Boulder Country Day School

What does it mean to be a BCD student? BCD Students Are... Challenged.

BCD students come to school ready to learn. Small class size means teachers can give individualized attention.

About Us

“Being at BCD helped me realize that I am smart and that I can get good grades. This school gave me confidence that I couldn’t have found at a public school.”– BCD Alumna

About Us

FAST FACTS ABOUT BCD

  • BCD students test 2-3 years above the grade equivalent based on the Iowa Tests of basic skills.
  • Tuition for 2010-11 ranges from $5,625.00 to $13,650.00.
  • We are the only approved Middle Years International Baccalaureate School in the Boulder Valley.
  • We are accredited by ACIS and NAIS. 
  • French Foreign Language instruction begins in the three year old program and continues through 8th grade. Latin begins in fourth grade and the choice of Spanish or French is offered in Middle School.
  • BCD was founded in 1988.
  • The Middle School offers 3 math levels per grade and the average math class has a 10 to 1 ratio.
  • The BCD Class of 2009 matriculated into the following High Schools: Fairview, Boulder, Niwot, and Alexander Dawson. Most of the students are placed in IB or AP Programs.
  • Once a month BCD families can volunteer at Community Food Share in the warehouse helping sort and bag food. We have food drives every month for Community Food Share.
  • School hours are:    Middle School 8:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
       Elementary School: 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
       Pre-school 8:00 a.m.-1:00 or 3:00 p.m.
  • Every Friday we have an All School Assembly where different grade levels present performances or presentations.
  • Over $170,000 of our budget is dedicated to help families through financial aid.
  • 95 % of all 5th through 8th grade students participate in team sports.
  • Our school mascot is the bulldog.
  • Child care in our extended day program runs every day until 5:45 p.m. and we offer after school classes in art, music, French and other enrichment subjects.
  • Science week is held every December with special guests and experiments. All 3rd through 8th graders participate by creating science projects.
  • We present musical productions each year featuring Middle, Elementary and Pre-School students.