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Domestic Terrorism EDUCATION ‘City of Roses’ Volume XLVI • Number 33 CAREERS Special Edition in Virginia Violence erupted with white supremacists www.portlandobserver.com Wednesday • August 16, 2017 See inside, page 5 Established in 1970 Committed to Cultural Diversity photo by M ark W ashington /t he p ortland o bserver Faubion School Principal Jen McCalley and Concordia Dean of Education Sheryl Reinisch get ready to open the doors to a brand new landmark school. The northeast Port- land school was rebuilt from the ground up as part of a community based partnership with Concordia University to usher the city’s education system into the 21st Century. A new school to follow child’s needs to adulthood Z achary s enn t he p ortland o bserver The new and improved Faubion School is opening its doors this month following a landmark redevelopment process. The iconic northeast Portland institution is using a unique series of community-based partnerships to usher the city’s educational system into the 21st century. Located on the original school site at 2930 N.E. Dekum St., the construction was made possible by the passage of 2012’s Portland Public Schools’ capital improvement bond. Faubion School Principal Jen McCalley says that the new building will include a number of programming as- pects that will make’s educational offerings truly unique. by ‘From 3 to PhD’ “Faubion’s mission is to create safer, healthier and more educated communities,” McCalley told the Portland Observer. The pre-k through 8th grade school will be pioneer- ing a program known as “3 to PhD,” in partnership with Concordia University. McCalley says that this approach means that Faubion will be providing for a child’s needs throughout the entirety of their academic career all the way to college and beyond. “3 to PhD stands for the first three trimesters to pursu- ing one’s highest dreams,” McCalley said. “We want to make sure that we wrap up kids from the very beginning, when mom knows she’s pregnant, all the way up until they’re doing what they want to do.” McCalley says that they don’t expect all of their stu- dents to earn doctorate’s degrees. She says that the school wants to support them no matter what level of academic attainment they are aiming for, whether it’s in the trades or by earning a degree. Concordia University, which is located adjacent to Faubion’s site, will also have classrooms and learning spaces spread throughout the new campus. The college’s c ontinued on p age 9
