Camas Ridge Community Elementary School

This school is very good about art based project learning. That being said everything at this school is about forced diversity. It doesnt seem like they can have one project that doesnt focus on it. My daughter is getting angry about having it forced down her throat all the time and I dont think anyone there has properly thought out the pendulum swing to that style of forced assimilation. This school seems more focused on it's own politics rather than a real quality education. A good example is they were all made to do a walk protest where they were protesting for black civil rights. I dont understand why one wouldnt go into teaching peaceful protest by first teaching history in several areas of injustice and then teach a bit about politics and then let the children choose their own politics to march about. Not making them protest for something they are just beginning to understand. That is just the school pushing for the agenda they view as correct. Also maybe I'm wrong on this but I dont believe sexuality needs to be taught in 3rd grade. My daughter came home saying she thought transgender people were weird, and I asked where she learned that and she said they told her about it at school, and boy howdy did they apparently botched the job on that. Beginning of middle school I totally understand, but 3rd freaking grade. Silly. Something also that I should have at least been informed that was going to be a thing. We have two transgendered family members and "transgenders seem weird" is not the way I wanted her to come out thinking about it. They do have a good handle on teaching art, I just wish their art focus would be more than one type of injustice.

Camas has the most dedicated staff. The curriculum is infused with arts and project-based learning. My kids have thrived here.