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Park Academy is collaborating with TEDxPortland, highlighting five dyslexic student voices.  

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US

Thursday, February 19, 2026

7PM

Park Academy

1915 South Shore Blvd.

Lake Oswego, OR

This inspiring event centers the voices of five Park Academy students (grades 6-8) who have worked with their TEDxPortland coaches to create their story highlighting their lived experiences and perspectives, as a dyslexic thinker.  Designed to educate, inspire, and celebrate, the event invites families, educators, and community members to listen, learn, and celebrate diverse minds. By giving young people with dyslexia the platform to tell their own stories, the event fosters understanding, confidence, and a broader appreciation of different ways of thinking.

Established in 2005, Park Academy is Oregon's only school dedicated for students with dyslexia.  As one of our student’s shared recently, many people with dyslexia have a thirst for knowledge but lack access to that education, simply because their brains are wired differently.  Here at Park Academy we use evidence based interventions to help young people to learn to read, unlocking their passion and capacity for learning.   To learn more about Park Academy, go to www.parkacademy.org.

Established in 1984, TED is a global movement with many of the world's leading thinkers and doers sharing what they are most passionate about. "TED" stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are shaping our collective future. In 2009, the independently-produced TEDx program was launched with TEDxPortland as one of the first licensees. Since then, TEDxPortland has produced 13 annual events and many smaller community events like this collaboration with Park Academy. As one of the largest and most respected TEDx events globally, TEDxPortland brings the “Ideas Change Everything” spirit to the Rose City and beyond. To learn more about TEDxPortland, go to https://www.tedxportland.com.