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Expecting or Parenting?
You Can Still Graduate & Thrive
Being a parent or expecting a baby doesn’t mean giving up on school.
Lumen High School is a free, public charter school designed for teen parents—offering personalized support, on-site childcare, and a supportive community. You belong here.


What Makes Lumen Different?
Your goals didn’t end when you became a parent—and neither should your education.
Lumen High School is a public school built around your needs,
with flexible learning, childcare, and a caring staff who gets it.
You’ve got this—and we’ve got you.
LUMEN’S CORE VALUES INCLUDE:
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BELONGING: At Lumen, we deeply commit to accept and value every student and staff member with an environment of connection and contribution.
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FLEXIBILITY: Lumen has a shared belief that the unique learning experiences of being a student and a parent do not need to be at odds. We will have individualized pathways with a fluid and supportive curriculum that collaborates across all subjects. Our main mindset is that learning happens throughout the school day (and beyond) and all learning is equally valuable.
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DISCOVERY: Lumen has a shared belief that curiosity, reflection and evaluation are personal and necessary steps for deep learning. As each individual person contributes in these ways to their learning, the Lumen community is enriched and all of us become better learners, educators, parents and peers.
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EMPOWERMENT: At Lumen, we ask for what we need and speak up for ourselves and others through recognition and advocacy. There is a shared ownership of learning, thinking and contribution to the entire LHS community. We learn together while we strive towards our best selves. We know our responsibilities to ourselves and each other do not end at graduation, but go beyond into our bigger communities.
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TENACITY: Lumen’s culture will support resiliency through repeated opportunities for rupture and repair. Students and staff will dig deeply and be committed to the best interests of themselves and the LHS community. We will not give up on ourselves or each other, especially when it gets difficult. the Lumen community is enriched and all of us become better learners, educators, parents and peers.

We asked our students what Lumen means to them and here is what they said.

What are Lumen students saying
I’ve never been supported the way I’ve been supported at Lumen.
My mentor goes out of her way to help me succeed.
I am going to graduate this year and never thought that would ever happen.
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Lumen Public School, located in Spokane, Washington, will not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, legal or economic status, primary language or English Learner status, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic.
Learn more at LumenHighSchool.org