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Catlin Gabel News

Community Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign

A personal appeal and matching gift from David Recordon ’04 inspires others

Update on Steps Toward Racial Justice at Catlin Gabel

A message from the Board Chair and Head of School

Catlin Gabel Launches Adult Community Arts Programs

The East Campus opens for a news series of programs and workshops for the Portland arts community.

Catlin Gabel Alumni Award Recipients 2020

2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipents

2020 honorees are John Chun '87, Ted Kaye '73, and Kevin Esvlet '00.

Online Camps Launched!

Morning and afternoon sessions for preschool to 12th grade. Options include academic, exercise, arts and crafts!

Read More about Online Camps Launched!

Senior Britt Masback is named 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholar

Innovative Thinking Results in Thousands of Masks for Frontline Workers

When Tom Shipley ‘87 learned about the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), as CEO of Dennis Uniform, he immediately began searching

Woodworking Transitions Smoothly from Shop to Home

Woodworking makes a smooth transition from the Catlin shop to students’ homes by focusing on their interests, the tools available to them, and using their hands. Creations include a planter, string art, and black sesame bread.

Key Facts

44% of students

identify as people of color

773 STUDENTS

representing 55 different ZIP codes

OVER $4.7 M

in financial assistance awarded to 27% of the student body

18x AWARDED

the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association All Sport Champion Award

33% HIGHER SAT SCORES

than national average

3x RECIPIENT

of the Presidential Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics and Science

FACULTY MEMBERS

1/3

hold doctorate degrees; all participate in ongoing professional learning.

Experiential Learning

Inspiring a Curious and Engaged Approach to the World

by Tim Bazemore, Head of School

As an eighth grader in the 1970s, I experienced a “new” approach to science in my upstate New York public school. In a well-intended effort to strengthen science learning, my classmates and I were rewarded with an “activity” when we completed lessons in our color-coded workbooks.

upper school student participating in class discussion

Becoming Engaged with the World

by Lyla Bashan ’98, Director of the USAID Sustainable Development Office, Armenia

When I was young I wanted to save the environment. But it was Catlin Gabel’s academic rigor, high expectations, and commitment to excellence that taught me to direct my passion in specific, practical ways.

Cultivating a Community of Inquisitive Learners

by Berkeley Gadbaw, Middle School Science Teacher

In my classroom I strive to create a physical and emotional space where my students’ curiosity about their world is front and center. This area in my room is called the Driving Question Board.

Begin with Knowing Yourself

by Dawn Isaacs, Beginning and Lower School Head

To contribute and find success in the world, we know our children will need to be able to listen to others, appreciate different perspectives, and work together to solve problems.

faculty speaking to upper school student in library

Viewing Each Child as a Whole

by Dr. Aline Garcia-Rubio ’93, Head of the Upper School

In a recent parent-teacher conference, I heard my colleagues speak of a student’s performance during the Anon(ymous) fall play. Other teachers in the room had seen her acting and threaded it to her writing in English class.