The Owl
A weekly parent newsletter
ISP awarded Solar Education Grant
International School of Portland has been awarded a solar education grant from PGE! This will enable us to procure the Solar 4R Schools education program from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). Solar 4R Schools provides teacher training, science kits, teacher-generated activities and real-time access to energy generation data from 200+ solar systems nationwide to empower our… View Article
Memorial for Frank
In honor of Frank Bojanowski, we have started a bulletin board display in Stearns Hall to share our memories as a community. Feel free to stop by and share your own pictures, memories, or notes about Frank on the board. Cards are provided. Before the end of the school year, all contributions will be assembled… View Article
Author Linda Sue Park to Visit ISP!
In our continued exploration of powerful stories, International School of Portland will host author Linda Sue Park for a 3rd/4th grade presentation on March 14, and an after school book signing that is open to all families! We’d like to give a special thanks to Powell’s Bookstore for connecting us with this fabulous opportunity. We will have… View Article
We Have a Mascot!
Hoot Hoot! Uu uu! Ho Ho! Gu Gu! The community has spoken! After enthusiastic voting by parents, students, and faculty, we officially have a mascot! Get ready for the ISP OWLS! This mascot was proposed by 3 different students: Eden Kaplan Maia Gronner Katherine Warner-Frey The next step is for the 3 students to collaborate… View Article
Mascot Finalists! Last Chance to Vote!!
The ISP PBIS team received over 60 submissions to the school mascot contest! There were SO many wonderful ideas; it was very hard to choose! ISP faculty and staff have narrowed down the submissions to three finalists. Will the ISP mascot be: an owl, water, or a raven??* Please vote now to help us decide!… View Article
Chinese Exchange Students Visit ISP
Last week we had the honor of hosting 24 students and 2 teachers from the Suzhou Experimental Elementary School (SEES), our Capstone host school in Suzhou, China. The visiting students are the same ones that our 5th graders will stay with during Capstone. A huge thank you to the parents of the Chinese 5th grade class… View Article
Chinese Capstone Students Are Here this Week!
Our Capstone exchange students from China are here this week! Students and teachers from the Suzhou Experimental Elementary School (our host school in Suzhou, China) are attending ISP Wednesday-Friday. The SEES students are staying with our Chinese track 5th grade families. These are the same SEES students who will host our 5th graders in March. Due… View Article
Cross Country sweeps competition, again!
Although Coach Robert insists his running program is more about development for the love of running rather than the results of competition, his runners from ISP love competing at running. He entered four full teams and came away from the Dragonslayer Championship Cross Country Meet on 10/20/16 with three First Place trophies and one Second… View Article
PGE Substation Information
Above: Image of existing project area. Below: Renderings of streetview of project Dear families, A few parents have recently asked questions about the PGE substation site under the bridge by the Main Campus.. Usually when some people mention an issue, others are thinking about it too, so we wanted to address this for everyone. It… View Article
Water Quality Testing Results: We are safe!
This summer, ISP conducted water tests of all of our campus buildings. These tests confirmed that all of our drinking water is safe. All of the water fountains on the Main Campus (Hilltop, Mod3 and Stearns ) tested lead-free, with no lead detected. There are two fountains at the EC Campus. One tested completely lead-free…. View Article