Oklahoma Homeschooling
Get to know more about homeschooling laws in Oklahoma as you explore our website devoted to the needs of home educators in this state. Connect with other homeschoolers for support and socialization, learn how to incorporate different ideas and homeschooling methods into your approch to homeschooling, and read out dealing with special challenges you may face. We offer all this and much, much more!
- Ready to begin? Check out our "Beginning to Homeschool" section.
- Is homeschooling the best choice for your family? Learn more about the advantages of homeschooling.
- Read the actual laws regulating home education in Oklahoma and get summaries of these laws by homeschooling experts.
- Browse through our curriculum reviews and lists, and find what will work best for you and your child.
- Find a support group close to you.
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A+ School Supply
Florida Store:
787 US 41 - Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL 33953
Phone: 941-627-1460
Oklahoma Store:
311 N.E. 2nd Street
Buffalo, OK 73834
Phone: 580-735-2476
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Comprehensive listing of all schools of higher education in Oklahoma with links to their individual websites.
Mardel Christian & Educational Supply
3300 South Boulevard
Edmond, OK 73013
Phone: 405-341-2439
500 West Main
Norman, OK 73069
Phone: 405-360-5444
1444 240 Penn Park Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
Phone: 405-681-1444
4848 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Phone: 405-773-1717
5202 South Harvard
Tulsa, OK 74135
Phone: 918-747-1208
9725 East 71st Str.
Tulsa, OK 74133
Phone: 918-254-1571
Warehouse:
7727 SW 44th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73179
Phone: 405-745-1300
Mardel stores average 30...
Unschooling and The Law in Oklahoma
Homeschooling is a right guaranteed by the Constitution of Oklahoma, and by state statute. Oklahoma has placed very few legal restrictions on homeschooling, and as a result it is very easy to meet the state requirements. Parents can provide for their child any kind of education they choose.
70 O.S. 11-103
A. Courses of instruction approved by the State Board of
Education for use in school years prior to 1993-94 shall be those
courses that are necessary to ensure:
1. The teaching of the necessary basic skills of learning and
communication, including reading, English, writing, the use of
numbers and science; and
2. The teaching of citizenship in the United States, in the
State of Oklahoma, and in other countries, through the study of the
United States Constitution, the amendments...
40 O.S. 80
The age and schooling certificate shall not be approved until the
parent or guardian of such child shall present a school attendance
certificate as hereinafter prescribed. A duplicate of such age and
schooling certificate shall be filled out and sent by the school
officer, before whom the same is made, to the Commissioner of Labor.
The blank forms for school attendance certificate and for the age and
schooling certificate shall be supplied to the principal, headmaster,
or equivalent ad...
Office of Standards and Curriculum: Curriculum Links
Curriculum Links contains a host of links to subject-area resources for lesson plans and student activities. Provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Oklahoma Requirements for High School Graduation
Provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, this website lists the current requirements for obtaining a diploma from a public high school.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
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