Portland Waldorf School
School Notes Overview:
Portland Waldorf School offers a broad education that includes, in addition to a full range of academic subjects, foreign language instruction, music, art (fine and applied), drama, movement, and physical education for all students. Teachers introduce subjects when possible through imaginative and direct experience and movement, which appeals to the different ways children learn. Graduates are known as independent, interdisciplinary thinkers with an enthusiasm for learning....
School Overview:
Portland Waldorf School |
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| School Type | Waldorf School | ||
| School Membership(s) | Association of Waldorf Schools of North America | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | ||
| County | Clackamas County, OR | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | n/a | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(OR) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | n/a | 12% | |
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 44 teachers | ||
| Average Class Size | 26 | ||
This School |
(OR) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:8 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 175 days | 175 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 6 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 50% | ||
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $3,285 | ||
| Head of School | Diane Rowley | ||
| Admissions Director | Kelly Chappie | ||
| Admissions Associate | Melinda McLeod | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 5 | ||
Sports |
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| Basketball | Cross Country | ||
| Tennis | Track and Field | ||
| Volley Ball | |||
| Extracurricular | |||
| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 7 | ||
Extracurriculars |
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| Advanced unicycling - Grades 4 - 6 | Chess Club | ||
| Circus arts - Grades 4 - 6 | Eurythmy Dance Troupe - High School | ||
| High School Newspaper | Student Ambassador Program - High School | ||
| Student Government - High School | |||
School Notes:
- Portland Waldorf School offers a broad education that includes, in addition to a full range of academic subjects, foreign language instruction, music, art (fine and applied), drama, movement, and physical education for all students. Teachers introduce subjects when possible through imaginative and direct experience and movement, which appeals to the different ways children learn. Graduates are known as independent, interdisciplinary thinkers with an enthusiasm for learning.
- Profile last updated: 10/06/2009
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School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (97222) | School Zip (97222) |
(OR) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 34,848 people | 3,413,525 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 24% | 26% |
| Population Average Age | 37 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.4 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $40,899 | $43,774 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.1 rooms | 5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 43 years old | 36 years old |
| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (97222) |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 56% / 44% | 61% / 39% |
School Map:
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