What have our students been up to this spring? Here’s an overview: Kindergardeners have made multiple treks to Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge to investigate pond life and learn about native plants. They’ve created a 3D map in the classroom of the pond and surrounding area.       [caption id="attachment_1174"...

Sarah Anderson, the Fieldwork and Place-Based Education Coordinator of Southwest Charter School has written a new article for Greenschoolsnationalnetwork.org. Here is a sample of the article below: "Place-based education is helping students make greater connections between their lives, their learning, and the places where they live. Through...

Southwest Charter School 0640 SW Bancroft St, Portland, OR 97239 Thursday, September 22nd 6 :30 p.m. The Southwest Charter School board will meet in Special Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660 Section 2(i) to review and evaluate the employment‐related performance of the chief executive officer. Only...

The Southwest Charter School Board has added an executive session at 8:30 during the regularly scheduled August 18 board meeting. This is an executive session under section 2(i) To review and evaluate the employment-related performance of the chief executive officer of any public body, a public...

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