by OCEANetwork | Apr 8, 2019 | Conference & Events
Teaching our children about the Oregon State Capitol and the important work done there is a great way for them to learn not only about how government operates, but also how we can get involved as citizens to help protect and expand our homeschool freedoms. Visiting...
by OCEANetwork | Feb 12, 2019 | Conference & Events, Homeschool Freedom
Visiting your legislators can be an incredibly effective way to help promote and protect homeschool freedoms. It is a wonderful way to connect legislators with the “face” of real homeschooling, while helping to educate them on how homeschool freedom works....
by OCEANetwork | Dec 8, 2018 | Tips & Tools
Whether you put the books on the shelf during December for the month or for a week, you don’t have to feel guilty because it doesn’t mean learning has been put on the shelf. Here are some things your children can be learning even if they aren’t following your normal...
by OCEANetwork | Oct 10, 2018 | Encouragement, Getting Started
When we begin homeschooling, most of us view homeschooling as one of three options for educating our children – we can choose public school, private school, or homeschool. And we choose homeschooling for a multitude of reasons as the best alternative for our family....
by OCEANetwork | Aug 27, 2018 | Homeschool Freedom
The freedom we have been given to homeschool our children in Oregon is a precious gift. Freedom gives us the flexibility to meet our children’s needs, individualize their education, and raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. A major part...
by Dorothy Karman | May 20, 2018 | Ages & Stages
Homeschooling the high school student can be both challenging and rewarding. As students prepare to enter high school, parents often face the same insecurities they had when they began to homeschool. As you head into your high school years, it’s important to...
by OCEANetwork | Apr 11, 2018 | Ages & Stages, Tips & Tools
Some of us begin our homeschool journeys with more than one little one in our home. I was pregnant with our third when we began to formally homeschool our oldest child and like many others I had visions of a happy houseful contentedly finishing their school work with...
by OCEANetwork | Nov 15, 2017 | Encouragement
“Carol,” my friend quizzically began, “what are you and your kids painting on the wall of your garage?” My children and I were throwing large orange brush strokes over the white drywall. “This is our recreation of the Aurora Borealis in Alaska!” I gushed. “Wow....
by OCEANetwork | Oct 14, 2017 | Tips & Tools
As I write this, we are halfway through the school year. We are definitely in our groove when it comes to school and have a solid routine. Eventually though, the comfort of routine wears off and monotony settles in. How can you keep your children excited about...
by OCEANetwork | Sep 21, 2017 | Encouragement
Twenty-seven years ago today, I sat on the couch in our living room watching the neighborhood children walk excitedly by on the way to their first day of kindergarten and I cried. We had decided to homeschool our little guy and I was scared. Was I doing the right...
