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NOW OPEN - Our brand new Sellwood School is located at 7733 SE 13th Avenue, Portland OR 97202 (cross street Lambert). This school features beautifully designed classrooms featuring artwork by our local artist who also was a teacher at Creative Minds, Allison Bratt. Please visit her website to see more of her work.
 This school features a community room to nurse your baby, an indoor gross motor area and our own private, attached children's garden and naturally designed outdoor playground space. This school also has a beautiful commercial kitchen with a cook who has been trained to prepare healthy vegetarian meals and snacks using fresh ingredients such as Tillamook Cheese and Organic Dairy. We also have a laundry facility onsite to launder soiled clothes. This school features the same excellent programs embraced at our other schools such as High Reach curriculum, Music and Dance, Reggio Art, Science, Gardening and Drama and the excellent Creative Outlets 4 Kids programs (please visit our Program Page for more information).
During the day, we will enjoy walking trips to the nearby Sellwood Library and Sellwood Park which is three blocks away from our school to enjoy our beautiful Sellwood Community. We will also charter a bus to fun field trips such as the Oregon Zoo, Children's Museum, Oregon of Museum Science and Industry, local Farm and more!
This school has been designed to engage the children and give them more floor space by accepting less children, offering better ratios in a social setting with their friends in media free and Eco certified environments.
 Our Younger Infant Classroom is called the Huckleberry room. This classroom only accepts 6 babies with two highly qualified infant teachers. The Huckleberry room features infant sleeping coves to create more floor time for the babies. Our research and the State of Oregon has recommended this as a way to encourage babies to sleep and move without the confinements of cribs. Easily movable, the classroom can evolve to the needs of the babies. These babies will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory and visual stimulation. This classroom has many natural elements including butterflies which symbolizes transformation because of its impressive process of metamorphosis.
 Our Older Infant Room is called the Blackberry room. This classroom accepts 8 babies with two highly qualified infant teachers.The Blackberry room features infant sleeping coves to create more floor time for the babies. Our research and the State of Oregon has recommended this as a way to encourage babies to sleep and move without the confinements of cribs. Easily movable, the classroom can evolve to the needs of the babies. These babies will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory and visual stimulation. This classroom has many natural elements including ladybugs which is symbolic of good luck. Old sayings go "when a Ladybug lands on you, it is said your wish will come true."
 Our Junior Toddler Classroom is called the Honeysuckle room. This classroom accepts 8 babies with two highly qualified teachers.These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and High Reach Curriculum during the school year which encourages recognition of colors, shapes and the basics of alphabet and numerals. This classroom has many natural elements including hummingbirds which symbolizes the truth of beauty and how our life becomes a wonderland of delights in flowers, aromas and tastes. We can laugh and enjoy creation, we can appreciate the magic of the present moment, and the magic of being alive.
 Our Toddler Classroom is called the Cedar room. This classroom accepts 10 toddlers with two highly qualified teachers. These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and High Reach Curriculum during the school year which encourages recognition of colors, shapes and the basics of alphabet and numerals. This classroom has many natural elements including owls which is symbolic of wisdom, foresight, and keeper of sacred knowledge. This may largely be due to the fact that the owl is a great foreteller of weather conditions. Also its ability to see at night is legend among the Native Americans.
 Our Toddler / Preschool transition classroom is called the Maple Room. This classroom accepts 8 children and two highly qualified teachers. This smaller group size will allow for more opportunities to fine tune potty training and learn social skills. These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and High Reach Curriculum during the school year which will get them ready for Preschool. This classroom has many natural elements including the Maple Tree which is symbolic of its spirit loving the company of humans and to get along and love one another.
 Our Preschool Classroom is called the Sequoia room.This classroom accepts 10 children and a qualified Preschool teacher. These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and High Reach Curriculum during the school year which will get them ready for Pre-Kindergarten. This classroom has many natural elements and an enrichment area to enjoy many activities. The Sequoia is part of the Redwood family and is symbolic of inner strength and fortitude. They remind us that great changes and growth occur just a little at a time. "To be one with the trees is to know Life within your own spirit" - Chief Sequoia
 Our Pre-Kindergarten Classroom is called the Cottonwood room.This classroom accepts 10 children and a qualified Pre-Kindergarten teacher. These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and Starfall Curriculum during the school year which will get them ready for Kindergarten. This classroom has many natural elements and an enrichment area to enjoy many activities. This classroom features the Blue Bird which symbolizes happiness, cheerfulness, prosperity, hearth and home.
Our Kindergarten Classroom is called the Hemlock room.This classroom accepts 10 children and a qualified Kindergarten teacher. These children will have opportunities to experience the outdoors from their classroom, art experiences, sensory, visual stimulation and Starfall Curriculum during the school year which will get them ready for First Grade. This classroom has many natural elements and an enrichment area to enjoy many activities. Transformation and growth will take place in a small group size with friends and their Teacher as part of a close knit community.. This classroom features a bridge which symbolizes crossing from Creative Minds Sellwood school into the world of new possibilities.
We would like to introducing some of our excellent teachers:
New Outdoor Playground
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SELLWOOD SCHOOL MONTHLY TUITION 2011-2012
Infant Program- For babies 3-18 months
5 Full Days $1200
4 Full Days $1100
3 Full Days $950
2 Full Days $700
1 Full Day $500
**6 babies in Huckleberry room, 4 to 1 ratio in all Infant classrooms.
Toddler Program- For children 19-36 months
5 Full Days $1000
4 Full Days $900
3 Full Days $750
2 Full Days $550
1 Full Day $450
Preschool & Pre-K Program- For children 3-5 years old
5 Full Days $850
5 Mornings $600
4 Full Days $750
3 Full Days $650
3 Mornings $500
2 Full Days $475
1 Full Day $400
*Please note: Our Morning program starts at 8:30am and ends at 12:30pm
This program includes a healthy snack, freshly prepared lunch and a structured program featuring Reggio art, enrichment classes and High Reach curriculum. This is a terrific program to give your child a social experience while being engaged with their peers.
Kindergarten Program- (must be 5 years by Sept. 1st)
5 Full Days $800
5 Mornings $600
4 Full Days $700
3 Full Days $600
3 Mornings $550
Wait List Fee - To reserve your child's space: $70
Registration Fee - One time fee per family: $175
Books & Materials Fee - due upon enrollment and annually every August:
Toddler $100
Preschool/Pre-K $105
Kindergarten $150
Fees are non-refundable
Sibling discount 10% off oldest child.
We now accept credit card payments online:
We accept DHS payments. To see if you qualify, please click on this link: http://www.employment.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/CCD/docs/ERDCFlyerDHS7487.pdf
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