Welcome to the Odyssey Program Website

IMAGINE ...  Living History Curriculum For Grades K - 8

The Odyssey Program is a focus option for Portland Public Schools serving students in grades K - 8. The Odyssey Program offers:

• Experiential learning - students take on historical identities to explore literature, writing, science, history, geography, art, drama and more through the exciting lens of history
• Rigorous academics - individualized and enriched curriculum based on Oregon's K - 8 benchmarks.
• Team building, leadership training, and field study
• A small, motivating learning community emphasizing problem solving, communication skills, and discovery
• Mixed age K-1-2 program
• Team-based learning and multiage classrooms for grades 3-4-5 and 6-7-8
• Visual and performing arts
• Award winning teachers
• A history of excellent results - students have consistently outperformed district averages on ALL benchmark exams

The Odyssey Program is designed around the Ten Essential components of our education model, developed, tested and successfully implemented since our beginning at Chapman Elementary School in 1994 and now at the Hayhurst K-8 School since 2004.