Joel S. W.12/04/19Check your calendar when you're in Portland, and if you happen to be there at the right time, grab a blanket, some wine and cheese, and head to Chapman elementary school about an hour before... More
Christie B.09/19/19I had the privilege of seeing the swift birds here and it was so cool! Every year for two weeks only the swifts come here and they perform a ritual followed by them all flying into the large... More
Tila T.04/07/17My son is attending kindergarten at the chapman at the Ramona. The assistant to the principal is absolutely nasty! You can't have any conversations nor minimal requests regarding your... More
Kelly M.07/02/07Chapman Elementary School is more than just a Portland Public Schools neighborhood elementary school. It also doubles as a temporary home for migrating vaux swifts for about three weeks in each... More
Robert H.09/15/12The Chapman Swifts are a magical wildlife migration. It's like the great Serengeti wildebeest migration, the migration of monarchs, of Mediterranean tuna, salmon returning home. Heroic and... More