2026 Oregon Homeschool Capitol Day

Bring your family and join the OCEANetwork Freedom Watch team at the 2026 Oregon Homeschool Capitol Day!

Connecting with legislators at the Capitol is an important activity for promoting homeschool freedoms in Oregon. It paves the way for future efforts to protect and expand those freedoms!

🗓️ February 19, 2026
⏰ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Arrive early for parking!)
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Educational for the whole family (Capitol tours available.)
☑️ Impactful for homeschool freedom 

The 2026 Oregon Homeschool Capitol Day is a fantastic opportunity for your family. It takes place during the legislative short session to promote homeschool freedom and parental rights to legislators. (Apple Pie Day, which is our larger event, is held during long legislative session years.)

Families are welcome! Join us at the 2026 Oregon Homeschool Capitol Day. 

    • Gather with families from across the state to support homeschooling in Oregon
    • Help share current homeschool data with legislators (vital for protecting freedoms!)
    • Educational experience for the whole family

Capitol Day Schedule

.(Subject to change. See the Capitol first floor map for locations referenced below. Note that only the entrance on State Street is publicly accessible.)

  • 12:00 pm — Gather in the rotunda for prayer and and educational talk
  • 12:45 — Pick up information packets in room 167b
  • 12:45-2:00 pm — Deliver packets to legislators any time in this time slot. (We’ll provide tips and talking points!)
🌟 Public tours of the Capitol are available at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, and 2:30 – there are no private tours available, but these tours are first come, first served, and can accommodate fairly large groups.

    Important Notes: 

    • Consider arriving at 11:30am to get a parking spot. (You may have to walk a few blocks.)
    • Enter the Capitol on State Street. The front entrance is still currently closed. 
    • Lunch break not scheduled. Eat ahead of time or bring a simple sack lunch to eat in the car or outside, weather permitting.
    • OCEANetwork representatives will be available to answer questions.

    This is an event by the Oregon Home Education Association Network (OCEANetwork) and the OCEANetwork Freedom Watch Committee.

    A big thanks to Classical Conversations for their generosity in being a sponsor of OCEANetwork’s 2026 Capitol Day!

    Classical Conversations is a Christian curriculum company and community group program for homeschoolers. Learn more about them here.

    Contact Us About Capitol Day!

    Have a question? Fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch! 

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