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Welcome to Beacon Country Day School
The best gift you can give your child is an education that is joyful,
fun, and exciting, ensuring future success and happiness. When you walk
into BCDS, you will notice the difference! There is pervasive warmth that
you will feel. Children are actively engaged in small, intimate groups and
classes. Excitement is in the air. There is a sense of calm encouragement
with lively discussions, intense observation of science experiments, learning
games filled with laughter, and children's smiles beaming with success .
Beacon Country Day School, located in Greenwood Village serving the Denver Metro area, was founded in 1954, is an accredited,
private, non-profit independent school that offers an enriched and accelerated
educational experience for families seeking educational excellence. AdvancEd North
Central Association, and the Accreditation Commission of Colorado for
Private Schools, (ACCPS), accredit BCDS. Beacon also has an endorsement
in education for gifted students from ACCPS. Our program provides a total
learning experience for your child, which builds a foundation of knowledge
and confidence.
Every
child is an individual with a variety of abilities, skills, and unique learning
style. We are dedicated to the development of the "whole child."
Our warm, supportive, nurturing, and positive environment creates the opportunity
for the development of self-esteem, academic achievement, creativity, responsibility,
interpersonal skills, character, and an awareness and understanding of the
world and the people around us. Children have many opportunities to make
choices to encourage growth in responsibility, learning, and thinking.
The joy of learning requires the effort of a faculty who function as
a team, striving to maximize each individual child's abilities. Our caring,
experienced teachers recognize the value of utilizing each child's interests
to promote life long learning. Successful learning experiences encourage
and increase motivation, self-confidence, maturity, and sense of well-being
that are so important to the development of a well-rounded, successful adult.
Small Learning Groups
Small
learning groups allow each teacher to meet individual needs while encouraging
each student to recognize his or her own worth. Self-esteem, academic achievement,
creativity, and the joy of learning flourish in classrooms where the average
class size is 15-18. The teacher/ student ratio is 1: 8. Research
shows children in small classes receive much more personal attention which
fosters greater achievement.
A total environment has been planned and provides state of the art facilities
with classrooms for small learning groups, a gym, library, science lab,
music room, and playgrounds designed for physical and recreational activities.
We are located in a beautiful country setting where we encourage the children
to observe wild life and explore nature.
Many small animals live on our campus in a natural habitat: protected
wetlands and a small pond are used for science throughout the year. Children
love the animals, and gain real understanding of ecology and nature. Our
hills are great for sledding, and walks around the grounds to discover secrets
of ecology and nature.
Programming is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.
We invite you to use the extended day at no additional cost. Beacon Country
Day School welcomes applicants regardless of their race, creed, color or
national origin.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Preparation
The curriculum offers instruction for students interested in an IB high
school program. This is an excellent, innovative liberal arts program, which
lays the foundations for skills required for an IB high school program.
All students in middle school benefit from this preparation.
Student Council and Community Service
Every child, first through eighth grade, participates in Student Council
each year for a period of two months. Each of the four Councils researches
and selects a school, community, or global project and must complete it
within the two month period. Each Council is designed to facilitate leadership,
communication, research, character, responsibility, altruism, compassion,
global awareness, financial literacy, and learning both, how to get things done and how to make
a difference. The list of contributions is extensive, and we are extraordinarily
proud of our Student Council's achievements. Our approach to Student Council
was presented at a National Association for Gifted Children Conference,
and now serves as an innovative model across the nation.
Extracurricular Activities and Enrichment
To facilitate the development of the "whole child," extracurricular
classes are offered: piano lessons, chess club, dance, art,
sports enrichment, Spanish Enrichment, and golf.
Parent Association and Activities
Parents are an integral part of our school community, enriching and
enhancing the life of the school in many ways. They act as volunteers on
field trips, enrichment activities, and staff our library. The Ways and
Means Committee raises funds annually for the school's wish list. Grocery
store coupons are sold. An elegant, annual Beacon Ball is held, which is
anticipated and greatly enjoyed by parents and faculty. The annual Fall
Festival is a family event full of fun activities so families can get to
know each other. Parents publish a quarterly school newsletter. The Committee
of Care and Concern contacts new families, and provides help and support
to Beacon families and faculty who may experience crises.
Summer Enrichment Program
School age children experience fun, exciting recreational activities,
and academic enrichment in science, social studies, art, crafts, games,
sports activities, music, drama, and computer science in order to maintain
academic skills over the summer months. Continuous programming and summer
enrichment fun are offered in Preschool and Junior Kindergarten.
Interpersonal Skills Development
Developing the “whole child” encompasses helping children
learn how to understand people and how to interact and solve problems in
a positive way. We teach and demonstrate on an ongoing basis, the concepts
of Transactional Analysis, expressing feelings, making good choices, and
being responsible. The development of excellent personal relationship skills
and responsible behavior are of great importance and greatly enhance a child’s
ability to function in any other environment at a high level. Understanding
other human beings and being able to interact on a sophisticated level gives
students a great advantage.
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