Yellow Wood Academy

Basic Information

Address: 9655 SE 36th Street, Suite 101. Mercer Island, Washington
County: King
Phone Number: 206-236-1095
Fax Number: 206-236-0998

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Additional Information

President: Jan Schrag
School Type: Independent non-profit K-12
Founded: 1981
Ages/Grades: K-12 with an emphasis on grades 4-12
School Setting:

One to one and small class school setting, tutoring, and test prep. Islands of focus in a sea of social interaction

School Size: 80 full and part time students; 70 tutoring students
Classroom Size: One to one and small classes up to 4 students
Student/Teacher Ratio: 1 teacher to 1.4 students
Tuition: Varies
Departments:

Math, Science, Language Arts, Humanities, Technology, Arts, Special Education, Life Skills

Curriculum:

Curriculum is customized for each students needs and meets WA State standards for graduation.

Percentage of Graduating Class: 100%
Support Services: Academic support, Cog Med working memory training, Executive Functioning, ACT accommodations test site, Grade level assessments
Summer School: Yes
After School Programs: Yes
Computer Capabilities:

Yellow Wood is a bring your own device school that supports computer capabilities through our technology curriculum, Design Thinking, Makers Space, Z Space, and computer programming curriculum.

Parking Spaces/Availability:

Reserved parking for families

Admissions Requirements:

Prior to admission to Yellow Wood, the student and family must meet with an admissions representative, provide any education evaluation reports, other professional evaluations available and/or IEPs/504s if applicable.

The Admissions Committee will review and make a recommedndation whcih will be communciated to the family.

Mission Statement:

We provide a collaborative, accessible learning environment that uniquely engages each student, embraces their potential, and prepares them for their future.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

We’re all different. Which is why we don’t subscribe to cookie-cutter educations. Our philosophy is to fit the curriculum to the student. Not the other way around. We believe that no matter how distracted, impatient, uninterested, anxious, or unengaged, the potential really is in there. It just needs to be coaxed out.
With patience, empathy and persistence, we work with our students to incite their natural curiosity and instill a love of learning.

School History:

36 years of tutoring and course for credit offerings in the Greater Puget Sound area

Notes/School Information:

In a complex world, creative ideas and solutions are best formed by the widest range of perspectives. Therefore, Yellow Wood Academy welcomes a diverse community, and believes that a diverse community is essential to healthy education. Further, we believe that such a community includes and embraces a range of differences in learning style, race, color, creed, religion, ethnic and national origin, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, and life experience. We therefore foster and encourage respect for human differences, growth of the individual, and diversity within the school population.

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