-hand and their messages will inform and encourage.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Rick Green
Patriot Academy
Danny Craig
Generations
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Beth Mora
Here to Help Learning
Forrest Mora
Here to Help Learning
Bruce Malone
Search for the Truth Ministry
Patrick Nurre
Northwest Treasures
Thelma English
Thelma’s Library
Tauna Meyer
Proverbial Homemaker
Dick Karman
OCEANetwork Co-Founder
Erika Poston
Veteran Homeschool Mom
*** Speaker handouts will be posted around June 1 ***
Activities for Kids and Teens
Homeschooling is a family affair, and we want the conference to encourage and equip the whole family. We’ve put together sessions and activities for children, young adults, and the entire family to enjoy.
Activities for Children and Parents
- A family gospel message by Child Evangelism Fellowship is scheduled on Saturday during the lunch break for kids and their parents. Feel free to bring your lunch and enjoy the presentation!
- Patrick Nurre from Northwest Treasures will be offering the following parent/child sessions (children 0 – 12 must be accompanied by at least one parent to these sessions):
- Volcanoes, Volcanic Rocks, and Earthquakes
- The Dinosaur Hunters
- Rock Identification Made Easy (hands-on session!)
Workshops for Teens
We have a selection of special sessions to inspire your homeschool teens this year! Adults of all ages are welcome to attend these workshops as well.
- Do Something! How to Engage Life for the Glory of God (Daniel Craig)
- A Matter of Time – Why the Age of Creations Matters (Bruce Malone)
- Explosive Geological Evidence for Creation (Bruce Malone)
- Blind to the Obvious – How Intelligent People Can Be Blind to the Evidence for Creation (Bruce Malone)
- Discovery and Design (Bruce Malone)
Outdoor Family Activities
Spend some relaxing time with other homeschool families at the conference! The Linn County Expo Center is a family-friendly locale with outdoor spaces to play in. Families are encouraged to bring equipment for supervised outdoor play or even supplies for a fun family picnic!
On Friday evening, weather permitting, an English country dance will be hosted outside. Equipment for games such as ladder toss, corn hole, and four square will be available for families to enjoy. You are welcome to bring more game activities as well! Card and board games have been popular activities to bring in the past. Remember to label your items and take them with you when you’re finished so they don’t get lost!
Important Note: You must keep your children ages 0–12 with a responsible adult at all times (not an older sibling). OCEANetwork is not responsible for unattended children. Children can attend one of the sessions planned for children with a parent (see above), accompany you to sessions if they are not distracting to those around you, or an adult can take them to the courtyard area outside.
Used Curriculum Sale!
Get great deals or sign up to sell your own used curriculum!
Used Curriculum Sale!
Get great deals or sign up to sell your own used curriculum!
Conference Planning Resources
We’re working hard to put together these helpful planning tools so you can make the most of your conference experience! We’ll begin adding links to each one as we get closer to the conference.
General Conference Schedule
Schedule-at-a-Glance (tentative)
{Coming Soon!}
Print Out Speaker Handouts
{Coming Soon!}
Conference Program and Planner
{Coming Soon!}
Shop the Exhibit Hall
Shop the Exhibit Hall
WIN FUN PRIZES!
To add a little extra blessing to your conference experience, you’ll get a chance to enter to win exciting prizes!
🎁 Exhibit Hall Passport Prize
Visit all the booths participating in the Exhibit Hall Passport activity and be entered to win an Apple iPad or Kindle Fire HD! Instructions will be provided in your registration packet upon arrival at the conference.
🎁 Facebook Party
Each year OCEANetwork throws a fantastic pre-conference Facebook party on the OCEANetwork FB page. During the party we highlight speakers, vendors, and local companies homeschoolers love with fantastic discounts and prizes! It’s a great way to connect before we enter the conference doors together! If you would like to donate to the Facebook party, please contact us.
We Need Volunteers!
We Need Volunteers!
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Many thanks to our generous conference sponsors!
They have invested heavily in homeschool families—in YOU—to help keep our convention prices as low as possible and support homeschooling in Oregon. Please join us in thanking them for their generosity!
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