An independent, coeducational day school for grades 5-12 in Seattle.
Lakeside School, an independent, nonsectarian day school founded in 1919, is located in Seattle, Washington. Approximately 850 students attend grades 5-12, with a senior class typically numbering around 145.
06/04/2026
In a May assembly, student affinity groups SAAG and LAPS organized a gorgeous showcase of participants' talents (and good humor, and warm group dynamics) styled as an AAPI Awards Show, complete with red-carpet fashion show, haute-cuisine cooking segments, and dance and musical performances.
06/04/2026
Congratulations Kameirah J. '26, national winner of the Doodle for Google Contest!!
06/03/2026
Buskerfest at the Middle School is an incredibly special display of our 7th and 8th grade drama students' creativity, humor, skill, originality, and eagerness to take risks, play, and try new things! This interactive theater festival, taking place in a variety of locations around campus, is completely different every time because the acts grow anew each year based on the passions, obsessions, idiosyncrasies, and curiosities the kids bring to it. This is the art that only they could create, so it's a privilege to get to see their creative minds and spirits in action!
06/03/2026
Alums with a huge variety of life stories returned to campus to share their wisdom, humor, and perspective with students during this year's Life After Lakeside event. More than just a career panel, Life After Lakeside gives students a chance to hear from alums about the unexpected twists and turns their lives have taken, ask candid questions about adulthood after high school, and learn more about the influences, collaborators, friends, mistakes, successes, surprises, and deepening self-knowledge that have led Lakeside alums along their nonlinear paths in life.
06/02/2026
Multivariable calculus can be a real rollercoaster! These Upper School students' spring amusement park project is such a fun and hands-on expression of their learning. 🎢
06/02/2026
"We will be flying high from this meaningful event for a long time."
The opening of the Vassar Center was a celebration of joyful learning in community — and of the man whose name is on the building: T.J. Vassar '68. At a reception for T.J.'s friends and family where voices lifted in song, through the words of his son, T.J. Vassar III, speaking before the assembled crowd, and with the "In His Own Words" exhibit, T.J.'s spirit and presence were tangible. "[The evening] created a sense of belonging — of carrying a legacy and traditions — modern but not redundant — just like the building!"
The exhibit "T.J. Vassar '68: In His Own Words" is now viewable online: Learn more about T.J. Vassar, whose life and work transformed Lakeside School and inspired generations. Pieces of the physical exhibit will remain in the Vassar Center through the summer.
Check it out at: https://www.lakesideschool.org/about-us/history-archives/tj-vassar-68-in-his-own-words
Breaking into May Day! The Middle School welcomed Seattle dance crew Massive Monkees for a dynamic workshop on the foundations of breaking and its influence around the world. Students and teachers stepped onto the stage to try out some moves of their own. 🕺
The rain can't stop the joy we experience at Lakeside! Middle and Upper Schoolers came together for an afternoon of field games, a talent show, club and affinity group booths, lunch on the Quad, and so much more. 🎉
Spirit Squads at the Middle School cheered wildly for the adults representing their teams in a bit of friendly competition at assembly today!
05/27/2026
Sociable, exuberant, remarkably difficult to pose for group photos -- no, not the seniors, we're talking about their PETS! We had a wonderful time on campus with the visiting dogs (and one brave cat) of the Class of 2026 on Senior Pet Day. Such a pleasure meeting all their beloved critters and seeing the responsible caretaking by the elite squad of volunteer petsitters who looked after the pets on the Quad all day when their people were in class!
