Llewellyn Elementary School -a distinct environmental science focus
Llewellyn Elementary School in the Portland School District has a distinct environmental science focus. Thanks to its unique location near Oaks Bottom and the Willamette River, K-5 students routinely take field trips to explore the beauty all around them and the 4th grade class uses Oaks Bottom as a living laboratory. Located in the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, the school also focuses on creating academic success for its students by relying not just on teachers but community members and local college students as well. The homes in Sellwood are lovely and the markets and shops are eclectic. Recently introduced is a school-wide reading program that breaks students down in to small groups four days a week. This program has produced notable results and students consistently score at the highest levels on the state reading and math assessments. Llewellyn is part of the National PTA Arts Recognition program,which encourages students to be creative based on a yearly theme. Before and after school care is provided by YMCA and numerous extracurricular activities are sponsored by the PTA as well. A TAG program as well as an Inclusion program for students with special needs are also available.
Parents of Llewellyn students really appreciate the small class sizes as well as the unique environmental activities the school’s location affords their children. Their reviews on greatschools.net also praised the high level of community involvement and the way teachers and community members work together. Overall their reviews averaged out to a score of 4/5. Overall greatschools.net gave the school 9/10. Llewellyn Elementary has been serving the Sellwood-Moreland community for over 80 years it is located at 6301 SE 14th in Portland. For more information check out their website at http://www.llewellynelementary.com/
Lincoln High School – One of Portland highest rated schools
Lincoln High School in the Goose Hollow neighborhood is within the Portland School District.
It is, in the words of one reviewer from the Great Schools website, large enough to provide the full high school experience while still small enough that everyone knows each other. Lincoln is full of different ethnicities and socioeconomic classes and this diversity creates an excellent opportunity to teach students to value all perspectives. The school features special focus options in International Studies and is the first ever high school in the Portland education system to offer a Spanish Immersion Program which begins at Ainsworth Elementary and continues through West Sylvan Middle School. The school offers advanced coursework in courses like English and Science and also offers the International Baccalaureate program. In addition to the standard array of team sports, club sports like rugby and snowboarding are also available.
Lincoln offers over fifty special interest clubs that have been designed by students. This gives most students the opportunity to act in a leadership role, something that parents of the Great Schools website really appreciated they rated it 4/5.. Overall the website gave the school 10/10. Lincoln High School is located at 1600 SW Salmon in Portland.
Forest Park Elementary school in Portland focuses on community interaction to create well rounded students.
Forest Park Elementary school in the Portland School District focuses on community interaction to create well rounded students. Located in the Forest Heights neighborhood, the school believes in teaching the “whole child” and to this end they offer a wide variety of activities to ensure a well rounded education. Forest Park’s students routinely score above the 90th percentile on Oregon’s state assessment tests. They offer Spanish and Mandarin Chinese classes after school in addition to offering electives in science, art and drama. Technology is infused throughout the curriculum to ensure that students can effectively navigate through an increasingly techno centric society. Forest Park offers Kidspace, a before and after school program as well as a TAG and special needs program. A sense of community is promoted thanks to their Reading Buddies program that pairs older and younger students. Students also get an up close and personal with the arts thanks to the school’s Artist in Residency program.
Parents at Great Schools appreciate the sense of community that permeates Forest Park Elementary, the PTA and the other volunteers are really dedicated to the students. They also feel that the teachers care about students and strive to help them individually. The overall parent review score was 4/5. Overall, greatschools.net gave the school 10/10. Forest Park is located at 9935 NW Durrett in Portland OR in the Forest Heights neighborhood. For more information check out their website at http://forestpark.pps.k12.or.us
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