Discovery Community School A 'Choice' Option for your Child and Your Family A Lake Washington School District Program
Discovery Community School is a cooperative choice school for grades 1 through 6, offering you the opportunity to be highly involved in your child's education.
Guided by a highly skilled and innovative staff, DCS meets district curriculum requirements with programs that build on individual strengths and abilities.
DCS students enjoy all the benefits of a shared campus through Carl Sandburg's library, music, physical education, and computer lab as well as special education, after school programs including LWSD extended care program, and special events.
The school's success relies on a commitment of 65 volunteer hours annually from each family in the DCS community.
- The DCS program embraces the following values:
- Belief in the importance of community
- Respect for self and others
- Personal responsibility
- Cooperative spirit
- A high level of parent involvement
- Safe and supportive learning environment
- Small school
- Multi-age classrooms