Parents and Homeschoolers

Resources for Parents

Childcare Resources

Washington County Child Care Resource and Referral

Children and the Internet

Homework Help

Resources available 24/7 at WCCLS

More Parent Resources

Resources for Homeschooling

Getting Started

Sources for exploring homeschooling

Home Education Magazine and Practical Homeschooling Magazine, available from various WCCLS libraries
Home Education Magazine's online Welcome to Homeschooling
Oregon Home Education Network's FAQ page

A sampling of resources for exploration and selection of homeschooling curriculum materials

Accelerated Christian Education
Acorn Naturalists - "environment-based education and intrepretation"
Alpha Omega - "Bible-based"
Brook Farm Books - "the Home School Source Book"
Charlotte Mason - "research and supply company"
Christianbook.com - in the menu at left, select Homeschool and then Curriculum
Jon's Homeschool Resources FAQ pages
KONOS - unit study curriculum
Know Home Schooling
Pathway Publishers - Amish readers

Oregon: Organizations, Major Resources, Rules and Regulations

Ann Lahrson-Fisher, author who literally wrote the book on homeschooling in Oregon
Email groups for the Portland area
Home Education Magazine online and available for check out at the library
LDS - Oregon Home Educators Association, based in Portland
The Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network (OCEAN)
Northwest Regional Education Service District; note the notification PDF form
Oregon Department of Education: laws, statistics and more; includes "Oregon Guidelines for Home Schooling"
Oregon Homeschooling Network, includes a compliance laws section
Oregon Revised Statutes regarding homeschooling
Village Home Education Resource Center: a learning community for the Metro area

Other Sites of Interest

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