The Ivy School

The Ivy School is a tuition-free, publicly funded Montessori school that serves students from Kindergarten to 8th grade in North Portland. It focuses on individuality at the center of all its activities, indicating a student-centered approach to education, and follows the Montessori educational approach, which emphasizes self-directed learning and hands-on activity. The school's key characteristics include being tuition-free, publicly funded, and using the Montessori methodology. It prioritizes students' creativity and maintains an active anti-racist and anti-bias stance. However, more specific details about its programs, such as special courses, extracurricular activities, or community engagement initiatives, are not provided in the given content.