Early Learning Academy
Lushootseed has 10 teachers at the Betty J. Taylor Early Learning Academy. The ELA offers Childcare, EHS, ECEAP, and Montessori in one location. The ELA provides Year Around Early Learning Services. Language offers a rich cultural and language component when the children are ripe for learning language skills. Educational and support services cover ages 0 to 5.
Lushootseed Alphabet
tsiʔəʔ bəšč̓ad
My students have recently learned the story of “Lady Louse”
-ʔəsɬaɬlil to live
-sč̓iq̓ʷil dirt
-kʷədad pick up
-bəšč̓ad louse
-day̓ay̓ all alone
-ʔiq̓ʷid sweep
-šəbšub disappear
-x̌ʷil̕ lost