A Private Preschool through IB Middle School located in Boulder, CO

Public Event: BCD to host diversity speaker Rosetta Lee

On the evening of January 25, 2022, BCD will host diversity speaker, Rosetta Lee.

Since 2004, Rosetta Lee of Seattle Girls School, has been a diversity speaker in addition to being a faculty member. She trains on a number of topics, including cross cultural communication, identity development, implicit and unconscious bias, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, and bullying in schools.

This event will be held via Zoom.

Click here to register for this event.

BoCo High School Fair in-person Oct 13th

Boulder Country Day School will host a high school fair for all Boulder County middle school students. This is the eighth year that Boulder Country Day has held this event. This year will again be attended by local and regional public and private schools, as well as boarding schools from across the nation.

Investing in Us

Community has been a hallmark of our school for many years, and it’s something we cultivate with intention.

Beautiful day for 8th grade graduation

Friday, May 28th was a beautiful day for sending our 8th graders off to the next stage of their lives. We wish them all the best.

2021 BCD Fun Run raises most funds ever for financial assistance

Thank you to all those who supported this year's Virtual Fun Run. We know it was different, and in some cases a challenge, and you prevailed. We are grateful for the power of the Bulldog spirit.

Even better...We had a record year raising more than $17K net. Wow! We appreciate you all.

Click here to watch the video.

Redesigning Normal podcast hosts John Suitor

Head of School, John Suitor, had the opportunity to share BCD's story of community and resilience on the Redesigning Normal podcast.

Take a listen - https://www.redesigning-normal.com/episodes/04

Kath Courter accepted to the Buell Foundation's Early Childhood Leadership Program

BCD congratulates Head of Preschool, Kath Courter, on her acceptance into the Buell Foundation’s Early Childhood Leadership Program. The BECLP is an 18-credit graduate certificate program offered in partnership with University of Colorado Denver, Clayton Early Learning and the Buell Foundation. BECLP enrolls emerging or existing early childhood leaders striving to be change agents in communities. The program prepares its fellows to become influential leaders who will transform the landscape of early childhood education through promoting positive change in programs, policies and practices and the advancement of equity, excellence, and opportunity for all of Colorado’s young children and families. We congratulate Ms. Courter on this outstanding achievement.

Virtual Grandfriends Day a huge success!

On Friday, March 12th, we welcomed grandfriends from all over the globe via Zoom to peek inside our classrooms. The event received a wonderful response. We started the morning with almost 300 computers logging into the introduction by Head of School John Suitor. Following a virtual assembly, grandfriends visited each of their student's classrooms where they shared their daily activities and were able to exchange direct greetings with each other. Below are some notes that we received following the event.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable morning for us here in Dubai (11 hours ahead of Boulder) to visit with our grandchildren (Bassam 6th grade, Kareem 4th grade and Ahmed first grade) in Boulder!

To see them participate with their teachers and classmates “live”.

Thank you very much for all the hard work and time you extended to make it all work.

With kind regards

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Thank you all so much!! What a lovely zoom Grandparents' Day event it was...well orchestrated, inclusive and absolutely marvelous to get to see all that our beloved grandchildren are accomplishing with their friends and classmates! Thank-you, BCD!! It was so uplifting and such a joyous treat!

God bless each and everyone of you who assisted and participated in the event!

Most appreciatively

We extend a very special thank you to our Development Department for their coordination of this event.

Happy Valentine's Day, Bulldogs!

Thank you BCD community for all your generosity during this difficult year. We appreciate you!

The 2021 Spelling Bee was a chilly one!

On a very chilly morning in February 2021, BCD Elementary Spelling Bee finalists gathered on the sport court despite the weather to spell it out - because…the show must go on. The event was broadcast into all elementary classrooms and to anxious parents via Zoom. At the end of the hour, it was Trevor who was named this year's winner! Congratulations to Trevor and all his competitors on an effort requiring stealth well beyond just spelling. Thank you to all the faculty and staff who made this event possible. We appreciate your efforts to make the show go on!

Time is of the Essence: A Parent's Perspective on Preschool through 8th Grade

“I wish I had been here from the beginning”, said my older son half-way through 7^th grade at BCD a couple of years ago. When I asked him why, he gave me several reasons: The teachers, the students, the community, the opportunities to explore new interest areas, the leadership opportunities, the service projects, the trips, and last but not least “I am finally getting how to balance academics and the rest of my interests- and I don’t have to choose one or the other- I can just be me”. I liked his answers and with our second son saying to me just the other day that he too wishes he had been at BCD “for more time than I will have here in middle school”, I decided to see how much their comments may be more than a personal story. As a trained education researcher, looking further, deeper and more closely is what I am passionate about; -and when personal experience matches with solid data, I am calling that a “Great Day!”

Colorado Diversity Network's Hiring Fair - Feb 6th

The Colorado Diversity Network will host their annual Diversity Hiring Fair on Saturday, February 6th from 1:00 - 3:00pm via Zoom. The fair is a free and open event to anyone, but is designed to support educators of color considering careers with independent schools.

BCD is a proud founding member of CDN, a partnership of Colorado independent schools working to enhance faculty and staff trainings focused on issues of equity, inclusion, and diversity.

https://www.thecoloradodiversitynetwork.org/diversity-hiring-fair

The Joyful Classroom

BCD teachers work hard to intentionally create joy in their classrooms. Joyful learning experiences can shape a student's lifelong attitudes about education and develop intrinsic motivation. Read more about BCD's use of the Joyful Classroom framework.

Click here to read the blog post.

Fostering an Attitude of Gratitude

We have much to be grateful for this year. We just need to remember to pause and say thank you. BCD's Head of Preschool, Kath Courter, shares her family tradition of passing along an attitude of gratitude through lessons that are both simple and sometimes really hard in her latest blog.

Thanks for the reminder, Kath.

Happy Thanksgiving, Bulldogs!

We wish our entire Bulldog family a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We are grateful for you all!

How To Talk With Your Child About The Election – The importance of Voice and Choice

BCD’s Head of Preschool, Kath Courter, provides helpful advice on talking to children about the election in today's blog post. Helping children learn to talk about political differences of opinion is important and models for them how people can disagree and still be civil – even friendly – with each other.

Michael Franti visits BCD talent show with special message to BCD students

We were thrilled to have Michael Franti visit our talent show assembly with a special message for the kids to speak their truth, work hard, and be nice to people. We're even more thrilled to share it with all of you on Facebook. Have a wonderful weekend, Bulldogs!

Specials head outside and into the classrooms in 2020

Yes, we are still having specials this year. Here is a look at how we are making it happen. Our teachers are the best!

Livi Gray’s Capstone featured in Boulder Lifestyle magazine

Livi Gray's (Class of 2020) powerful Capstone project, Faces of America, was featured in the August issue of Boulder Lifestyle magazine. We are very proud of the work she did both in her artistry and in using her voice. Great job, Livi!

Click here to see the full article.

A message from BCD's Leadership Team

Dear BCD Families:

We write to you today with heavy hearts, hurting for those members of our community and the greater world who have and continue to suffer the injustices of systemic racism. We grieve with the people of color in our community and beyond over the continual loss of lives as a result of an unjust system, and we stand with those who are underrepresented, misrepresented, and disenfranchised, all of whom have far too much experience with prejudice, inaction, and inequality.

The events of the past weeks, beginning with the brutal murder of George Floyd, magnify the urgency of work in social justice, privilege, bias, and identity. While we reflect on and are grateful for the growth our community has experienced in these areas, we acknowledge our shortcomings and recognize we have still have so much more work to do, individually, as a school community, and as a larger, global society.

Today, tomorrow, and for years to come, we understand we must demand more of ourselves. As educators, we have a profound responsibility to work with young people daily in our efforts to dismantle the systemic racism we know exists both within and beyond the borders of our campus. We are and will remain hopeful that a BCD education will empower our students to become future leaders who will work to end racism, prejudice, and discrimination in all of their forms. We invite you to stand with us.

Thank you for your partnership, and please look for an email from Sterling Kranjcec (School Counselor) and Randi Reinhold (Coordinator of Equity and Inclusion) containing resources regarding how to talk about these difficult topics with your children.

Sincerely,

John Suitor, Kath Courter, Jill Johnson, Dan Welch, Gabe Hernan, Susan Boyle, Ann-Marie Tewey, and Julie Griffith

BCD’s School Leadership Team