THE IVY SCHOOL

A Public Charter Montessori Elementary and Middle School in Portland, Oregon

Welcome to Ivy School

 

EMPOWERING CREATIVE LEARNING IN NORTH  PORTLAND

The Ivy School currently serves students from Kindergarten-8th grade in North Portland (contact information).

CURRENT FAMILIES: Go to For Families

  • Our FOR FAMILIES page has most of the information you need including After School Applications
  • CALENDAR: 2019-2020 School Calendar PDF or the digital format of the calendar on the FOR FAMILIES page.
  • For most other things please refer to Bloomz (your teacher should have sent you an invitation)

PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES: Go to Enrollment

EQUITY @ IVY

The Ivy School Community—leadership, teachers, staff, parents, and students—maintain an active, anti-racist/anti-bias stance and, as part of this work, examine and challenge our own experiences, biases, and assumptions. We sponsor an Equity Team to take meaningful steps toward educational equity and offering opportunities for social justice learning to the community throughout the year . Click here to view the entire Equity Code.

Ivy’s Capital Campaign

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

Ivy has found a new home at 5420 N. Interstate Avenue! It’s clear that this is the perfect place and the perfect time for the community to come together under one roof to learn, grow and thrive.


NEW BUILDING NEWS AND INFO

THE LOVE OF LEARNING

Montessori curricula are intended to appeal to the child’s innate hunger for knowledge. Children learn to love learning. Traditional curricula focus on standardized test performance and grades. Children learn because it is mandatory.

ADAPTABLE CURRICULA

Montessori curricula expand in response to the students’ needs. Traditional curricula are predetermined without regard to student needs.

AGE GROUPS

In Montessori schools, “grade-levels” are flexible and determined by the child’s developmental range. In traditional schools, grade levels are more strictly defined by age within a twelve-month period.