Category Archives: Education
Summer camps
• Cedar Mill Summer Camp
• Summer camps at Lovegood!
• WashCo Bikes offers Summer Camp and classes
WCK offers Parent Series and Afterschool is Cool Contest
Washington County Kids (WCK) was founded in 2009 with the vision of a world where all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential. Washington County is the second most populated Oregon county with over 137,549 children ages 0-17. WCK fills an important need in the county as the only county-wide coordinator serving after-school and summer programs. We are also a liaison to the county’s early learning hub.
March 2023 School News
Cultural and Religious Holidays and Observances The Beaverton School District has a richly diverse student population. To support our students and reduce conflicts between their academic achievement and observation of important cultural and religious traditions, the BSD School Board has revised Policy IGACA – Recognition and Accommodation of Religious and Cultural Beliefs, Customs and Observances.
School News February 2023
• Sensory bins support learning
• Sunset student tutors at Terra Linda
Library News January 2023
• 2023 Library Survey
• Library news and events
• Second Edition Resale
• The Writer’s Mill
CPO News December 2022
December meeting: Beaverton Education Foundation; State Senator Elizabeth Steiner
Garden News November 2022
• Make your community pollinator friendly
• Growing the Good Stuff: from Sweet Potatoes to Bitter Melons
• Education Garden gets certified
School News November 2022
• ACMA Chipotle fundraiser
• Option School/Program Applications open now
School News October 2022
• New Sunset Principal Elisa Schorr
• New boundary between Bonny Slope and Findley elementary schools
• Proposed levy renewal added to the November 8 ballot
• Beaverton School District awarded funding for a new electric school bus
4-H in Washington County
The four H’s stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. Throughout the 100+ years of 4-H, Oregon State University Extension professionals and devoted adult volunteers have been on the cutting edge of education with experiential learning—”learn by doing.” During the 1918-19 school year, Oregon became the first state to offer 4-H in a metropolitan area. Portland-area school grounds were used for the first victory gardens in World War I with help from 4-H.
