Program Overview

The basis of our educational program is to help our students learn to use their minds well while becoming thoughtful, sincere, and respectful global citizens. It begins through the ongoing maintenance of a safe, nurturing, and respectful educational environment. We hold those involved at PSCS to very high standards of behavior and demand that everyone strive to build relationships based on mutual trust, honesty, support, and understanding.

To maintain this environment also necessitates the students being present at school.  They are required to be involved in school activities for a minimum of 1000 hours each year.  Dubbed “community hours,” these are accrued through student presence on campus and through participation in school-approved offsite activities.  They are tallied through the use of a computerized sign in/sign out system.

Each student is assigned an advisor who acts as her/his personal coach and guide.  As well as helping students track their community hours, advisors help students align their interests and affinities to their goals, and then match these to the school’s open structure. Where mainstream educational models promote one-size-fits-all memorization and conformity, the multi-approach educational structure of PSCS fosters creativity, flexibility, and a genuine diversity that stems ultimately from the uniqueness of all human beings.

In order to graduate from PSCS and receive a Certificate of Completion, a student must have been enrolled at PSCS for at least three full years and complete requirements specific to her/his final year. These include but are not limited to completing a graduation project and presenting a personal statement of belief to the community. Students who wish to receive a Washington state high school diploma must meet the requirements of a Certificate of Completion and satisfy Washington state graduation requirements by earning sufficient high school credits in a variety of subject areas.