Whatcom Intergenerational High School

Whatcom Intergenerational High School (WIHS) was authorized by the Washington State Charter Commission on May 30th 2019.  WIHS will be an innovative public charter school in Whatcom County. We plan to open our doors for seventy-five 9th graders in August 2020 and we will serve a culturally diverse community, eventually enrolling 320 students in grades 9-12 with elders and Traditional Providers (knowledge keepers who have a background in their own cultural history, governance, and language), supporting academic, social, emotional, physical and spiritual learning. Our co-partner Whiteswan Environmental (WE) will help us ensure that our next generation of graduates have the competencies and agency to bring cultural, historical and ecological health perspectives to their communities and careers.

VISION 
Whatcom Intergenerational High School envisions learning designed with students and supported by elders generating deep inquiry skills, thoughtful interactions and critical consciousness, ensuring every young person is able to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

MISSION   
Whatcom Intergenerational High School will ensure that Whatcom County high school students - no matter their life circumstances - develop the competencies and agency for success in college, career and life.

Knowing My Culture, Finding My Voice, Understanding Phenomena, Journeying Together, Developing Solutions Together, Developing Our World

Welcome to Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Co-Founders Cindy Reuther and Shirley Williams, RN
​https://www.intergenerational.school/partners

Whiteswan Environmental relies on donations from the community to make this vision a reality.