Chief Leschi Schools values strong community partnerships. We cannot do this work alone. We are better when students, families, community and educators work hand-in-hand. We are lucky enough to have a variety of partners in our schools bringing their expertise and care to our schools.  

• Seattle Seahawks
• Seattle Sounders
• SAMI (Science & Math Institute)/Tacoma School District
  • Chinook Orca Recovery Project -- SAMI
  • Salish Sea Science Institute -- CLS
• University of Washington--Tacoma
  • Pathways to Promise
• University of Washington--Seattle
  • Jackson School of International Studies
  • School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
• Pierce College
• Bates Technical College
• Grays Harbor College
  • High School Completion Program & GED Opportunities 
• Pierce College Behavioral Health Services
• Communities for a Healthy Bay
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aqurium
• Chatuauqua Elementary -- Vashon Island School District
• Treehouse
• Tacoma Art Museum 
• Tacoma YMCA
• Washington Hospitality Association
• Puyallup Tribal News

Theses videos are a collaboration between Chief Leschi Schools students and University of Washington Seattle graduate students. This was a CLS/UW student-based project. You will see these videos focus on our canoe journey, song and dance, and our language. These videos express our philosophy; we have always been. We've always been musicians, canoers, artists, scientists, and environmentalists, as were our ancestors.