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Your
homeschool child has many opportunities to participate in
extracurricular activities including art, music, sports, and
computers. The following extracurricular resources are available
to homeschoolers in Oklahoma. We will update this list as
we locate more resources.
“I
believe in teaching, but I don't believe in going to school.”
Robert Frost
Attention
Homeschool Parents: You
can help
me keep this a valuable resource for
homeschoolers by reporting
good and bad experiences at
any of the following service providers. Email
me at cindy@oklahomahomeschool.com
if you have any comments that would help me decide to add
or remove anyone from the list below.
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Linda Duntley.
 NOTE:
Fees, rates, tuition, etc. listed below may change
without notice. Please check with individual contact
for up-to-date information.
Be
sure to take photos of your child's participation in extracurricular
activiites. Put them in your portfolio.
You can even carry them around in a Digital
Photo Keychain like
this one for bragging rights!
If you discover a bad link, please email me at
cindy@oklahomahomeschool.com.
Contents:
Amateur
Radio Course
Your
child can take a course in Amateur Radio free from the National
Association of Amateur Radio: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/Curriculum-Materials.html.
If you need more information on Amateur Radio, in general,
please visit http://www.arrl.org/.
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Art
Lessons
Home
School Drawing Lessons! Give your child quality art lessons with Young Rembrandts.
We offer year-round drawing classes for artists 31/2 to 13
years old. Our step by step teaching methodology and structured
curriculum covers a new age appropriate subject matter every
week. Call today for a schedule of weekly classes and multi-day
themed camps starting in June and July. Call Rick Schmigle
@ 749-4ART (4278) or visit www.youngrembrandts.com.
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Christian
Camps in Oklahoma
Dry
Gulch, USA: http://www.drygulchusa.com
New
Life Ranch: http://www.newliferanch.com/
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Clubs
& Scouting
Homeschool
Cub Scout Pack 778 is for Boys
Ages 6 - 10. Pack Meetings monthly at First
United Methodist Church, 1115 South Boulder
Avenue, Tulsa, OK. Den meetings
weekly, various days and times. Contact: Shelly
Faust - 748-9718 or thefaustfive@sbcglobal.net
or Steve Smith at steve35@cox.net. For more info, check
their website.
Boy
Scout Troop 30 & Cub Scout Pack 30 serve
the home schooling community of the NW OKC
area and
meet near Council & Hefner
on Monday nights. Boy Scouts is for boys 11 – 18
and Cub Scouts is for boys 6-10. The Scouting
program adds to the home schooling experience by providing
boys with valuable comradeship, adventure, and leadership
opportunities. Call Scoutmaster Randy Stark at 787-8271 or
Cubmaster Wayne Sutton at 721-3861 for information about
how your son can be involved in this rewarding program.
Edmond,
OK Pack 341. Do you like to camp, fish, play games,
meet new friends? If so, Join Souts! If you are going into
1st grade through 5th grade we would LOVE to have you join
our pack! If you are interested in joining please contact
Amy Crisp at amycrisp@cox.net.
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Computer
Classes
Internet
Workshops and lessons in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
are held periodically at the Tulsa
City-County Library. Phone: 596-7977 for more information.
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Drama
Oklahoma
Children's Acting Guild in Tuttle, OK. Theatre classes
for kids ages 4-19. For more info: http://www.oklahomachildrensactingguild.com/
The
Family Theatre Warehouse in Oklahoma City, offers
homeschool drama classes for students ages 8 to 18. We
have been teaching
quality performing arts to children for more than 15
years. Our homeschool drama classes begin in Sept. and
Feb. and each class meets once a week for 2 hours. The
class end with a performance of a full length play. For
more information Call 848-SHOW (7469) also available
film making, music theatre, private voice.
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Driver's
Education
Drivers
Ed Courses—Nationwide:
Parent-Taught
Driver’s Education. Oklahoma
law allows parents to teach their teens to
drive and also qualify for the standard driver’s
education discount on auto insurance premiums.
For more info, see website listed above.
Drivers
Ed in a Box.
All
Star Driver Education. Franchise.
Driver's
Ed Courses—Oklahoma
For
information on Oklahoma
law regarding driving.
Current OK
Driver's Manual.
Graduated
Driver License.
Affidavit
of Driver Training.
Information
regarding parent-taught
Driver Education.
Driver's
Education Class. Your
student can receive driver's education and the
driver's test from Jerry's Northeastern
Oklahoma Driving School, Tulsa, Phone:
918-461-0881.
Driving
Academy.OK has five locations and has been in business
in Oklahoma teaching driver education since 1994.
Merkley’s
Driving School Inc. Two locations offer driver education
as well as the reading test: 301 S. Bryant Suite C-300,
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, Phone: (405) 348-6686. and 12311
N. Rockwell, OKC, OK. 73142, Phone: (405) 720-6686.
OSU-OKC
Driver's Education program. For more information
see their Web site or call (405) 945-3208.
Virtual
Drive of Oklahoma.
Reading
Tests Resources:
Tulsa
Community College, Tulsa, offers the
Nelson-Denny Reading Test (required for students
to get their driver's license) at the Northeast
Campus at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on the first
Tuesday of every month that the college is
open. There is a charge. Students must bring
their birth certificate and a note stating
that they are homeschooled. Phone: 918.595.7534.
Merkleys
Driving School, 2nd & Bryant, in Edmond offers
the reading test. There is a fee. Call 405.348.6686
for more info.
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Engineering
Engineering
Camp:
Oklahoma Christian University, Introduction to Engineering
Summer Camp. Learn if engineering and computer science
are for you at a one-week summer camp for high school
students. Work together with world-class faculty
and college students on a different theme each year.
This "intro" course will help you understand
how mathematics, sciences, and computing capability
can be used to solve problems and help others. Study,
build, and test in a faith-based
learning environment. For more information visit
Introduction
to Engineering or contact Richard Miller, Ph.D.,
405.425.5440.
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Etiquette
Lessons
Tulsa:
Lesa Powsey, owner and director of "In Grace",
is now enrolling for A Gracious Beauty, the eight week
evening course for teen ladies, and Girls for God's Glory,
a six week afternoon course for preteen girls. There is
also an afternoon workshop available for small groups called
Daughters of Grace. All ladies' classes cover etiquette,
deportment, communication with grace, and feminine disciplines.
In addition, they have a short workshop for boys called
Excellence for Young Men. The primary instructor is a former
homeschooling mom, assisted by her 21 year old daughter.
Their website is http://www.ingrace.net .
For information or brochures, contact Lesa or Heidi Powsey
(with your mailing address and phone number) at 918-834-1544
or email at glorygifts@juno.com.
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Flying
Lessons
Tulsa
- Take a one-hour introductory flight and ground instruction
lesson for $64.00. Contact Scott Redmond, 918-258-1008
for information.
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Horse
Riding Lessons
Owasso
- Flyers
Riding Stables owned by Lisa Watson. Highly recommended!
Horse riding lessons as well as field trips.
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Military
The Oklahoma
Army National Guard will enlist
Juniors or Seniors that are at least 17 years old that
are being home schooled. They are treating them just
as any high school student, to include the fact they
will qualify for enlistment bonuses up to $20,000, free
college tuition for all of Oklahoma’s
State Colleges and Vo-Tecs. Documentation required is just
certification by the parent or guardian that they are in
a home school program and that they are either a Junior
or Senior. They have a split training program available
for the Juniors so that they can go to basic training between
their junior and senior years. This is a great opportunity
for our young people to further their education as well
as provide a service to our country. If you would like
more information or would like a representative from their
department to contact you via telephone or personal contact,
please contact, Master Sergeant Del Ford at 405-250-8787
or email: top.Ford@us.army.mil
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Music
and Dance
Statewide
Resources:
Central
Oklahoma Homeschool Bands, Band meeting locations
in Edmond/Guthrie, Midwest City, Moore/Norman,
Dibble, Stillwater, Yukon, OKC, and Broken
Arrow. Director Tom Rye. Offering quality instrumental
program of sacred, classical, and traditional band music.
Beginner through Advanced. Also private instruction. Website:
http://www.centralokhomeschoolbands.com/.
Email: drye@cox.net. Phone: (405) 341-1580.
The
Continentals is a traveling music
group made up of homeschooled students from all
over the nation, ages 12 to 16.You can audition
to become a Continental singer, dancer, or technician.
For more information, check out their web page at: http://www.continentalsingers.org/
.
Dr.
Tim Waters, Director of Bands at ORU in Tulsa,
OK. offers homeschool teachers and families some of his
printed music for free on his
website. View/download the music at http://www.drtimwaters.com/freemusiclinks.htm.
Eastern
Oklahoma Resources:
Barthelmes
Conservatory of Music (Tulsa)
offers individual instrument instruction, group lessons,
ensemble participation, and music theory and ear training
classes. For more information, contact them at 918-584-7129
or email at yjohnson@barthelmesconservatory.org.
Website: www.barthelmesconservatory.org
Dave
Warner—Private music lessons in Stillwater,
Oklahoma. Guitar, bass, and mandolin. More information
is available at http://www.nativebluestem.com/lessons.
Drum
and Guitar Lessons—Drum World, Tulsa’s
premiere store for all things drumming, offers one-on-one
private instruction in electric, acoustic, and bass guitar,
as well as drums. Call 270-DRUM for more information
or to sign up. Tulsa, OK.
Guitar
House of Tulsa. Private lessons in guitar,
bass, mandolin and banjo: http://www.guitarhouseoftulsa.net/
Miss
April's Piano lessons, group or private for ages
6 to 96! Call 918-622-6702. Tulsa.
Saied Music Studios offers individualized lessons
for beginning students of all ages in piano, guitar, percussion,
voice and all string, woodwind and brass instruments. Their
focus is on technique, repertoire and music literacy. Address:
9320 E 71st Street, Tulsa. http://www.saiedmusic.com/lessons.htm
Stage
Art Productions is a christian-based dance,
tumbling, fitness, cheer and pom studio offering classes
for home-school students at our studios or through our
satellite program. Main studios in Bartlesville
and Owasso. Our classes consist of upbeat,
modern, non-secular music only. For more information contact
Kristy at 918.322.5244 or visit our website at www.stageartproductions.com.
Suzuki
Violin Lessons. Jocelyn Rowland Hughes in Broken
Arrow, OK. offers Suzuki Violin lessons to homeschooled
children. She has a degree in music from the University
of Tulsa and teaches the Suzuki Method philosophy
(www.suzukiassociation.org); children can start to learn
music as early as age 3. Contact Jocelyn at
(918) 649-6909 (cell), (918) 259-1136(home), or E-mail:
BAStrings@aol.com.
Tulsa
Homeschool Choir. A non-profit choir
association dedicated to raising up the next generation
of church musicians. THC consists of a prep
choir (K-3rd), an intermediate choir (4th-6th),
a concert choir (7th-12th), and an ensemble, totaling
well over 100 members. The Ensemble is chosen
by audition and serve as “musical
ambassadors” for THC in a variety of venues. Students learn theory,
choral technique, performing technique and more in a
fun Christ-centered atmosphere. Visit their webpage
for more info.
Mid-Oklahoma
Resources:
Affordable
piano lessons in Moore.
$9 per lesson with multi-student discount. Call Amber
Parrow at 405-799-4869 or e-mail: parrows@sherwoodbaptist.com.
Oklahoma
City University's Performing Arts Academy is
offering private piano instruction especially
designed for home school students. These are day classes
instructed by Jennifer Jennings, expert piano professor
with a degree in piano performance from OCU. Contact:
Dan Meagher, OCU Summer Music Program, Performing Arts
Academy, Oklahoma City University, (405) 208-5410. Email: dmeagher@okcu.edu.
Website: www.okcu.edu/music/academy
South
Metro Fine Arts Academy,
304 SW 134th St., Oklahoma City, OK, offers piano, voice,
drums, guitar, clarinet, sax, drama, art, Musicgarten,
violin, and cello. Contact them at: 405.799.9799 x 11.
Horn
Chancellor, private lessons in French
horn and other
brass instruments. OKC. Phone: (405) 842-8507 or (405)
501-4743 cell. Website: http://www.hornchancellor.com/
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Preschool
Programs
Tulsa:
Mommy or Daddy & Me at Tulsa Community College
for ages 3-5. Classes designed to encourage students to
learn in a fun, safe and positive environment along-side
of a parent. Classes for fall include: Music Mania, Lollipop
Theatre, Reading Train, Marvelous Math, Animal Antics,
and Art Exploration. For more information, call 595-7566
or www.tulsacc.edu/ce.
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Reading
Programs
Book-it
Reading Program. Students read for Pizza Hut rewards.
Available to homeschoolers.
Braum's
Book Buddy Reading Program. Students read for Braums ice
cream rewards. Available to homeschoolers.
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Sports
Eastern
Oklahoma Resources:
Glenpool/Jenks Community Center Homeschool Physical
Education Program.
The New Center offers a full court gym, arts and crafts
room and an internet information room, which
currently has 12 PC. If you are interested
in participating in this program, please contact:
Pat Hatch at (918) 596-5977, Cell (918) 855-0761.
Email: phatch@tulsacounty.org. Website: www.parks.tulsacounty.org
Homeschool
PE at Chandler Park.
They offer a 2 days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) program
from 1:00pm-3:00pm at $40 a semester for the per child.
Activities include: hiking, playing disc golf, basketball,
martial arts, horse shoes, soccer, bowling and other games.
They also go on field trips to the zoo, museums, and other
places. They meet in a local church when it is cold and
raining. Contact: Pat Ward, chandlerrec@tulsacounty.org.
Impact
Tae Kwon Do. Coweta. They offer
a very reasonable 6-week program that includes all the
lessons you can get to and a uniform for $70. Classes
are available six days per week. Call the school 486-5425
and ask to speak to Mr. Barret for more info.
Miller
Swim School is located in Tulsa,
on Mingo between 61st & 71st and offers group swimming
lessons, a homeschool swim team, and advanced competition
swimming. Phone: 254-1988.
NOAH.
Northeast Assoc. of Homeschools is a Christian
organization offering a variety of sports to Tulsa
area homeschoolers. Check out their website at: http://www.noahjags.org/
SSB
KIDS! Spirit, Soul & Body Kids, 1700
N. Redbud Pl. Broken Arrow, Ok. 74012. Home
school gymnastic classes and Friday field trips for
home school groups. Classes on Wed. @ 3:00, Field
trips, last Friday of month. Contact Priscilla Godi
at: ssbkids@ssbkids.com. Phone:
258-KIDS (5437). Website: http://www.ssbkids.com .
Swimming.
Lori Banner teaches swimming classes in the day and evening
at the Broken Arrow Boys Club. Contact
her at 254-0881.
Thornton
Gym, 5002 S. Fulton Ave., Tulsa, offers home
school children sports and physical education activities.
Call 918.280.9622 or ymcatulsa.org
for more info.
Ice
Skating First Friday of each month, noon-2 p.m.
at the Oilers Ice Center 6413 S. Mingo, Tulsa (across
from Union High School). Cost: $3.00/skater (includes
skate rental). This is an open activity offered by the
sponsoring business to the homeschooling community at
a reduced fee. It is open to all home educators.
First
United Methodist Church Fitness Center,
Tulsa. Open to the public on Monday from
3:00-5:45 pm at no charge. They have a weight room (ages
13+), a game room (air hockey, pool table), scooters for
little kids, and roller skating. Call: 587-9481 for more
info.
Central-Oklahoma
Resources:
BASEBALL.
The homeschool Bronco's baseball team is looking for players
to add to their program. The Broncos are a nationally
competitive team at the high school level and a locally
competitive team at the T-ball to middle school levels.
For more information about the try-out or the Bronco baseball
program, call Steve Prentice at (405) 620-3326 or Rob
McAfee at (405)842-0784.
Oklahoma
City Knights - Basketball: http://www.okcknights.com/
Oklahoma
City Storm Hoops - Basketball: http://www.stormhoops.com/
Oklahoma
Patriots- Football: http://www.okpatriots.com/
Fast
pitch Softball, OKC AREA – The Lady Broncos
is a multi-age organization consisting of T-ball through
high school. Our vision for the program is to provide
a Christian atmosphere of competitive softball for all
athletes involved. Our varsity and junior high play a
Fall season against area public and private schools and
a Spring league season. The T-ball - 12U compete in local
leagues in the Spring and Fall seasons. For more information
go to www.okcladybroncos.com
or contact Marcella Sundbye at sundbyewm@sbcglobal.net
call 405-787-0791.
National
Resources:
Homeschool
Basketball National Website: http://www.homeschoolbasketball.net/
Homeschool
Sports Net: http://www.hspn.net/;
- locate a team where you live: http://www.hspn.net/default.asp?topPick=TEAMFIND
NCSAA
Homeschool Athletic News: http://www.ncsaa.org/homeschool_news.htm
National
Christian Athletic Association: http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/common/index.html
and FAQ regarding homeschooling: http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/eligibility-recruiting/faqs/homeschooling
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Website
Resources for Extracurricular Activities & Events:
Oxley
Nature Center, Tulsa, OK (Nature activities)
Tulsa
Parks & Recreation, Tulsa, OK (various activities)
Metro
Family Magazine, Central Oklahoma Events
Frontier
Country, Events in Frontier Country
Travel
OK, Events in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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