Maine Homeschool Legal Requirements
Maine Homeschool Conferences and Conventions
Maine homeschooling Classes and Co-ops
Other Maine Homeschooling Events and Resources
Maine Homeschooling Field Trips
Maine Homeschooling Support Groups
Job opportunities for Maine homeschool students
Educational resources about Maine
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Maine Homeschool Legal Requirements
Homeschool Legal Advantage (HLA)
HLA is an outreach of the Christian Law Association. The CLA has faithfully served churches and families since 1969, and has successfully defended over 8,000 educational freedom related cases. Today, the Homeschool Legal Advantage team includes a large group of full-time attorneys and an additional 200+ affiliated attorneys throughout the United States. HLA stands ready to educate and empower Homeschoolers so that they can respond kindly and confidently to local officials when homeschooling questions arise. And, when direct attorney involvement or even legal representation is required to defend your right to homeschool, as a member of Homeschool Legal Advantage, you can rest assured that assistance from one of our experienced attorneys is only a phone call away! For more information, please visit http://www.HomeschoolLegalAdvantage.com
Maine Department of Education - Home Instruction
Maine Department of Education - Homeschool Access to School Services
"A student receiving home-school instruction is eligible for special education services, as provided under federal regulations, in accordance with section 5001-A and relevant department procedures and standards."
No legal information found for Maine.
Maine and Regional Homeschool Conferences and Conventions
No current conference or convention information found for Maine.
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Other Maine homeschooling events and resources
Maine Homeschooling Information
Helpful Information, Links & Tips for Homeschoolers in Maine
Statewide
Homeschool hiking/biking annual event
May 23, 2010 - May 29, 2010
The homeschool hiking/biking annual event began in May 2005 as a way to gain recognition for homeschooling as well as getting some exercise, group involvement, and introducing homeschoolers and their families to hiking and biking in the great outdoors!! It is an annual event now and will be held each year the last full week in May all across the United States. We are asking for individuals and groups involved in homeschooling to set up events in their areas. If you would like to set up a group event in your area, please send your name, email address, phone, city and state to me at: homeschoolhikebike@hotmail.com
Maine Homeschooling Co-ops
No co-op information found for ME.
Maine Homeschooling Classes
Sanford/ York County
Get Fired Up
Pottery Painting
Waterboro/York County
Waterboro Fitness Fun Classes
Fitness classes for homeschoolers in Waterboro at the Town Hall. Classes offered: Aerobic Warm Up & Muscle Stretch, Trampoline and Jumping Obstacle Course, Age appropriate training in Tumbling, Bar, Vaulting and Balance Beam. Parachute Games and More!
POC: Lisa Tutor, Fitness Program Director. Waterboro Parks &Recreation
(207)247-6117
Westbrook
Art for Homeschoolers
Monday morning pottery painting just for homeschoolers. We will look at time periods and artists and then use the skills to paint our own piece of pottery. $25 per student (10%) discount for siblings. Call 854-3616 to reserve your spot or email dafodil316@gmail.com for more information
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York
Museums of Old York
Visit the Museums of Old York and explore nine historic museum buildings, a contemporary art gallery and wonderful gardens. Tour the properties, explore our collections, research your history or take part in our renowned education programs. At Old York you will experience over 300 years of New England heritage while listening to tales of sea captains and their families, jailers, prisoners and others. You'll also see some of the most beautiful decorative objects and antiques preserved in America including the Bulman Bedhangings, the only complete set of 18th century American crewelwork bed curtains known to exist.
Ellsworth
Telephone Museum
A big gray barn on a country road in Maine houses an unusual display of communications technology. At The Telephone Museum, the history of the telephone network from Alexander Graham Bell's patent in 1876, through the era of switchboard operators and early dial telephones, to the more complex electro-mechanical switching systems that preceeded digital technology, is represented in hands-on exhibits intended to show the ingenuity and craftsmanship of thousands of telephone workers, innovators and entrepreneurs over more than 100 years.
Presque Isle
Northern Maine Museum of Science
Located at Folsom Hall at The University of Maine at Presque Isle on south Main Street. The Mission of the Northern Maine Museum of Science is to support science education in northern Maine by means of exhibits and programs, educational field experience on nature trails, scientific collections for research, and educational programs for educators and students. Our commitment is to create links between the University and the Northern Maine community that enhance the general public's understanding and awareness of science.
Oakfield
Oakfield Railroad Museum
Our Museum is dedicated to the early years of Railroad Transportation. Besides seeing the historic wood frame station building (pictured above), you can be intrigued by hundreds of photographs- some of which are over a century old. There are also vintage signs and advertising pieces, signal lanterns, original railroad maps, telegraph equipment, newspapers, a Hand Car and a Motor Car, restored mail carts, the C-66 caboose, and a weathervane that came from the top of the old water tower that was demolished in 1982.
Oakland
Macartney House Museum
Built about 1815 by Leonard Cornforth, mill owner in West Waterville. Later owned by the Macartney family, including William, William H, and Dwight; they served the town in various posts for many years. Acquired by the OAHS in 1974 from People's Heritage Bank. Moved north about 100 feet to its present location. A federal style Cape Cod, 2 stories, central chimney.
Furnished with many antiques and Oakland area artifacts. Contains a growing research library of Oakland material. Open summers, Wednesday, 1:30 to 4:30; other hours by appointment.
Ogunquit
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
The OMAA is host not only to hundreds of works of art, but also to Tuesday Nights at OMAA, where you'll find musical performances, film series, lectures, theatrical performances, slide shows, tours and book signings.
Old Fort Western
Protecting, preserving and interpreting the 1754 National Historic Landmark fort, store and house on the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine
Old Town
Old Town Museum
A museum created to celebrate an event. Initially conceived as a way for the City of Old Town to celebrate the nations bicentennial, The Old Town Museum now is dedicated to preserving the heritage of Old Town and the surrounding area. During the summer, the Old Town Museum host numerous “Sunday Afternoon Programs”, some of which are historical in nature while others are pure entertainment. One of the purposes of these programs is to attract visitors that might otherwise not come to the museum to see the changing displays. These displays cover an eclectic mix from Old Town’s past. A sampling of these include displays relating to Old Town’s past in the lumbering industry, materials and equipment from some professional establishments, simulations of rooms in early homes, wood carvings of Old Town artist Bernard Langlais and a prized birch bark canoe.
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Maine Homeschool Support Groups
Homeschoolers of Maine (HOME)
HOME was established in 1990 as a ministry to support Maine families in their God-given and constitutional right and responsibility to oversee the education of their children. Success is our hope and desire for every family that chooses to homeschool. Our ministry supports the family by monitoring legislation, holding an annual convention, providing workshops throughout the year, publishing our newsletter The Heart of HOME, providing free counseling to new and established homeschoolers, and much more.
Maine Home Education Association (MHEA)
Founded in 1987, is the only nonprofit, non-sectarian, statewide home educator's association in Maine. We are a member supported association managed by volunteers. Our mission is to support the right of Maine families to freely engage in home-based education as an alternative to traditional schooling. We believe that the best support of our right to homeschool is a large, diverse and well-informed community of homeschoolers.
MaineHomeschooling
A statewide email discussion group for homeschoolers to discuss issues that are relevant to homeschooling in Maine. This is a diverse list and different points of view exist. Maine Homeschooling hopes to be a place where all homeschoolers can feel comfortable to find support, information, and also to post information that they find useful in homeschooling their children.
Some of the topics you will see on the list include: different methods of homeschooling, help in getting started, national state legislation, resources, and announcements.
HomeSchool-ME
This is a list provided for all homeschooling families in the state of Maine to get to know one another. Since Maine has so much rural area, I felt that this list would be a great way for us to get to meet one another, share ideas and thoughts about homeschooling and keep up to date on the current events regarding our state and homeschooling.
The Discovery Center for Arts and Sciences
A Homeschooling Community Center and Support Group in Midcoast Maine
Waterboro Homeschooling Organization
A network of homeschool families that
offer support to all families interested in or who are currently homeschooling.
Homeschoolers Learning Group
We meet each Monday afternoons with our 7 - 8 year olds to do group activities in science, art appreciation, and games from around the world. Topic of study will change about every 4 months.
Maine Classical Christian Homeschool
Classical Conversations Communities exist to complement your home-centered education and connect you with like-minded families. Each community is facilitated by a trained parent-director, and classes are led by trained parent-tutors who model the classical tools of learning. Tutors have the privilege of encouraging students toward becoming lifelong learners while also encouraging parents in the classical teaching of their children.
Classical Conversations values your time and commitment to quality classical Christian education for your family. We honor your desire to train your children in the way they should go.
MidCoast Maine Homeschoolers
A great place for Maine families that love all things learning.
Local points of interest, field trip idea's, group field trips.
Western Maine Homeschool Support Network
Western Maine Homeschoolers is a network of very diverse homeschooling families who get together when the mood strikes, for fun and/or learning. Anyone who wants a specific activity or service organizes it and shares it with others as appropriate.
Mainehomeschooling Swap
A place for Maine homeschoolers to buy and sell used curriculum, books, educational materials, computers, software, livestock and equipment, and items related to homeschooling.
Homeschool Support For Parents In Maine
Homeschooling and support go hand and hand. Without the support of at least one other person, homeschoolers often find that they are questioning themselves and the way that they have decided to school their children. When you think about it, is it really that hard to believe that it only takes one other person to remind you that your children will be okay, and that you are doing a great job?! I owe a great deal of my confidence to my support system that I have surrounded myself with. I am grateful to them. This group is intended to help you gain the confidence that you want and need, this group is also intended to make each other aware of upcoming activities. So post away! Ask questions, give comments, lend a hand, give praise, and remember that there just might be someone reading your post that needs that one person to offer support in their life today!
A Gathering Place
A Gathering Place, in its 14th season, offers workshops,classes and activities,primarily through it's members ideas and other community offerings, in the Southern Maine area. Homeschoolers have joined together for yoga classes, singing, gardening, science classes, writing workshops, toothpaste making at Tom's of Maine, sewing, playtime at Children's Museum of Maine, field trips and lots of other exciting events that members have organized over the years.
Aroostook
The P.A.T.H. (Parents of Aroostook Teaching at Home)
Bangor
Penobscot Valley Homeschool Association 4-H (PVHA4-H)
The central theme of 4-H education is "learn by doing." PVHA4-H is committed to assisting youth, and those adults working with them, in acquiring the knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, contributing, and productive members of society.
Job opportunites forME homeschool students
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