Oregon Resource Page
Welcome! Homeschooling is an exciting journey and we will be with you every step of the way. These resources will help you navigate the state requirements, access local support groups, and plan for fun educational outings.
Regulatory Information
The link and contact information below will provide you with answers to any legal question you may have about homeschooling in your state.
Oregon Department of Education
Oregon Department of Special Education (503) 378-3598
Networking With Calvert Families in Your State!
The Calvert Networking Program allows us to connect families interested in homeschooling with Calvert families in their area currently using our courses. Networking is a great way for families considering the use of Calvert materials to discuss with a family how the program works and to possibly inspect course materials.
To learn more or to help prospective families learn more about Calvert, visit the Family Networking page.
Homeschool Support Groups
Homeschool support groups in your state are an excellent way to gain more assistance and guidance in your homeschooling endeavors. A regional support group fosters a wonderful sense on community among homeschooling families and allows for more opportunities to exchange ideas, plan group outings, and share in the overall experience of homeschooling! While Calvert supports the development of community between homeschool families, this listing does not constitute affiliation between Calvert School and the groups represented above.
Oregon Christian Home Educators Assoc Network
OCEANetwork exists to serve the Lord Jesus Christ through supporting, encouraging, protecting and advancing private Christian home education in Oregon. We are home educating families who volunteer our time to support families all over Oregon and SW Washington with workshops, conferences, and written materials. One of our goals is to protect the rights of families to home educate by monitoring legislative and congressional actions that may jeopardize those rights. We advance home education in Oregon in print, in public, in person, and in prayer.
Address: 17985 Falls City Rd, Dallas, OR 97338
Phone: (503) 288-1285
Email: oceanet@oceanetwork.org
Web: http://www.oceanetwork.org/
Oregon Home Education Network (OHEN)
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, gender, or ethnic or national origin.
Address: P.O. Box 1386, Beaverton, OR 97075
Phone: (503) 321-5166
Email: info@ohen.org
Eugene-Springfield Homeschool Association
Barbara Handley founded ESHA in late August, 2001. For four years, ESHA functioned as an activities-based member group. Beginning in the Fall of 2005, ESHA shifted focus to become a comprehensive resource site for homeschoolers in Lane County.
Email: barbara@eshaoregon.com
Web: http://www.eshaoregon.com/
Village Home Education Resource Center
Village Home is a learning community providing academic and social enrichment and resources for families who choose to home educate.
Address: P.O. Box 2093, Beaverton, OR 97075
Phone: (503) 597-9100
Fax: (503) 597-9100
Email: info@villagehome.org
Web: http://www.villagehome.org/
Educational Excursions
Afford your child the best chance to learn by taking field trips to different locations that encourage learning and curiosity. The locations listed below are wonderful tools in reinforcing the ideas taught in the classroom while having fun!
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center/Wasco County Historical Museum
The splendor of the Columbia River Gorge comes to life in this world class facility. Your visit will take you back 40 million years to when fiery volcanoes, massive land slides and raging floods created the geologic splendor of the gorge.
Address: 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dallas, OR 87058
Phone: 541-296-8600
Web: http://www.gorgediscovery.org/
Southern Oregon Historical Society Museums
With its towering Cascade Mountains and numerous lakes, Klamath County has plenty to keep any family busy with sailing, canoeing, fishing and exploring. Recreational areas like the Seven Lakes Basin, the Sky Lakes Wilderness area, Four Mile Lake, Lake of the Woods, Fish Lake, the Mountain Lake Wilderness area and Klamath lake offer complete visitor facilities including lodges, cabins, camping, RV parks, boat and canoe rentals.
Address: 206 N. Fifth St, Jacksonville, OR 97530
Phone: 541-773-6536
Email: office@sova.org
Web: http://www.southernoregon.com/
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland Oregon
Mission Statement:
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a scientific, educational, and cultural resource center dedicated to improving the public's understanding of science and technology. OMSI makes science exciting and relevant through exhibits, programs, and experiences that are presented in an entertaining and participatory fashion. OMSI is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and relies on admissions, memberships, and donations to continue our educational mission, programs, and exhibits.
Address: 1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214-3354
Phone: 503-797-OMSI (6674) (Toll Free: 1-800-955-OMSI)
Email: info@omsi.edu
Web: http://www.omsi.edu/
Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon
Exhibits include 50's Diner, Albertson's Store, Journey to Japan, Totally Television, Birthday Room, Music Room, Fire! Fire!, Arts & Crafts Room, and Lewis & Clark.
Address: 400 South Main Street, Pendleton, OR 97801
Phone: 541-276-1066
Web: http://www.cmeo.org/
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
The Pacific Ocean on one side, a series of lakes on the other -- with a vast beach right in the middle! The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area beckons you to its warm and inviting sand dunes.
The wind-sculpted sand dunes towering to 500 feet above sea level provide numerous recreational opportunities including off-highway vehicle use, hiking, photography, fishing, canoeing, horseback riding and camping. Visitors enjoy thick "tree islands", open dunes, marsh-like deflation plains and beaches.
Address: 2 miles west of Winchester Bay, Winchester Bay, OR 97467
Web: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/recreation/tripplanning/oregondunes/
West Coast Game Park Safari
Experience West Coast Game Park, the original walk thru Safari, where visitors meet, pet, film, and walk among hundreds of FREE roaming wildlife. Visitors of all ages are amazed, entertained and astonished by the original and innovative way of meeting, mingling, petting and seeing wildlife, offering an unsurpassed adventure in meeting the wild and a one-of-a-kind, lasting, exciting memory in getting to know the wild.
Address: 46914 Hwy. 101 So., Bandon, OR 97411 (located 7 miles south of Bandon on U.S. Hwy 101 on the Southern Oregon Coast)
Phone: (541) 347-3106
Email: support@gameparksafari.com
Web: http://www.gameparksafari.com/
Mt. Hood National Forest
The Mount Hood National Forest is located 20 miles (32 km) east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles (97 km) of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mount Jefferson. The Forest encompasses some 1,067,043 acres (4318 km²). Visitors to the Forest can enjoy fishing, camping, boating and hiking in the summer, hunting in the fall, and skiing and other snow sports in the winter. Berry-picking and mushroom collection are popular, and for many area residents, a trip in December to cut the family's Christmas tree is a long-standing tradition.
Address: 16400 Champion Way, Mt. Hood, OR 97041
Phone: (503) 668-1700
Web: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/recreation/
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park is host to a diverse array of activities. While enjoying the natural scenic wonders, park visitors may hike in old growth forests, participate in a variety of interpretive activities, camp out or stay in an historic hotel, or even cross-country ski during the eight-month-long winters in the high Cascades. The park is always open, but many of the roads and facilities are closed during the winter.
Address: Crater Lake, OR 97604
Web: http://www.nps.gov/crla
Mt. Bachelor
Mt. Bachelor is one of the Pacific Northwest's largest ski areas.
Only 20 minutes form Bend and Sunriver, Mt. Bachelor, a 9,065-foot volcanic cone, offers world-class skiing and snowboarding from November through May. Famous for its deep, dry powder, the mountain annually plays host to Olympic hopefuls and international competitions, as well as families looking for winter fun. With 3,683 acres of terrain served by a network of ten lifts, seven of which are high-speed quads, there's room for every interest and ability. In addition to the world-renowned downhill skiing and snowboarding; snowshoeing tours, sled dog rides and Nordic skiing are all offered on site.
Address: 13000 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR 97702
Phone: (800) 829-2442
Email: info@mtbachelor.com
Web: http://www.mtbachelor.com/
Are we missing something? Calvert is always excited to hear of groups and establishments that may benefit the educational experience of our homeschool families. Calvert is also open to suggestions on added topics to provide our families with the most useful information possible. Please e-mail mwilmeth@calvertservices.org if you have information or ideas to add to the content of this site, or if you have a criticism or concern regarding the information featured above.
