Lilac Learning Center

Locations

Three sites, one program.

Spokane, Tacoma, and Longview each run the same day school program with the same staffing model. The sites differ in size, not in what happens inside them.

Spokane

8621 N 5 Mile Rd, Spokane, WA 99208

Capacity for up to 20 students across six classroom spaces. The site has its own outdoor space — a playground and a basketball court — so gross motor and recreation targets run outside without leaving the grounds. The building is the historic Five Mile Prairie School.

Directions  ·  School calendar (PDF)

Tacoma

1614 S. Mildred, Ste 1, Tacoma, WA 98465

Our largest site, with capacity for up to 34 students. Alongside the classrooms there are individual learning spaces for one-to-one work, and shared areas for group lunch, art projects and gym time.

Directions  ·  School calendar (PDF)

Longview

1015 Vandercook Way, Ste C, Longview, WA 98632

Our smallest site, with capacity for up to 12 students across four classroom spaces. An interior leisure and lunch area gives the group somewhere to eat together and work on leisure skills.

Directions  ·  School calendar (PDF)

The Spokane site: a two-storey brick schoolhouse with an arched entry, the pediment carved "Five Mile Prairie School".
The Spokane site, in the former Five Mile Prairie School
The Tacoma site from the parking lot, with the Lilac Learning Center sign above the entrance.
The Tacoma site, in James Center North
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Longview exterior with signage

Consistent across all three

What doesn't vary.

  • The same behavior-analytic instructional model
  • Minimum one-to-one staffing, with a teacher and behavior analyst pair across roughly fifteen students
  • Speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and educational psychology evaluation included
  • Community-based instruction, with vans at Spokane and Tacoma and Longview joining shortly
  • The same 205 to 220 day calendar and daily schedule

Each site is run by a director who is a credentialed behavior analyst, a certificated special education teacher, or both.

Visiting

Come and see one.

Site visits are part of our assessment process — the student, family, and a district representative visit together before any placement decision is made. Districts and families exploring the program are welcome to get in touch before that stage.

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