Educational Programs for Schools

EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM
Mission Statement/Goal

Oregon Trail School District students, grades 3,5,8 and high school, studying Oregon History, Local Sandy History, Speech, Drama and related topics, and the Sandy Historical Society are encouraged to develop an interactive working relationship. This is to be an ongoing project between the OTSD and the SHS regardless of staff changes, graduation of students or time blocks of curriculum.

We will address the Social Sciences student accountability through "Content Standards for Benchmarks 1-2-3 for grades 3-5-8, and at the high school level in appropriate classes. This will be done by design and implementing strategies to analyze issues, explain perspectives, and resolve issues using the social sciences. We suggest more specifically the projects by taken from the following areas for research and development.

LIVELIHOOD Farming Dairies Berries Nurseries Timber Logging Mills Portland General Electric Power Plants Roslyn Lake Flume-Crummy Marmot Dam Little Sandy River Dam

CULTURES Pioneers Schools MeeMa Find/Interview ASB/Class Officers Cemeteries Tombstone Rubbings Inventory Family Plots   Churches Clubs Organizations German Society Asian Culture Hispanic Culture

TRANSPORTATION Trails/Highways Corduroy Roads Trolley from Portland Barlow Road