What a wonderful church. Pastor Scott preaches the Bible and…read moremakes it easy to understand. The nursery is clean and the workers are friendly. I would recommend this church to anyone living. In the Portland area.

Our son has attended Our Lady of Lourdes for the past 6 years. We decided to enroll him at OLL…read morebecause my niece had attended there as well several years earlier. We had involvement with the school community back then and felt that this school would be a great opportunity for him to grow and learn. Although we are not Catholic we still feel a part of the school and church community. The teachers and staff are wonderful as we have built relationships with them over the years. We trust that the school has our sons best interests at heart.

Hands down, one of the best schools in the area, Catholic or otherwise. Excellent teachers,…read moreadministrators, school community, and a beautiful, well maintained campus. Highly recommend!

I was able to see my great Niece (Brooklyn Rutledge) perform I Willie Wonka Jr.. The Alpenrose…read moreOpera House, was a fabulous venue.

I first learned of Journey through a friend when my daughter was just a toddler. Her first…read moreencounter was watching the shows, which she absolutely loved! All the shows are top notch productions--my mother has said that they exceed her expectations for what she would expect at the 5th Avenue. The best part is that all shows are cast with students from the program. When our daughter turned 6, she begged to join the Journey Troupers. She has not missed a class or camp since in the last 5 years. A veteran family of seven shows now, we are hooked. This is the most interesting and challenging volunteer work I've participated in--I have learned and grown as much as my daughter. The staff is amazing and all the families and volunteers are pulling for one another. The classes teach students foundational and advanced skills alongside what it means to be a good citizen and team player. It is a magnificent confidence builder for any child. Because the students cast and crew all of the productions during the year, even the most stage shy kids can play a role backstage or onstage. I'm so glad we found Journey and look forward to many more years to come.

This is our first year at Lewis and this has been the most pleasantly positive and easy…read moreexperiences. Our kiddo is coming from a Montessori preschool setting, which ended up being very difficult for us. The school has offered us all the support, welcoming staff and families, lots of wonderful programs, that are all wonderful. Lewis promotes diversity-love-support to students & families from all backgrounds (they stand t true to the their word about being inclusive, unlike other schools that just throw the word around, but do not hold true to). All of the kids are so friendly to one another. It definitely has more of an arts feel to it. The facility is very secure, and the classrooms are very clean & full of natural daylight. Our student is also blessed with a 16 student classroom vs 25 students for the school we were slated to go to that us east of here.

an amazing school with great teachers I was a student there and had a great time. Music program has…read morelots of marimba and singing wide range of books in the library and really fun and enjoyable games in PE

I loooooove to blame any and all social retardations I might have today on the fact that it all…read morestarted in grade school. Goddamn, kids are mean! And guess what? Some of those things that they say...and some of the crap that they pull...it sticks with you into adulthood. I'll tell you a secret: No one ever told me I was cool until I was in high school. And I was shocked the first time it happened. Anyway...my experience there alone has had me debating for about 45 minutes how many stars I would give this school. Two? Three? Is that mean? What if people from there read this? I mean, my fam's still part of the parish. Okay, so after a long think, I've decided on four stars. And it's not the fear that someone I'm connected to through the school/parish will read this. Because really, I'm rating the education I received, too, not just the snotty, rich classmates (several of whom now seem to be very nice people and productive to society). My life has been sort of one long chain of events, and looking back, I can see how one has affected the other. I had an edge in college because I went to St. Mary's Academy and worked ridiculously hard. And I had an edge at St. Mary's because of the rigid curriculum I was put through at Holy Family. You heard me. It was a rigid curriculum! I can't say that I loved all of my teachers, but I was doing manual long division in fourth grade. I can't honestly say that I can even remember how to do that NOW because we're all so dependent on calculators. Everyone feared sixth grade because that was when everything changed...you were in the upper-grade wing...and you had homework to match your new status. (And in eighth grade, my parents invested in my reliable Kelty backpack just so I could carry all my books.) I took writing classes there (hell, I was learning MLA in seventh grade!), my creativity was encouraged to grow (I still have an eighth-grade art project framed on my wall), and I gained major critical-thinking skillz (they even had a class devoted to it!). When I moved on to high school, I thought, "Heck! Is this *IT*?! I've had harder tests in Mrs. McCarty's science class." The other thing that I love, in retrospect, is that the classes are relatively small, and you really get one teacher for most of your classes each year. And they've made Spanish-language classes a requirement. And a lot of kids from Tucker-Maxon went there, so we were also introduced to the deaf community. So really, if you take out the social aspect (and the fact that I leached onto altar serving and youth group as a consolation), Holy Family really did give a very good education that I would recommend to any parents in the Southeast area.

Holy Family is a game changer! It welcomes everyone in with a smile and a "Hey there how's your day…read moregoing?" I would totally recommend going there to any parent that's scared about their son or daughter changing schools trust me it's great! My daughter changed schools in first grade and now she's in 6th she has made so many memories and loves it there!

I love serving our community alongside my coworkers! The team we have here is so lucky to have such…read morea family oriented community - nurturing relationships between the children and staff. I am thankful for the director Kaylynn's support in going the extra mile for our staff and families. It doesn't go unnoticed when a kiddos face lights up as they walk past her office! As a staff member and mother, I appreciate Miss Shelby making every drop off have ease, with a warm smile and hug. Seeing my daughter and her classmates smile as Miss Shelby guides them through the day with a song for each transition makes me so thankful to be a part of the SW Learning Center family! -Miss Lia

Just reading other people post about special needs kids, they will turn you away without letting…read moreyou know. I have a child who was special needs and was there two days ago. I tried calling and going there and I also get an answer where someone is going to call me back. I mean be up front about kids you can't take instead having a parent wondering around hoping their kids will go there, when they could have spend that time looking for elsewhere. People there's looks young maybe in their twenties. Probably one person there might be older than 50's. Maybe they don't know the business or respect. I wouldn't want someone to do that to me. Just saying!!

Loved our experience here- you should see google reviews for more current responses from parents…read more Teachers genuinely care for your children Lesson plans are dynamic and introduce even the littlest to early learning, independence and a rhythm of prayer & worship.

Excellent daycare! Both of our kids have gone here. The teachers are so loving and our…read morekindergartener was very prepared for kindergarten. I can't say enough good things about this school! I am so thankful our kids got to go here!

We've had such a great experience with the preschool at St. Ignatius! We get daily updates through…read moreSeesaw, as well as reminders. The teachers, Matt and Ash, have been fantastic - so kind, patient, and clearly love what they do. Our child feels safe, supported, and excited to go to school every day, which says a lot! They have gone above and beyond to make sure she thrives both socially and academically. Also, because it's a PreK-8, they get access to library, PE and Music class! She comes home every other day with a story about something she learned in PE, a new song that is stuck in her head or wonderful book that she wants to tell us about. We also love that the preschoolers get chances to interact with the older kids during their family group time - This is going to help make the transition to Kindergarten a lot easier! Since our daughter is just about to turn 4, she will be completing a second year of Pre-K in the 2025-2026 school year and we are all very excited she gets another year with Matt, Ash and many of the friends she has made this year!

Our child is only in pre school at St. Ignatius, but we have been very happy with their pre school!…read moreWhen looking for a pre school in the neighborhood, I Googled things like "Portland preschools near by" and St. Ignatius did not pop up. Many of the pre schools that did pop up were small mom and pops with little or no availability. With no previous experience with St. Ignatius, I finally specifically searched this local school after getting waitlisted elsewhere and we signed up for it. The teachers and staff are amazing. Very loving towards the children and communicate excellent with families. They even provide multiple pictures every day via the Seesaw app so we know exactly what she is doing every day! Highly recommend St. Ignatius!