The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science

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📣 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝟯, 𝟳, & 𝟴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿!

APPLY NOW: https://thecottonwoodschool.org/enrollment/

If you know a student who would thrive here, we’d love to connect with their family! Help us spread the word by sharing with families who may be looking for an education as unique and special as their kid!

Regardless of grade, all are welcome to join us for 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲 from 9:30–10:30am to learn more about our program, tour the school, and experience our community firsthand! NO RSVP NEEDED.

: Seattle Edition 🚆🌆

This week, our 7th and 8th graders are taking their learning beyond the classroom and into the Emerald City! For four days they will explore Seattle through the lens of their current unit on underrepresentation and overrepresentation.

Through museums, public spaces, transportation systems, markets, and community experiences, students will examine whose stories are centered, whose voices are missing, and how cities reflect history, culture, access, and identity.

Along the way, they’ll practice independence by navigating public transit, managing personal budgets, solving problems together, and building deeper community with one another!

Come see Forest Elements, an original musical, TODAY — your last chance to catch the show!

Show starts at 4 PM.
$5 tickets in advance (check our stories) or at the door.
Come celebrate the creativity, music, and magic our students have brought to the stage! ✨

🍓Spring Planting Night is TONIGHT! 🍓
We’re so excited to gather in community from 6:00–7:30 PM at school. Current families and incoming 2026/2027 families are all welcome!!

Together we’ll celebrate the teachings of dandelion, willow, wild strawberry, camas, and salmonberry — and
explore how these Indigenous plants offer wisdom that supports social-emotional learning, connection, resilience, and care for one another!

Come learn and grow with us!

WOW. What an incredible Bingo Night! ✨

Thank you to our amazing community for showing up, filling the room with energy, laughter, and support. Because of YOU, we raised an incredible $10,773 for our school! 💛

We’re so grateful for this community and what we can accomplish together. Thank you for making the night such a success! 🎉

Join us for Bingo!!
Can’t make it? Take a look at these silent auction items and win from ANYWHERE!

Cottonwood Bingo Night 2026! Join me in supporting The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science: https://go.rallyup.com/cottowoodbingonight

🎟️ Silent auction + raffle tickets are LIVE! 🎟️
Every class has put together an incredible, unique raffle basket—seriously, they’re SO good. You must be present to win these suckers!

Can’t attend? You can still score something AMAZING in our silent auction (no need to be present to win these items!).

Bidding ends 5/8 at 7pm… go wild! https://go.rallyup.com/cottowoodbingonight

Join us FRIDAY for our fun, family-friendly, all-ages Bingo night—you’re welcome no matter your connection to Cottonwood!

✨ NEW lottery families are especially welcome
✨ Arrive late if you need to—just jump in when you can
✨ Multiple Bingo rounds happening throughout the event and you can play mutiple each cards!
✨ Bring friends, neighbors, family, and guests from outside the Cottonwood community (we’ll happily help make them part of it!)
✨ ....and what's that ??? A SURPRISE GUEST PERFORMANCE?! 😻

Whether you stay for the whole time or just drop in for a round or two, there’s a seat (and a bingo card!) waiting for you 💚

See you there!

We have TWO exciting opportunities for NEW & PROSPECTIVE families this week! With the lottery complete and first-round offers out, this is a great opportunity to visit, ask questions, and get a feel for our community 💚

🍄 Join us TOMORROW (4/28) to hear from Cottonwood Staff about our program and see the school in action!

🍄 Join Friends of Cottonwood (PTO) for our monthly coffee on FRIDAY (5/1) for a relaxed morning of conversation with Cottonwood parents from all different grades. Ask questions, hear real experiences, and learn what place-based education looks like in action--from the people who were once in your shoes and said YES to Cottonwood! Note: School starts at 8:20, so you might want to be fashionably late (8:30) to snag a spot in the lot!

Can't make it? Join us May 26 for our final info session of the year!