About
Fire Mountain School is located in the coastal community of Falcon Cove, adjoining the Northern boundary of Oswald West State Park on land donated by one of the founding families. Children go on nature hikes through old growth forests and to the beach from the school’s back door. This special setting provides the opportunity for children to become connected with their environment. Our students have come from as far away as Astoria to the North, Hamlet on the Sunset Highway to the East, and Garibaldi to the South.
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Our school building was designed and built by parents in two stages over six years. It has three classrooms, two of which are connected by a sliding door which allows us to create a larger space for meeting together. The school also has a small library (a book mobile bus also visits us from Tillamook County Library), office, resource room, commons space, community kitchen, kiln shed, and large forest playground.
Fire Mountain School's mission is to nurture each child by providing a joyful, place-based learning experience. We have three central goals for our students: 1) That they develop a strong and positive sense of themselves; 2) That they come to see learning as an ongoing, joyful, and self-initiated quest; and 3) That they come to know themselves as interactive participants in the wider natural, social, and practical world. |
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Our maximum class size of twelve students gives us the freedom to use the children's passions as the basis of learning which helps us develop motivated life-long learners who have a deep knowledge and respect for self, others and their environment. Mixed-age grouping is an important feature that reflects our belief that combining ages enhances a sense of community. Fire Mountain School emphasizes communication, collaboration, cooperation and commitment. Students help with classroom jobs and work together to take responsibility for themselves and their school.
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Fire Mountain School does not observe nor tolerate discrimination on any basis
in its admission policy or in any aspect of its curriculum, activities, or operations.
in its admission policy or in any aspect of its curriculum, activities, or operations.