General FAQ
What’s your tax ID number?
Our employer identification number is 82-0823580.
Does your staff have background checks?
All staff over the age of 18 are in the Oregon Central Background Registry.
School-Related FAQ
Why do you start with 3rd grade and not kindergarten or 1st?
We have found a niche. Most of our students’ families try their neighborhood schools in lower grades, but mid-way through they realize that their child isn’t thriving. Some of our students needed higher quality literacy support, some needed a quieter and more relaxed environment, some needed to be challenged more, some needed a lower student-to-teacher ratio, some needed more art, some needed more hands-on projects, and some needed more autonomy.
Do you have plans to expand to include kindergarten-2nd grades or 6th-8th grade?
We often consider adding lower grades, middle school grades, or both; but we don’t have immediate plans to do so. If we did add grades, we’d need to add a second location or move into a larger site, and we still have several years on the current lease.
Do you only accept kids with dyslexia?
We serve neurotypical and neurodivergent students. Most of our neurodivergent students are dyslexic.
What is the school calendar?
We start the day after Labor Day and end in early June. We follow the Portland Public Schools calendar for vacations and holidays. We have one no-school planning/grading day. PPS has six.
Where do students go to school after graduating from Activate?
Camp-Related FAQ
Will you accept incoming 2nd-graders?
No. Camp is for incoming 3rd - 6th-graders.
What times does camp start and end?
The drop-off time is different depending on whether or not children are participating in the morning literacy instruction.
For children participating in the literacy lesson, the drop-off time is between 9:00 and 9:30.
For children not doing literacy, the drop-off time is between 10:00 and 10:30.
The pick-up time is 3:30-4:00.