Creative Homeschool Graduation Ideas

Creative Homeschool Graduation Ideas

It’s an exciting time! You have invested your heart, soul, time, and energy into your child. And, now the day has arrived for your student to don his or her cap and gown (or not). It’s completely up to your individual homeschool!   In any case,...
OCEANetwork 2021 End-of-Year Update

OCEANetwork 2021 End-of-Year Update

Dear homeschool families, We are so very grateful for the financial support of those who contributed to the work of the Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network during 2021. For more than 35 years, volunteers serving with OCEANetwork have labored to...
Giving Thanks When It’s Not Easy

Giving Thanks When It’s Not Easy

Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Most likely, you’ve heard this before. “In everything give thanks.” It is a favorite and often quoted scripture among believers....
School Choice and Oregon Homeschoolers

School Choice and Oregon Homeschoolers

You might be surprised that a homeschool state organization like OCEANetwork is opposed to government money funding independent homeschooling. It is because we have been fighting for the freedom to independently homeschool since homeschooling became legal across...
21 Ideas for the First Day of Homeschool

21 Ideas for the First Day of Homeschool

The first day of homeschool comes with fresh slate and excitement for what the new year can bring! What do you do on the first day of school to make it special? Here are great ideas from members of our Homeschooling in Oregon Facebook group! “On the first day of...
2021 OCEANetwork Legislative Recap

2021 OCEANetwork Legislative Recap

The Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network tracks bills each Legislative session which would affect Oregon homeschoolers. There were two such bills this year: A badly-written bill which likely would have been interpreted to require homeschoolers who teach...