Email support list for home educators in Oklahoma. Subjects of discussion may include upcoming events, legislative action, media coverage of homeschooling, and practical and philosophical homeschooling discussions. You also will have an opportunity to network with individuals and group. This email list is sponsored by HERO of Oklahoma.

The Legislature shall provide for the compulsory attendance at some public or other school, unless other means of education are provided, of all the children in the State who are sound in mind and body, between the ages of eight and sixteen years, for at least three months in each year.

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.

Oklahoma Technology Association provides leadership, legislative voice, professional development and support for the integration of technology into teaching and learning in Oklahoma. This is accomplished by providing information and services to its members, teachers, districts, legislators, and the general public.

HERO of Oklahoma is a voluntary, not-for-profit network of support groups and families dedicated to providing a quality education for their children in a home environment.

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward. Today the trail encompasses about 2,200 miles of land and water routes, and traverses portions of nine states.

Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. From 1821 until 1846, it was an international commercial highway used by Mexican and American traders. In 1846, the Mexican-American War began. The Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail to invade New Mexico. When the Treaty of Guadalupe ended the war in 1848, the Santa Fe Trail became a national road connecting the United States to the new southwest territories. Comme...

The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education is located in the north-central Oklahoma town of Stillwater. The department provides leadership, resources, and assures standards of excellence for a comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education. That system offers programs and services in 29 technology center districts operating on 54 campuses, 398 comprehensive school districts, 25 skill centers and three juvenile facilities.

Support group for Cornerstone, a participant-driven homeschooling information and support network for families in Northeastern Oklahoma.

A. An attendance officer, any school administrator, or designee of the school administrator who is employed by the school, or any peace officer may, except for children being home schooled pursuant to Section 10-105 of the Oklahoma Statutes, temporarily detain and assume temporary custody of any child subject to compulsory full-time education, during hours in which school is actually in session, who is found away from the home of such child and who is absent from school without lawful ex...

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...

For use by those parents who are withdrawing their child from public school. Provided by HERO of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City National Memorial honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995. Located on 3.3 acres, the outdoor Symbolic Memorial consists of the Gates of Time entrance gates, Reflecting Pool, Children's Area, Rescuers' Orchard, the "Survivor Tree," and the Memorial Fence.

Discussion group and activity center for Oklahoma homeschooling families who consider themselves toward the unschooling end of the homeschooling spectrum. Unencumbered discussion on philosophical and practical aspects of unschooling, unschooling thoughts, experiences, questions and applications.

Learn about the animal world at the Oklahoma City Zoo. You'll find animal exhibits, special exhibits, and educational programs. Highlights include the Cat Forest and Lion Overlook, Great EscAPE, and a Butterfly Garden.