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Armadillo Technical Academy Opened this year with an enrollment capacity of 60, this school near the Shakespearean mecca of Ashland is designed to provide service learning and technology training to at-risk middle school- and high school-aged kids and home schoolers. The school boasts a strong community involvement focus.
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Destinations Charter School This public alternative school in Coos Bay switched to charter status before the current school year. Aimed at students
in grades 6-12, the 70-student school brings project-based
learning to at-risk kids in an
environment that connects
learning to real life.
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Detroit Lakes Charter School Another new public school conversion, this K-6 school in the timbered Santiam Canyon enrolls 40 students for
a community-centered curriculum built around the Core Knowledge sequence. The charter law came just in time to save the last public school in the canyon from closing because of the depressed logging industry.
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Lincoln City Career
Technical High This public
alternative conversion charter in the beach community of Lincoln City serves 40 at-risk students in grades 9-12. The simulated office environment stresses skills for workplace success.
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Lourdes School Hidden in the rural Willamette Valley community of Scio, this small country school of 48 students serves
students in K-8 in a nongraded program emphasizing community involvement. It converted from a private alternative school to charter status in fall of 1999.
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McCoy Academy Another private alternative school that
converted to charter status in 1999, McCoy Academy was
Oregon's first official charter school. In a supportive learning environment that stresses individualized instruction, the school serves 80 troubled or at-risk
students in grades 6-12 who
have been unsuccessful in
regular public schools.
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Molalla Alternative Options School Another public conversion, this school in Beavercreek enrolls 100 students in grades
6-12. Its three buildings include the community's original schoolhouse — an historic landmark.
The self-paced, self-directed
program encourages students
to take responsibility for their learning. Portfolios are used for assessment, and students must achieve 80 percent or above to pass. Work experience and community service supplement the core curriculum.
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Pioneer Youth Corps Military Academy This Springfield private alternative conversion serves 40 at-risk youths in a semi-military environment with clearly defined boundaries. The academic program is built around small class size and individual attention.
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Ridgeline Montessori Charter School A 40-student
start-up for kids in grades 1-3
in Eugene, this charter employs the Montessori philosophy, which stresses the student's freedom
to explore and think for herself
and her responsibility to work
and learn in a community.
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The 21st Century
Community Schoolhouse This start-up in Salem enrolls 90 students in grades 9-10. Global collaboration, thematic instruction, and integrative learning characterize its approach. Flexible scheduling and community partnerships are integral to the school's goals.
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The Village School The
first charter school in Eugene, this school serves 40 children in grades K-8 using the Waldorf model, a wholistic, arts-integrated curriculum.
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Willamette Valley Community School Enrolling 40 students in the university town of Corvallis, this private alternative school switched to charter status in the fall. The students in grades 6-12 receive adventure-based learning and arts integration, along with a service-learning component.
