Posts Tagged ‘featured’
pscs parent night with cory silverberg
Next Wednesday, May 3, for Spring Parent Night, PSCS will host guest speaker, Cory Silverberg, award-winning author of You Know, Sex and Sex Is a Funny Word. Both of these inclusive graphic resource books for kids are used in PSCS Sex & Health courses. Cory has developed and facilitated workshops for hundreds of agencies and…
Read MoreAccepting Applications for middle & high school
Puget Sound Community School (PSCS) is accepting applications for our 2023-24 middle and high school cohorts.
PSCS offers rolling admissions throughout the school year.
Emergency Protocol Discussions & Drills @PSCS
The gun violence in CA over the past days reinforces our collective need to discuss what we can do if we find ourselves faced with such a terrible reality. Research shows young people know that gun violence is a threat to us all, and failing to confront this reality adds to their anxiety. Research also…
Read MoreWelcome Valerie Diaz Leroy
PSCS is pleased to welcome our newest administrative team-member, Valerie Diaz Leroy. Val brings with her a depth of knowledge and experience, which includes education and programming, as well as music, collaboration and team building, and equity and accountability. She was drawn to PSCS because “this community is dedicated to working together to confront systemic…
Read MorePSCS Weekly Admissions Q&As are informal, online, opportunities for prospective parents/guardians and students, as well as volunteers, educators, and organizers, interested in learning more about community-centered education and collaborative leadership. RSVP for a link. Admissions Timeline
Read More2/7/19: Financial Aid Applications Due
All prospective AND current PSCS families, if you are applying for financial aid for the 2019-20 school year—you’ll need to log into FACTS and complete your application by February 7, 2019.
Read MoreJuly 19: PSCS Summer Program!
PSCS is excited to announce that we will be offering summer programming starting in 2019. Summer Program Information will be posted on the website this February.
Read More1/16/19: Winter Open House
Join us for the PSCS fall Open House for prospective families— and discover progressive education at it’s most supportive. Wednesday, January 16, 6-8pm RSVP & Inquiries This evening Q & A event is being held for those families seeking enrollment in middle or high school in the 2019-20 school year. Why PSCS…
Read More1 Axolotl, 3 Sams, & the 25th Anniversary of PSCS!
Welcome to the 25th anniversary of Puget Sound Community School! A quarter-century ago, the idea of PSCS began to percolate in the hearts and minds of Andy Smallman, Melinda Shaw, and a small group of families for whom “school” did not mean “accepting or enduring the status quo.” It was agreed upon that a loving…
Read MorePSCS in the NYT
PSCS and PSCS senior, Sofia Martin, were recently featured in an article on gender identity and youth. “I’ve been thinking a lot about who I am,” Sofia recalled saying at the morning meeting, a daily assembly of the school’s 52 students and staff members. “I’ve come to the decision that I’m nonbinary, which means that I’m…
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