Growing Seeds Learning Community

Our mission is providing families, children and staff a learning community in which all participants develop through a spiral dance of observation, inquiry, reflection and documentation. We create an intentional environment where each participant is respected as a responsible contributing member in our community. We see the participants as co-researchers, co-learners and collaborators in the building of our community.

Portland, Oregon

History of Growing Seeds

Growing Seeds began in September 2004 Rotating3 in the basement of the founders home in North Portland, as Nature & Nurture Preschool. Shortly after opening the founder partnered with Christina Unga to form our first Growing Seeds location in the Hollywood district. This school had 31 students daily and was located directly across the street from the Hollywood Library. It was open from June 2005 through August 2007. Growing Seeds North opened in August 2006 with 70 students. North has expanded over the years to occupy two buildings and has up to 160 students daily. In early 2007, Jessica and Christina decided to separate as business partners. Christina opened a beautiful space in September 2007 called Childroots, which is located on East Burnside. In June 2009 Growing Seeds expanded to open our Irvington location. Our Irvington location has 70 students daily. Our Irvington location has a unique partnership with G-Diapers, a local company that provides a cloth diapers world wide. G-Diapers headquarters are on the second floor. We offer care and education to the families of G-Diapers young children.