Self-Governance
Olympia Community School runs on a philosophy of self-governance. Our Board of Directors, composed of current family members, is responsible for the development & implementation of our strategic goals.
Our broader parent community is tasked with supporting the OCS teachers & staff by fulfilling operational functions.
These functions include what it takes for a school to operate successfully, such as transportation, paperwork, cleaning & maintenance, ordering supplies, communication, and other critical roles.
This community-based (parent run) framework provides families a unique opportunity to be involved with their children’s education. It also keep tuition affordable and fosters relationships between our families.
The OCS Community
Our beloved community traditions bring shape and color to the school year. They provide an important opportunity to bring everyone together to do things other than the hard work of running a school!
Every fall we enjoy an all-school campout. In recent years this has been held at the group campsite at Millersylvania State Park. We spend time together around the campfire and meet those community members we don't get to see every day - partners, grandparents, siblings, and pets!
In October we celebrate Samhain in unique OCS fashion, with festive costumes, a potluck, and magical (and spooky) interactive presentations by family members and alumni.
The school year is also punctuated by numerous field trips, curated by our teachers to align with the year's learning theme and get our students out into the broader community. Since 2019 this has included several trips to the Thurston County Food Bank per year, where the whole school packs boxes for the FORKids Backpack Program.
