We help students develop the skills and knowledge they need for a bright future. Best in Class students benefit from individual attention, active instruction in small groups, and engaging course material aligned with common standards.
Our programs move K-12 students of all abilities towards the top of their class, but our mission doesn’t end there.
At Best in Class, our mission is twofold: build better teachers; build successful students. Education is the door to the future. We want to leave a legacy and a lasting positive impact on our students and teachers alike. We know how important great teachers are and we want to support their individual growth, so that they can continue to change the lives of their students.
NW Dance Project has earned a well-deserved reputation for cultivating and nurturing young dancers. Our Youth Dance Program offers exceptional year-round training for youth ages 5 to 19. Dancers will experience the joy of dance taught by Portland’s finest teachers in the city’s safest and best-equipped professional dance studio.
Our innovative program offers a variety of learning opportunities for dancers from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. NW Dance Project’s philosophy focuses on technique, movement, strengthening and conditioning, versatility, and creativity to support a balanced dance training education. Our programs provide an in-depth approach to training that takes into consideration each individual dancer’s needs and progression. We love creative expression, imagination, engagement, and offer comprehensive instruction in a supportive, inclusive, and encouraging environment.
Private lessons are also available.
Friends of Tryon Creek is a community supported non-profiting connecting kids to nature since 1970 at Tryon Creek State Natural Area in SW Portland. Tryon Forest Adventures – an active full day outdoor camp experience for ages 7 to 12. Taking place in spring and summer. Youth explore life in the forest by working together to examine the ecology and people that create an interdependent urban park. They interact on a social level to enhance friendship building and learn diverse perspectives. Each day incorporates classic Tryon Creek activities like hiking, nature observation, and fort building, in addition too culturally inclusive stories and art projects.
We are your brand new family hangout! We have activities that range from live music, dance, cooking classes, amazing meals, yoga, fitness, art, music and so much more.
evo’s flagship Portland store is located at 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in the historic, 120-year-old, former Salvation Army headquarters. The store offers an expansive selection of more than 150 brands in action sports gear and apparel for ski, snowboard, wakeboard, skate, surf and bike.
Aside from the two floors of retail space, the 11,000-square-foot store also features a ski and snowboard shop in the basement, boot fitting bar and bike service shop on the second floor, and an art gallery on the first floor.
The Pre-Collegiate Institute (PCI) is an opportunity for students to enjoy an immersive on campus experience where students can pick from topics such as pre-medicine, biotechnology, theater, art & design, film, engineering,entrepreneurship, and nursing. Students will be able to earn one college credit and get a feel for what college will be like! Click here for our PCI website.
This free event kicks off Plant Science Week in Portland, declared by Mayor Ted Wheeler ahead of Plant Biology 2022, the joint meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) and the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB).
Participate in outdoor educational activities that helps your family understand plants and plant life.
Visit https://plantbiology.aspb.org/plant-science-saturday/ to learn more.
Dream it, build it, wreck it, repeat in our LEGO-inspired STEM summer camps! Kids learn about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math while playing with LEGO. Campers engineer interesting projects, engage in critical thinking and work collaboratively. Let your child’s imagination run wild with over 20,000 LEGO pieces. Programs include themes such as Star Wars, Minecraft, Harry Potter, Super Heroes and Robotics. Play-Well is offering tons of camps in the Portland area. Check out info on our afterschool enrichment, birthday parties, scout workshops and more on our website – http://www.play-well.org.
It started with a dream ( and a lot of hard work) and it has turned into the little company that could! joy & wonder theatre creates both productions and classes that awaken the senses, imagination and playful natures of students and explorers with our brand of immersive theatre. In immersive theatre a world is brought to life before your very eyes that you are invited to play inside. All the voices in the room are listened to and because of that storylines may be changed and shaped by the people in that particular audience on that particular day. We ask that everybody enter a space of play in order to discover how to use our skills of empathy, deep thought and total joy to create a unique theatrical experience in both classrooms and production venues. Come join us as either a student, an audience member ( explorer) or both! Located in and around North Portland we look forward to interacting and creating with you!
My name is Kim and I am a Confidence Connoisseur. I am passionate about helping women find their confidence through ending body shame issues, living life by choice rather than the Shoulds, and finding the ability to love being YOU inside and out!
I offer individual sessions and small group experiences that are a blend of personal training, nutrition coaching, personal style and life coaching.
If you’re not sure what your next steps are, I offer a free 15 minute Clarity Call to help you determine your next steps. I also have a weekly Facebook Live series Tuesdays at 10am called Captivating Convos where we talk about body image issues, self-worth, fitness/diet myths and fads and more!
Founded in 1988, Oregon Children’s Theatre has served well over two million children, teachers, and families. Its mission is to create exceptional theater experiences that transform lives. OCT is Oregon’s largest non-profit professional children’s theater company and a resident company of Portland’5 Centers for the Arts. Performances are held weekdays for school audiences and on weekends for family audiences. OCT serves more than 120,000 children of all ages each year. OCT offers numerous school services including study guides, teacher professional development opportunities, in-school workshops, and an extensive outreach program. In partnership with Kaiser Permanente, the Educational Theatre Program provides free touring productions that promote healthy living. OCT’s year round Acting Academy offers theater classes for children ages 3-18 and Young Professionals Company, a mentoring program for teens.
Hoffman Academy Portland provides students of all ages a high-quality music education in an engaging and nurturing environment. With a staff of highly trained, professional teachers for piano, guitar, and voice, Hoffman Academy promotes a life-long love for music and music making.
Code Galaxy offers the most comprehensive online coding classes Portland students can enroll in. All classes are taught live by qualified teachers at a time that works for you. The Code Galaxy Portland offers programming skills for elementary and middle-schoolers through thrilling and interactive projects. If you want your kids to learn career and social skills that will be useful for them throughout their entire lives, our project-based coding school Portland students cherish facilitates that. Students take ownership of what they are learning as they dive deep into the world of computer science. We offer courses on game development, design, web development, Python programming, and other STEM-related programs.
Enroll today or sign-up for a free trial and learn why Code Galaxy is the coding school Portland families love the most!
A Place To Explore Both The Mechanical + The Magical Workings Of The World
At The Re.Imaginaries Pre.School, your child receives a vital foundation in creative play, earth-based wisdom, relational and self-development, and a growing capacity for courage and resilience.
Our Pre.School is a creative learning community for kids ages 2-5 with a 4:1 student teacher ratio. We meet from 9-1pm Monday-Thursday in our backyard covered classroom and play area!
We offer:
A safe place to be who you are
A brave space to try and fail and flourish
A student to teacher ratio of 4:1 that guarantees personal focus and attention for every student.
An educationally-skilled and spirit-honoring atmosphere to learn and grow in.
Teachers with a combined 30 years of professional teaching experience.
An intentional mix of structured and unstructured time.
Specialty instruction and classes with themed projects, including:
- Nature Exploration
- Nature + Lunar Tracking
- Plant + Bird Identification
- Gardening + Herbal Medicine Making
- Embodied Learning
- Storytelling + Creative Play
- Movement + Dance
- Art Making
- Sewing + Weaving
- Woodworking + Leather Crafting
- Painting + Ceramics
Through creative play, hands-on making, and group collaborations your child will be loved and nurtured as they grow into themselves!
DATES + DETAILS :
Schedule: Pre.School hours are 9-1, Monday through Thursday.
Spring Term: 4/10/23 — 6/15/23
Fall Term: 9/18/23 — 12/14/23
Cost: Each Pre.School term costs $2400. You can either pay for the full term, or $800/month.
Location: The Reframe Collective’s backyard maker-space and outdoor classroom. 6114 NE 35th Ave Portland, Oregon, 97211
Registration: Registration will remain open until we reach capacity of 8 students.
Interested to see if we’re a good fit for your little?
Reach out to set up a private tour, or join us for our upcoming Pre.School Play.Classes!
The Milwaukie School of Guitar is a private music school in Milwaukie, Oregon offering private instruction in Guitar and Ukulele to students ages 5 through adult. Lessons are fun, engaging, and low-pressure. Centrally located on SE McLoughlin Blvd (Hwy 99) near Sellwood, the school is easily accessible for families located in Southeast Portland, Happy Valley, Oak Grove, and of course Milwaukie.
Lessons are offered both in-person as well as online, and are scheduled weekly with a month-to-month commitment. The Milwaukie School of Guitar is actively growing, adding new staff, services, and instruments. For the most up-t0-date information, visit http://www.MilwaukieSchoolofGuitar.com.
Brain Balance achievement centers in Portland and Tualatin Oregon. We help your child who may be struggling with academic, behavioral, social challenges in Portland. Our holistic program helps kids who may be diagnosed with ADHD, Sensory challenges, autism and impulse control issues find success without the use of drugs. Schedule an assessment today in Portland or Tualatin at one of our Brain Balance centers. Your child may have auditory or visual processing delays that may be impeding his or her development. We can help you figure out why they are struggling.
The Service Learning Project (SLP) is an action civics program for elementary, middle, and high school-aged youth. Through our in school, after school, and virtual programs, our students become leaders and agents of positive change in their communities by working together to help solve social problems of their choice. The students are in charge at SLP – every step of the process is youth-driven – and every final project has a real and profound impact.
We are currently accepting applications for our spring 2021 virtual SLP Lab. Participants will work together with a group of their peers to use their voices to make positive change in their community and beyond. The students are in charge at SLP! They will decide what issue to tackle, become experts on the problem through hands-on research, and then take concrete steps to implement their chosen solution.
Here are the details:
- What: An opportunity for young people to make real change on a social issue they are passionate about. Each Lab includes a weekly group meeting during the after-school hours along with independent work between meetings.
- When: Spring Labs begin the week of January 25 and end the week of April 26.
- Who: 4th-12th grade students from anywhere in the U.S.
- Where: Online! Group meetings will take place through Zoom.
- How: Submit your application here. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until January 13.
- Why: Participating in action civics can help young people feel connected and empowered during this incredibly challenging time.
Contact us at [email protected] or visit our website for more information – we’d love to tell you more!
Working with a coach can help you build the life you’ve always dreamed of by addressing what is standing in your way while capitalizing on your passions and strengths.
Hillary Bennett is an experienced professional coach, facilitator, and loves working with women one on one to tap into their best selves. Hillary specializes in empowering people to connect with their core identity and capitalize on their strengths to achieve incredible growth.
For over 10 years Hillary has designed and led leadership development programs at a global, Fortune 50 company. As an expert in this area, she has partnered with several corporations to devise enterprise strategies to increase employee engagement, offer worthwhile development opportunities and foster a culture of inclusion.
As a life long learner Hillary has earned her MBA from Seattle University with a focus on Leadership Development and is currently being certified as an executive coach by the International Coaching Federation. She is always looking for new ways to live a more authentic life so that she can be a better partner, mother and citizen of the world.
Home visits, support groups, and classes around the Portland metro area for new families who have questions about feeding their babies.
Hoffman Academy is the best possible way for kids to learn piano. Parent-trusted with a focus on a true music education, membership is flexible and affordable. With over 200 free video lessons, as well as Premium features like online games, downloadable materials, and guided practice sessions, Hoffman Academy students not only learn to make music – they love doing it.