As with all our resource lists, we make no claims for completeness--here especially, where there are so many resources to choose from! Where to begin... how about chronologically? (Likewise, the presence of an agency on this list does not imply our endorsement of it.)
For preschoolers, education might mean anything from parks and rec movement classes to a preschool to an early intervention program. Here are a few possibilities to get you started.
- Parks & Rec at www.parks.ci.portland.or.us
- Music Together at www.musictogether.com
- Southeast Indoor Park at www.playinside.org
- Sunnyide Swap Coop
- National Association for the Education of Young Children at www.naeyc.org
There are many preschools in Portland--for now, we're providing links to programs in South East and to programs with particular philosophies. We'll branch out soon.
- Head Start @ Creston Annex has no independent website, call 503-916-6219 or go to the Portland Public Schools Early Childhood Education Handbook at www.pps.k12.or.us/news-c/cms_pdfs/ECE_handbook.pdf
- Head Start @ Kelly Center has no independent website; call them at 503-916-5729, or go to the Portland Public Schools Early Childhood Education Handbook at .pps.k12.or.us/news-c/cms_pdfs/ECE_handbook.pdf
- Childswork at www.childswork.org
- New Day Ananda Marga at www.newdayschool.org
- Brooklyn Co-op at www.brooklynpreschool.badcs.com
- Eastside Family Co-op at www.eastsidefamilycoop.org
- Hawthorne Family Playschool at www.hawthornefamilyplayschool.org
- Mount Tabor Preschool at www.mttaborpreschool.org
- Harmony Montessori at www.harmony-montessori.com
- Providence Montessori at www.providence.org/oregon/programs_and_services/childcenter/e10montessori.htm
- Sunnyside Mennonite Montessori has no website; call them at 503-260-6601
- Whole Child Montessori has no website; call them at 503-771-6366
- Portland Waldorf School at www.portlandwaldorfschool.org
- Cedarwood at www.cedarwoodschool.org
- Shining Star at www.shiningstarschool.com
For school age children, you probably want to start with a look at public schooling (which includes magnet programs and charter schools). Not working for you? Maybe Montessori or Waldorf education is more suitable for your family--look at the links above. Other private school options do exist, and we're slowly rounding them up. Or maybe you want to homeschool.
- Portland Public Schools at www.pps.k12.or.us
- Oregon Home Education Network at www.ohen.org
- Greater Portland Homeschoolers and Unschoolers at www.gphomeschool.org
But adults want and need education too! For college classes, try:
- Portland State University at www.pdx.edu
- Lewis and Clark at www.lclark.edu
- University of Portland at www.up.edu
- Oregon Council for the Humanities & Reed College's Humanities in Perspective program at http://www.oregonhum.org/humanity-in-perspective-program.php
Other opportunities for adults include:
- NW Earth Institute at www.nwei.org
- The Attic at www.atticwritersworkshop.com
- Delve at www.literary-arts.org/delve
And for all of us, there's the library, with lots more resources there, including, of course, the librarians:
Multnomah County Libraries at www.multcolib.org
