Ockley Green SchoolAbout Us
Core Values
The Ockley Green staff of the 2010-2011 school year did some phenomenal work in reaching consensus around creating and adopting core values. These values will help us to determine what is important in our school community and shape our future decisions as a group of educators.
CORE VALUES OF OCKLEY GREEN
AT OCKLEY GREEN ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL, WE BELIEVE…
- PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. CHILDEN LEARN BEST WHEN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF EACH CHILD
- EMPLOYING REFLECTION, COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION AS MEANS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
- HONORING THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, THEIR DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES AND ABILITIES, AND EMBRACING DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, VALUES AND POINTS OF VIEW TO BUILD A STRONG, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIVES IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
- INVOLVING FAMILIES AS ACTIVE PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION
- CONDUCTING OURSELVES IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS THE BELIEF THAT STUDENTS BEST GROW IN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF-WORTH IN A SCHOOL CHARACTERIZED BY TRUST, HONESTY AND MUTUAL RESPECT AMONG STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
- SEEKING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INTEGRATE THE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM, PROVIDING FOCUSED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION, AND CREATING A RICH, INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH STANDARDS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Our School Philosophy
Ockley Green School strives to meet the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of our students. Our purpose is to provide a safe and secure environment which facilitates maximum academic achievement for each learner. Activities that promote positive self-concept, enhance emotional growth, and encourage healthy physical development must be emphasized. At Ockley Green, we are committed to providing the educational base which will enable our students to realize their unique capabilities, to accept and honor diversity, and to make healthy life choices so that they may become productive members of society.
The History of Ockley Green
The name is that of an old neighborhood, located around Interstate Avenue between Killingsworth and Ainsworth Streets. The first school in this location was called Albina-Multnomah. It opened in 1890. In 1900, the name was changed to Ockley Green, which was the name on an early street railway line.
In the early 1900s, the neighborhood also had an Ockley Green Theater and an Ockley Green United Evangelical Church. George Ockley owned land in this vicinity and the carline stop was near his property. The 1901 City Directory lists Ockley Green (presumably the carline stop) as located at Killingsworth Street and Denver Avenue.
There was also in Portland at this time a small hotel call The Ockley. It was on the west side of Morrison Street at about 18th and offered "finished rooms." Since there was only one Ockley family in Portland then, we suppose George Ockley was the proprietor. The origin of "Green" in the name is uncertain, but it may have referred simply to a park or square, as in Bowling Green. If it is a family name, it is most likely that of Henry Green.
Taken from: Eugene E. Snyder. Portland Names and Neighborhoods: Their Historic Origins. Portland, Oregon: Binfort & Mort, 1979, p.240.
BUDDY TIME!
It’s “Buddy Time!” A pleasant hush blankets the building as younger and older students meet and work together, enjoying the time to make new friends and reach out to others. In an effort to continue our goal of bringing all of our students together and uniting our learning community, kindergarten through 8th grade, all of our students have a “buddy,” a student from another grade to get to know and learn with. Two days in December brought students together to meet their buddies and have some fun, engaging in arts and craft activities, games, and entertainment. In the coming months, these relationships will be deepened and directed toward learning goals as we discover the richness of having 9 grades of children learning together in the same building.
