FIELD TRIPS and PROGRAMS

The purpose of Curriculum Enrichment is to enhance the learning experience for our students. CE field trips and programs deliver hands-on experiences tied to our curriculum and classroom learning, enabling students to make interdisciplinary connections, explore values and culture, meet experts in a field, and leverage local resources and institutions. These programs are 100% PTA sponsored.

School-Wide (K - 5) Spring 2024

• For Women's History Month, Monica Peterson came to perform a program entitled Our Founding Mothers, telling the tales of women whose courage helped establish this country for grades K-5. 

• For St. Patrick's Day, the Portland and District Pipers treated the community to a performance on the plaza before drop-off. 
• For Earth Month,  Bash the Trash performed a musical program for the students. Bash the Trash is a musical group that uses instruments created from found objects to make connections to science, music, and sustainability. The group incorporates timely information about plastic pollution and climate change and how students can do their part to help heal the earth.  
• For Asian American History Month, Dance China performed the Lion Dance, a traditional dance in Chinese culture in which performers mimic a lion's movement in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The children learned Chinese history, phrases and dance moves.  
• The students were treated to a special visit from Piglet, a deaf and blind rescue dog, and some of his canine siblings, who taught the students lessons about resiliency, inclusivity, and kindness. 
• The final school-wide curriculum enrichment program was the annual visit from the National Circus Project. The circus performers were in residence for the week, teaching our fifth graders circus acts, while the younger children enjoyed the performances from the circus performers and fifth graders. 

We want to thank and highlight the Grade Level Curriculum Enrichment reps who have coordinated and executed all the grade-level enrichment opportunities throughout the school year. Thank you Helene Lee (Grade 5), Jane Anderson (Grade 4), Ali Stevens and Laura Sullivan (Grade 3), Stacy Widlitz-Thompson (Grade 2), Neetha Kommaraju (Grade 1), Melissa Meahl (K), and Marcel Schwarzberg (PreK). 

A very special thanks to our All School Curriculum Enrichment committee members, Megan Berendowski, Kalli Kemp, Courtney Murphy, and Anna Pickens, for helping plan these and our school-wide curriculum enrichment programs throughout the year. 

February 2024 Curriculum Enrichment Updates

January 2024 Curriculum Enrichment Updates