Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
Fred Rogers
Our School Philosophy
The Gabriel Park Preschool curriculum is based on a “learn through play” philosophy. Through their natural love of play, children explore and manipulate their environment to discover and learn new things, developing and growing at their own rate. To encourage this type of learning, the GPPS classroom is set up in learning centers. With the teacher’s gentle guiding, children will explore each area at their leisure. Learning centers emphasize socialization, group skills, fine motor skills, literacy, math, science and artistic expression.
Our Environmental Policy
Gabriel Park Preschool supports all efforts to instruct members in environmental consciousness and responsibility. All school purchases and disposals are made with consideration for the immediate as well as long term effects they will have on our planet and our children’s future. In particular, we practice daily recycling, wash all our dishes instead of using disposable products, and grow a small garden each spring.
Health & Safety
Gabriel Park Preschool believes our community’s health and safety is a top priority. With protocols in place such as mask wearing, extensive cleaning procedures, and daily health screenings, GPPS has been safely open and operating since November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, all teachers and parent teachers must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Oregon Senate Bill 895, requires schools and childcare facilities to have their immunization and exemption rates available at their main offices, on their websites, and for parents on paper or electronic format.
Below are GPPS immunization and exemption rates as March, 2022 and the most current Multnomah County immunization rates available (as of May 1, 2022). Questions regarding GPPS immunization rates can be sent to Karla (GPPS Health Contact for 2022-2023) at healthcontact.gpps@gmail.com.
