[Grovenet] open enrollment at Forest Grove Community School

[Vickie Madeoneup]

Open Enrollment for 1st
through 11th grade

503-359-4600       
information at fgcschool.org

      
  http://fgcschool.org/academic/index.php

The
Forest Grove Community School is a free public charter school that engages
students in scholarship, stewardship and citizenship with the goal of educating
for sustainability. We provide a caring, smaller school environment that
challenges students to reach their highest potential through learning rooted in
the local community. Forest Grove Community School, like all public charter
schools, is a school of choice intended to offer a unique educational program.
  

What
led to the creation of this new school?

On
top of the normal challenges of growing into adults, we foresee that our
children will face environmental and cultural challenges that are unprecedented
in scope and that will require intelligent and flexible response. We believe
that to meet these challenges our children will need the ability to adapt to
change, knowledge of environmental systems, and an understanding of how to live
sustainably.

As
a result, we must prepare our children by teaching them the skills they need to
assess and respond to information, to set and accomplish goals for themselves, and
to develop strong community bonds.

Scholarship,
Stewardship, Citizenship

Life lessons are
learned by living. So, we created a school in which the students and teachers
take the classroom into the world. Yes, they will study reading, writing and
arithmetic (and much more), but the lessons will be held in the school garden,
the wetlands, or downtown as well as in the classroom. These lessons will have
impact, meaning, and lasting value because they are hands-on, here at home,
dealing with real life issues.