Licton Springs K-8 School
Mission:
Licton Springs K-8 emphasizes creative, hands-on learning, community engagement, and culturally responsive practices that nurture respect. We incorporate Native experiences, cultures, and historical perspectives while serving a diverse student community. We connect learning in the classroom to real-world context to foster integrity, self-discovery, and a joy of learning.
Vision:
Licton Springs K-8 aims to prepare our students for a rapidly changing world by developing critical thinking skills, a global perspective, and our core values of collaboration, respect, equity, innovation, and resilience. Licton Springs K-8 strives for excellence academically, socially, and emotionally while recognizing the uniqueness of individual learners.
Motto:
Learning with Joy...
Rising to Justice...
Creating Our Future...
Our Values:
Teamwork-Respect-Equity-Courage-Innovation
About Our School:
We use an alternative method of teaching that emphasizes hands-on learning, culturally responsive curriculum, and community engagement. We emphasize Native experience, culture, and history while serving a diverse, multicultural student community, and connect learning in the classroom to real-world context.
Curriculum:
- Native focused, honoring Northwest tribes and the diversity of Native people throughout the Americas.
- Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum
- Social justice education
- Individualized approach for different types of learners
- Frequent field trips and community speakers
- Model of shared decision making