Home Education Week

Home Education Week and Homeschool Day at the Capitol

Join in the Celebration!

Maine homeschoolers have worked hard over the years to raise public awareness, gain respect and credibility, build relationships within the legislature and strengthen homeschool freedoms. This year, beginning on May 4th through May 10^th, we will celebrate our 21^th Annual Home Education Week in Maine. (See the Governor’s proclamation below.) 

To mark the occasion, find ways to celebrate and be visible within your own communities. The following is just a sampling of activities that could be planned especially for Home Education Week within individual support groups and families:

Wear a homeschool sticker or button wherever you go during the week of May 4th through May 10th.

Have a potluck meal of thanksgiving with other homeschooling families.

Bake a celebration cake!

Plan a local field trip with a few families or your support group.

Arrange for a homeschooling display at your local library.

Visit a nursing home.

Find ways to volunteer in your community.

Plan a fundraiser to raise money for your support group or for HOME.

Buy a copy of Homeschool Heroes and read it to your family! Copies are available a the HOME Office

No matter how you choose to celebrate during Home Education Week, please take time to give thanks and glory to God for the very precious freedoms we have to teach our children at home. Without continued prayer, vigilance and a strong homeschool presence within each Maine community, our blessings of freedom could be easily taken away. Take pride in what you do, and enjoy your well-deserved week of recognition!