OES Extension

This year the IY students have made countless creations with cardboard during Home Base. We started exploring with cardboard when a group of fourth grade students made a mini soccer stadium out of cardboard for the Table Top Olympics. Then, a group of second grade students wanted to make a Bat Mobile. They found two boxes to connect together and used masking tape for the decorations. This inspired a fleet of cardboard cars in our Cardboard Car Show that took place before Thanksgiving.  In December the cardboard creations continued with more cardboard vehicles. Below is a picture of students painting a Bat Boat.  January brought a new theme of cardboard creations with board games. Students of all ages created bard games to share with other students in Home Base, their class as well as bring home to play with their families.  In February we had two days where there was no school or Extension offerings. This inspired a second grade student to want to make a c

Extension is now offering Parkour on Mondays and Tuesdays! The class meets from 3:25-4:25pm each day and is available for any child at OES 7 and up. Register  HERE See the class in action (video link)! All Levels Parkour:  Train your body and mind to easily overcome obstacles in creative and fun ways without damaging joints and spine! Develop proper techniques to ensure safety and longevity while fluidly adapting your movements to the your environment. Dive into the world of Precision Landings, Vaulting Styles, Rolling, Wall Running, Rail Balancing, Quadrupedal Movements, and looking beyond traditional use of objects. Although the class is playful and fun, our focus is always on safety through proper technique progressions, learning and expanding one’s boundaries, and creativity. Every class will consist of a proper warm-up, skill development, obstacle course training and cool down review.  Classes are tailored to students’ abilities to help them grow through intense noncompetitive

At the beginning of March, Extension offered two days of all day Home Base, complete with themes.  March 2 We took on the theme of service. We thought about ways to spread love and cheer to the greater Portland community. Inspired by the onesies we created for one of our assistants in February, we used fabric paint and sharpie to create images of love and cheer on onesies and tote bags, which we will be donating to a local women's shelter. We also used sharpie and watercolor to paint rocks to either give away, leave somewhere on campus, or take home to a loved one.  To help add movement to our day, and spread love in a different way we took birdseed to wetland habitats. We spend so much time with wetlands in our curriculum at OES and living in Oregon, it was wonderful to bring some love to our fine feathered friends! We visited our own wetlands on campus, and also visited a park bordering the Columbia River in Portland.    M