Puget Sound Community School

Mission

Community-centered education.            

Vision

Founded in 1994, Puget Sound Community School (PSCS) is an independent middle and high school, located in the heart of the Chinatown-International District of downtown Seattle. 

PSCS is committed to centering intentionally excluded perspectives in curriculum and programming. With intersectionality and collaboration framing our approach, community-centered education prioritizes the lived experience of our students and staff, while offering young people opportunities to take increasing responsibility for their own education.

PSCS Students are...

• Trusted to learn
• Prepared for life
• Fueled by compassion
• Shaped in community

impact

Puget Sound Community School provides fearless and effective learning for the next generation of progressive voices. In a safe and structured space, students develop a strong sense of self, rooted in personal identity and meaningfully informed by local, global, and historical contexts. Students graduate from PSCS not only prepared for higher education, satisfying careers, and world travel—but for life itself, carrying forward a deep commitment to justice and leadership for humanity. With intrinsic curiosity and critical thinking skills honed in a respectful and collaborative environment, our graduates are uniquely empowered to meet the most urgent challenges of our time with integrity, creativity, and courage.

leadership

At Puget Sound Community School, we embrace collaboration at every level of the organization. Our leadership team is comprised of three directors, our Admin Team, who partner closely with our Teaching Team to guide the daily life of the school. This way of working shapes not only how we lead, but how our students learn. The mutual respect and consensus-building we practice as adults are reflected in the classroom, where students see and experience those same values. Together, we engage in honest communication, remain attentive to feedback, honor lived experience, and leverage our positions in life and society to better advocate for our communities.

Recognition

We are deeply thankful to all donors who invest in our community, whether by service, by advocacy, or by dollars.