staff profile
Tanya Lasswell
Teaching Staff
Tanya Lasswell has set up a table at the front of the school that she calls “bio-curious.” It holds a wide range of things that are living or once were living, a couple microscopes, petri dishes, and an open textbook. She loves biology, so she often spends part of her day just hanging around the table, engaging with individual students who might walk past and wonder, “What’s that?”
She’s brilliant, and her love of biology is electric. So when a student came in from outside and noticed a hornet flying around, he instinctively knew to tell her about it.
“That’s not a hornet. That’s a butterfly,” she said. . . .
School Profile
Our mission is to turn passion into achievement
History: Founded in 1994, PSCS is a Washington State–approved private school and a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Location: 660 S Dearborn St, in Seattle’s International District.
Grades: 6–12. Our curriculum does not separate students based on age or grade.
Enrollment: 38 students from Seattle and the greater metropolitan area.
Staff: 8 total, of which 4 are teaching staff.
Student/Teaching Staff Ratio: 7:1
Financial Aid: 30% of students receive financial aid.
Graduation Credentials Offered: PSCS is a state-approved private school and offers graduates a high school diploma.
Tuition & Fees: Tuition for the 2012–2013 school year is $15,795. Additional fees depend on individual student activities and, on average, amount to $350 per year.
Volunteers: Typically 30–40 (including 10–15 teaching facilitators)
Annual Events: Orientation Week Retreat, Intensives (three per year), Comedy Night, School Play, Music Cafe, Student Showcase, Community Potlucks, Graduation.