Doernbecher Acute Care Unit
The Hospital School Program on the 9th floor of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is staffed by certified teachers and assistants who provide small group and individualized instruction. Children who are unable to go to the classroom are eligible for bedside instruction. Hospital staff are flexible in their approach to learning and can provide many motivational, educationally related activities.
Patients will find educational activities, art projects, thinking games, computers with a wide variety of educational software, and internet access in the classroom, as well as the opportunity to interact with other students who are hospitalized. If a student brings homework, necessary assistance will be provided. The hospital teacher can contact the child’s teacher at home for assignments if needed.
The classroom is located in Room #9659 on the south end of the 9th floor. Students come by wheelchair, on foot, or even in their beds. Patients often look forward to school which can be a familiar and comforting break from medical procedures. Some families have reported that school in the hospital represents hope and healing for their children.
Patients will find educational activities, art projects, thinking games, computers with a wide variety of educational software, and internet access in the classroom, as well as the opportunity to interact with other students who are hospitalized. If a student brings homework, necessary assistance will be provided. The hospital teacher can contact the child’s teacher at home for assignments if needed.
The classroom is located in Room #9659 on the south end of the 9th floor. Students come by wheelchair, on foot, or even in their beds. Patients often look forward to school which can be a familiar and comforting break from medical procedures. Some families have reported that school in the hospital represents hope and healing for their children.
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Doernbecher Hospital
700 SW Campus Dr Portland, OR 97239 (503) 418-5444 FAX (503) 418-0026 Principal Sarah Davis sdavis@mesd.k12.or.us (503) 262-4202 cell: (971) 271-1407 |
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School Hours (M-T-Th-F) — 8:45 am to 3:00 pm
Early Release School Hours (Wednesday) — 8:45 am to 12:45 pm School Office hours (M-F) — 8 am to 4 pm Doernbecher Children's Hospital School Program follows Portland Public School District for emergency / weather closures. Please visit FlashAlert or consult your local television / radio station for emergency / weather closure information. |
Administrative Assistants
Sheila Schacher sschache@mesd.k12.or.us (503) 262-4200 Xochitl Tombleson xtombleson@mesd.k12.or.us (503) 262-4200 |
Meet the Doernbecher Acute Care Unit Staff
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Jane Albertson
Hospital Teacher Doernbecher Acute Care Unit (503) 418-5517 fax (503) 418-5788 albertsj@ohsu.edu Education: BA Mathematics from Willamette University, Masters of Education from PSU Teaching Experience: I completed my student teaching in both 5th grade and 2nd grade, math tutoring, Educational Assistant (EA) in a 5th grade class Hobbies: Running, hiking, camping, playing board games, being outdoors Favorite books: “Sometimes a Great Notion,” the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy |
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Elise Anderson
Educational Assistant Doernbecher Acute Care Unit (503) 494-2322 fax (503) 418-1513 eanderso@mesd.k12.or.us Education: I grew up in Wisconsin and received a B.A. in Biology and German from the university of Wisconsin-Madison. Teaching Experience: I got involved in various different teaching related organizations in college. I did some tutoring at a middle school, ran a science club at an after-school program and taught German to kindergarten and first graders at the German School of Madison. After graduating from UW-Madison, I spent a year in Austria teaching English. I started teaching at in the Hospital School Program in 2018. Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, rock climbing, playing soccer, and baking all sorts of treats. Favorite book: I love "The Secret History" by Donna Tart and "Everything is Illuminated" by Jonathon Safron Foer, but I grew up reading and re-reading the Harry Potter series. |
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Heidi Cronn
Hospital Teacher Doernbecher Acute Care Unit (503) 418.5444 fax (503) 418-1513 wordenh@ohsu.edu Education: My teaching history dates back to 1998 at Simmons College in Boston where I earned my Masters in Arts and Teaching while educating 5th grade students. Teaching Experience: Upon my return to Portland in 1999, I taught 5th and 6th graders for 4 years in Lake Oswego followed by tutoring middle and high school students in math. Finally in 2007, I began my dream career of teaching in the Hospital School Program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Hobbies: My favorite hobbies include running, skiing, hiking, biking, soccer, traveling, reading, gardening, and baking, all with my family of two kids and a yellow lab. Favorite book: My favorite book is Sarah’s Key and Plain Truth. |
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Ben Sharvy
Hospital Teacher Doernbecher Acute Care Unit (503) 346-1038 psharvy@mesd.k12.or.us Education: B.A. English, Reed College; B.S. General Science, Portland State; Masters Education, Eastern Oregon. Teaching Experience: English as a foreign language, grades 4-6, South Korea. High-school science, Three Lakes High School. K-12 at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Hobbies: Coffee Favorite books: The Complete Poems: 1927-1979, by Elizabeth Bishop. Also, fun, page-turning, young-adult fiction like Sabriel by Garth Nix. |
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Angela Turner
Hospital Teacher Doernbecher and Hemophilia Clinic (503) 944-7625 fax (503) 413-2649 aturner2@mesd.k12.or.us Education: BA in Liberal Studies from Oregon State University GO BEAVERS! MA in Special Education and PBIS, Portland State University Teaching Experience: I began my teaching career as an Educational Assistant in a secondary behavior classroom in the Tigard Tualatin School District. I loved this so much that I decided to go back for my masters in Special Education and took over as the teacher of record in that classroom in 2008. I wanted to continue in education but wanted a different track and was able to transition to the hospital school program at RCH Psychiatry in December 2015. I’m thrilled to be a part of such an awesome team! Hobbies: I love doing anything outdoors, including volunteering on a non-profit small sustainable farm out in Colton OR. I also Crossfit, knit, read, travel, and enjoy hanging out with my friends and family and my awesome dog Freyja too! My top books: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, How to be Compassionate by Dalai Lama XIV, Ready Player One by Earnest Cline, Any book, blog or article by Jenny Lawson |
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