Trillium Academy Newsletter
Trillium Academy Newsletter
Trillium Academy Newsletter
Trillium Academy Newsletter
May 16, 2025 🌼
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In a community-wide email this week, Megan McCall announced that Genevieve Norwood has been appointed Dean of Students for High School and Alexander Stern has been appointed Dean of Students for Middle / Lower School at Trillium Academy for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
Both Gen and Alexander have been integral members of our community during our inaugural year, embodying our core values of consideration, creativity, and growth mindset in their work with our twice-exceptional students.
Read the full announcement here.
This week, we also sent an important update about our divisional structure for the upcoming academic year. After careful consideration and planning, we have made the decision to reconfigure our divisions by combining grades 5-8 into a single Middle School division and will not be enrolling new 4th graders for next year. This decision was not made lightly, but we understand that changes can bring a range of responses. Staffulty will be collaborating over the next few weeks to support students in processing this change for next year and ensuring our younger students are prepared for the transition to middle school along with their 6th grade peers. For our current 7th graders, there will be opportunities for leadership development and culture building as they look ahead to 8th grade.
Read the full announcement here. Please reach out to Megan McCall with any concerns or questions: megan.mccall@trilliumacademy.org
Wednesday, June 4
We are looking forward to this celebratory event at the Museum of Flight! We'll be honoring our graduating class of 2025 and acknowledging our eighth-grade students moving up to high school and our fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students moving up to middle school. We can offer free museum entry for students and parents joining us at the Museum of Flight.
Below is the plan for the school day on June 4. Please note: Trillium Academy is not responsible for getting students to the Museum of Flight.
We will offer regular Flex Day programming through lunch, at which point parents can pick up their child for the afternoon at the museum. For those students who aren't participating in the Museum of Flight, parents may pick up their child at Trillium by 2:30 pm at the latest (there will be no after-school care). We understand your child might not have the energy for the full day and may need to be home in the morning and meet up at the museum. Please let us know by emailing . (https://32e5.edulnk.com/e/zmfud3/2dWO1o?__$u__&nk=NjgyN2JmNjcxOTYzNDZkM2E2MDAyNzYzLGo3MTg0YTFuZXdzbGV0dGVyQHJvYm90LnphcGllci5jb206Ojp3bXozdGVjNHRiZm15M2Rn) attendance@trilliumacademy.org
We need all families to fill out the form at the button below, so we have an accurate picture of the students and families who will be joining us at the Museum of Flight. Please email info@trilliumacademy.org with any questions.
8:15 - 8:45 am – Drop off
8:45 am - 12:15 pm – Regular Flex Day through lunch. D&D sessions will be moved to the morning.
12:15 pm – Pick-up for students going to the Museum of Flight
* 12:15 - 2:30 pm – Pick-up for students not going to the Museum of Flight. There will be no after school care. 1:00 - 3:45 pm – Enjoy the Museum of Flight
3:45 - 5:00 pm – Graduation & Moving Up Ceremony
Graduation & Museum Participation Form
Saturday, May 17, 6:00-8:00 pm
This event c elebrates the neurodiverse community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Trillium Academy is an official sponsor, and we'd love to have a showing from the Trillium community! With music, great speakers, incredible auction items, and catered appetizers and drinks, it's sure to be a fun time!
Speakers include Dr. Ronnie Cunningham, a pioneer in bringing d ialectical behavior therapy (DBT) groups to the adolescent population, and Lara Hruska, a special education lawyer who has fought on behalf of students against ableist practices. PJ Âû, an autistic advocate and singer-songwriter, will be offering music for the celebration.
Purchase tickets by clicking the button below.
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Tuesday, May 20 & Thursday, May 29, 1:30-3:30 pm
Come help beautify our inner courtyard garden in preparation for a few community garden gatherings in June. Help us weed, spread mulch, and beautify this space! If you have any questions, please email info@trilliumacademy.org
Wednesday, May 28
On Wednesday, May 28, the tide will be at a record low at Pocket Beach in downtown Seattle! Lower and middle school students will take a field trip to explore exposed sea life carefully. We will also walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park and visit the Cruise Ship Terminal.
Chaperones are needed (no drivers are needed as we will take the bus from school). Please email Alexander Stern if you are able to chaperone: alexander.stern@trilliumacademy.org
More information on the field trip is available here
This summer, Trillium Academy is offering week long summer camps! From local day hikes and video game boot camp to cooking and fishing classes, there is a wide variety of options to engage your kids this summer. Sign up for summer camps by clicking on the button below.
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This week Tarena Shanaberger, the Senior Program Manager of the Microsoft accessibility team, presented to our high school real world class on the Neurodiversity Hiring Program and what workplace accommodations look like. . (https://32e5.edulnk.com/e/zmfud3/8ZvcfW?__$u__&nk=NjgyN2JmNjcxOTYzNDZkM2E2MDAyNzYzLGo3MTg0YTFuZXdzbGV0dGVyQHJvYm90LnphcGllci5jb206Ojp3bXozdGVjNHRiZm15M2Rn) The recording is available here The presentation slides are available here
If you missed the Community Finance Update Meeting, you can . You can (https://32e5.edulnk.com/e/zmfud3/FFantK?__$u__&nk=NjgyN2JmNjcxOTYzNDZkM2E2MDAyNzYzLGo3MTg0YTFuZXdzbGV0dGVyQHJvYm90LnphcGllci5jb206Ojp3bXozdGVjNHRiZm15M2Rn) access the recording here access the slides here
Highlights include:
* 2024-2025 year budget is on track
* New hires in project management, communications, and development
* 51 students enrolled so far for 2025-2026 school year
* On Wednesday, May 14, we have the honor of having Tarena Shanaberger, the Senior Program Manager of the Microsoft accessibility team, presenting to our high school real world class on the Neurodiversity Hiring Program and what workplace accommodations look like. Ask your student what they are excited about asking Tarena during the Q&A!
Trillium Academy Parent Learning Lab Event (see below for details)
Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jessamy Whitsitt, family therapist Topic: PDA & Demand Avoidance
Memorial Day Weekend
Friday, May 23 & Monday, May 26 (no school)
Trillium Community Update Meeting
Thursday, May 29, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Trillium Family Coffee Chat Friday, May 30, 8:15-9:30 a.m.
Temple Pastries at 2524 S Jackson St #104
High School Praxis Presentations
Friday, May 30, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Moving Up Ceremony & High School Graduation
Wednesday, June 4, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Flight
Trillium Caregiver Connection Group Facilitated Conversation About 2e Parenting Monday, June 9, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Zo om
Monday, June 9, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Our Caregiver Connection Group on May 12 included rich conversation about current issues percolating in the minds of students and parents alike. Thank you to everyone who joined and shared compassion and resources. Based on popular interest, we are adding another online connection group before the end of the school year! Mark your calendar for Monday, June 9 at 12:00 pm, and for a facilitated conversation around all things 2e Parenting. (https://32e5.edulnk.com/e/zmfud3/ir0aCr?__$u__&nk=NjgyN2JmNjcxOTYzNDZkM2E2MDAyNzYzLGo3MTg0YTFuZXdzbGV0dGVyQHJvYm90LnphcGllci5jb206Ojp3bXozdGVjNHRiZm15M2Rn) join us on Zoom
Chemistry Lab
World building
100 yard dash!
Animal Care: making bird and squirrel feeders
Fractions, fractions, fractions!
Study time: describing data with mean and median puzzles.
Bowed heads, working diligently on punctuation.
Puppet making in art class!
Learning about knots, bear bags, and safe packing in Wilderness Survival.
Testing the knots!
Kira creates a marbled atmosphere of pastels in World Building.
Birding in Frink Park.
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