Come Celebrate with Us!
During the first full week of May, homeschoolers will celebrate the 40th Annual Maine Home Education Week! Watch for activities and events scheduled during that week!
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About Maine Home Education Week
In recognition of the value and importance of home education, Maine Governors and the Maine Legislature have traditionally designated one week each spring as Maine Home Education Week. Since 1987, Maine homeschoolers have gathered during this special week in a variety of ways in their communities to celebrate, bring awareness, and thank God for the freedoms we enjoy.
Ways to Be Visible in Your Community
Plan a homeschooling display at your local library!
Reach out to your local library to request display space during Home Education Week, Your display can include books the library has about homeschooling, children's work, informational resources about homeschooling in Maine and a sampling HOME unit studies.
Sign up to receive a FREE Community Resource packet from HOME, which will include informational brochures, magazines and several HOME unit studies that can be donated to the library or kept for co-op or family use. Send a picture of your display to HOME by May 17 to be entered to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
MORE HOME EDUCATION WEEK COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Raise awareness in your own community! Celebrate Maine Home Education Week each year wherever you live! Find ways to celebrate and be visible throughout the designated week. The following is just a sampling of activities that could be planned especially for Home Education Week within individual support groups, friends and families:
- Wear a homeschool t-shirt, sticker or button wherever you go during Home Education Week.
- 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.
- Write a note to your Maine Legislator to thank them for protecting your freedom to homeschool!
- Visit a nursing home.
- Find ways to volunteer in your community.
No matter how you choose to celebrate during Maine Home Education Week, please take time to give thanks 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!
2026 Maine Home Education Week Legislative Sentiment
2025 Maine Home Education Week Resolution from the Maine State Legislature!
Thank you to Rep. Benjamin Hymes and the Maine Legislature for this recognition!
Event Sponsors and Partners
Activities are made possible by Maine Home Education Week Sponsors and Partners!
Maine Home Education Week Sponsors (Become Sponsor!)
Maine Home Education Week Partners (Become a Partner!)
You can help sponsor this and other HOME Events! For more information, contact Katie Beaudoin at [email protected].
Event Refund Policy - Any applicable registration fees may be refunded up to the registration deadline for this event. No refunds will be made after the registration deadline. In the event that you must cancel, please consider making your fee a donation to HOME rather than requesting a refund! If an event must be canceled or rescheduled for any reason, HOME will notify participants. Refunds will then be considered on a case by case basis, depending on whether or not the event is rescheduled.