
Salish School of Spokane
Grades and ages
Grades PreK-8
Enrollment
37 students
Students per teacher
1.5 per full-time teacher
Tuition
Contact for pricing
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About Salish School of Spokane
Five Salish women founded our school in 2009, after a six-month experiment in which four little girls were cared for and taught only in nsəlxcin (Colville Salish). Salish School of Spokane is a grassroots, Native-led nonprofit with an all-Native board, and every subject in our immersion school is taught in the language.
Children can start at age 1 in our Language Nest, move into an ECEAP preschool class for 3- and 4-year-olds, and continue through combined elementary and junior high classrooms. Each classroom has a lead teacher plus associate teachers, many of them adults we train as fluent speakers through our own educator program. Enrichment includes cross country, soccer, equestrianism, piano lessons, and powwow drumming and dancing. Before- and after-school care for preschool and elementary students runs 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and the year has 195 school days.
Families are part of the program: parents complete at least 60 hours of Salish classes each year, with free evening classes, dinner and child care provided. We are building a new campus near the Spokane River with a gym, commercial kitchen, sports fields and cultural spaces.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Private
- Preschool (Ages 2-5)
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
Specialties
- Salish language immersion
- Native American culture
- Native-led school
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Language Nest (ages 1 to 2)
- ECEAP preschool
- Before and after care
- Equestrian program
- Piano lessons
- Powwow drumming and dancing
- Cross country and soccer
- Evening Salish classes for parents
Programs
Programs at Salish School of Spokane
Other programs and supports
- Language Nest (ages 1 to 2)
- ECEAP preschool
- Before and after care
- Equestrian program
- Piano lessons
- Powwow drumming and dancing
- Cross country and soccer
- Evening Salish classes for parents
School facts
Practical details for families
- Students per Teacher
- 1.5 per full-time teacher
- School Day
- 7 hours
- School Year
- 200 days
- Student Body
- Coed
- Religious Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- Licensed Childcare Capacity
- 66 children
- Childcare Licensed Since
- 2013
- State Quality Rating
- Early Achievers Level 3 of 5
Tuition and funding
Tuition: Contact for pricing
- ECEAP preschool
Enrollment
37 students
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