Founded in 2001, Opal School is a fee-based preschool and public elementary school in Portland, Oregon.
We invite educators to visit each year through a series of visitation workshops.
For more information about our online community, check out Opal School Online. Explore the resources on our blog.
Our mission driven professional development program serves over 1,000 educators in person each year.
We open our classrooms to observation several times a year during our multi-day workshop retreats. We are also available to create customized study tours with individual schools or districts.
We work with 125 children between the ages of 3 and 11 in six multi-age classrooms. Enrollment for our preschool is by application beginning each year in February. Our elementary school is enrolled by lottery and applications are available during the month of March each year.
Workshops
Participants in Opal School’s workshops tell us that they’re inspired by the connections they’re making – and that they’d like an ongoing platform through which to deepen their investigations.
Customized Consulting
We work regularly with schools and districts that want to explore Opal School’s resources. We can host your group or come to you.
“This is it. If you want to see complex theories in action, learning for the future taking place right now, rich, inspiring places and spaces and the real-life, hard work of collaboration that is paying off for children and their community, go to Opal.”
Drs. Louise Cadwell & Ena Shelley
Cadwell Collaborative/Butler University
We are looking forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to get in touch via the form below, we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Opal School of the Portland Children’s Museum
4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
503.471.9906