Puget Sound Community School
 | This article contains promotional content. (May 2016) |
| Puget Sound Community School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 47°35′47″N 122°19′27″W / 47.59639°N 122.32417°W |
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| School type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Private |
| Established | 1994 |
| Founders | Andy Smallman, Melinda Shaw |
| Teaching staff | 9 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 52 |
| Website | pscs |
Puget Sound Community School (PSCS) is a small private, independent, secular middle and high school in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1994 by Andy Smallman and his wife Melinda Shaw. The school has a student population of 55.[1]
Author Daniel Pink mentioned the school in his 2009 book Drive, noting that the school "gives its students a radical dose of autonomy, turning the 'one size fits all' approach of conventional schools on its head. Each student has an adviser who acts as her personal coach, helping her come up with her own learning goals"[2][3] and comparing it to Sudbury Valley School and Dennis Littky's Big Picture School.
In 2009, the Seattle Times featured the school in its article "Kindness Taught in Seattle School’s Online Class."[4]
The New York Times featured PSCS as a pioneer in gender-neutral bathrooms in a 2017 article about non-binary youth.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Puget Sounds Community School". US News & World Report. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Idea of the day: Kindness class | Daniel H. Pink". Daniel H. Pink | The official site of author Daniel Pink. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ Pink, Daniel H. (2009), Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us, Riverhead Books, p. 194, ISBN 9781594488849
- ^ "Kindness taught in Seattle school’s online class" The Seattle Times. December 27, 2009
- ^ Greenberg, Zoe (2017-10-24). "When a Student Says, 'I'm Not a Boy or a Girl'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-22.