Community Groups at St. David of Wales
City Repair
City Repair began in Portland, Oregon with the idea that localization - of culture, of economy, of decision-making - is a necessary foundation of sustainability. By reclaiming urban spaces to create community-oriented places, they plant the seeds for greater neighborhood communication, empower our communities and nurture our local culture.
Projects include the annual Village Building Convergence, where people gather at neighborhood sites throughout Portland to engage in intersection repair, natural building, and other forms of placemaking. They also host Earth Day, the Village Planting Convergence (also known as City Riparian), and operate a mobile tea house called the T-Horse.
Throughout the year they educate the community with workshops on all forms of sustainability and offer the invaluable placemaking guidebook and one-on-one consulting for those who want to repair their own neighborhood.
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Hands On Art and Play Preschool
Hands On Art & Play is a preschool program designed so children can experience preschool without having to attend every day or a minimum number of days each week. At Hands On a child may attend one, two, three, four or five days a week.
The class ratio is one adult for every five children in our youngest class, and one adult to every six in our older class. This allows all children to receive the attention they deserve.
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Eastside Family Cooperative
Eastside Family Cooperative is a group of families who have come together to provide quality, part-time childcare for our children. For most of the children, Eastside Family Co-op is their first early school experience and serves as a pre-preschool.
Eastside Family Co-op is entirely parent-run. Each child attends three days: two days "on her own" and one day with her "parent teacher." In addition, they provide a network of support for parents and the chance for children to develop trusting relationships outside their immediate family.
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Portland Fiddle Camps for Kids
Portland Fiddle Camp for Kids is the only week-long fiddle camp in the Portland metro area. They offer five fun-filled days of fiddle, square dance, jam sessions, special guest appearances from bands and much more for campers ages 6 through 16..
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Southeast Portland Tool Library
The Southeast Portland Tool Library is open every Saturday from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Southeast Portland residents over the age of 18 may sign up for free membership, and check out a tool for one week from this extensive library.
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Zen Community of Oregon/Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple
The primary purpose of the Zen Community of Oregon is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha's teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage and to support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life. The Zen Community of Oregon's Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple is hosting several significant events at St. David's in April and May, all of which are open to all.
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Portland Threshold Choir
The all-women Threshold Choirs honor the ancient tradition of singing with people through threshold times: during birth, death, sickness, and other passages. In presence and song, we bring attention and care to those in transition, sharing compassion, comfort, celebration, and companionship. For more information, visit their website. To learn more about the Portland Threshold Choir contact Kri Schlafer or 503-236-2872.
Rose City Nonviolent Communications
Learn how to communicate effectively in a series of weekend workshops with instructor Fred Sly, certified trainer in Nonviolent Communications. For a list of course offerings, including free introductory workshops, check out the bulletin board at St David's or click here to contact Fred.
Portland Peace Choir
The Portland Peace Choir strives to exemplify the principles of equality, justice, peace, unity and cooperation. If you have ever wanted to sing in a no-pressure and accepting environment, if you have ever wanted to just have fun with music, or if you have ever wanted to celebrate subjects like peace and joy without needing to believe a set of rules, then join in! Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning in September. All voices welcome.
Dance of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace use sacred phrases, chants, music, and movements from the many spiritual traditions of the world to promote peace and create an integrated experience of body, mind, and soul. There are no performers, no audience. New arrivals and old hands form the dance circle together. Dances are easy to learn and are taught to the whole group each time. If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance. If you are willing, you can bring peace to your world. Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm.
Hosford Middle School
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