Bear Creek Elementary School

Bear Creek Elementary School is situated on a hilltop at the base of the Flatirons, Boulder's dramatic rock formation. Bear Creek Elementary School is a dynamic, innovative neighborhood school that emphasizes the multi-faceted cognitive and conceptual connections among mathematics, science and music. Bear Creek has been recognized as a "National Bl... ue Ribbon School." The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors both public and private K-12 schools that are determined by the U.S. Department of Education to be either academically superior or to have shown dramatic gains in student achievement. The Blue Ribbon designation is awarded to approximately five schools in Colorado each year, Bear Creek representatives were invited to Washington, D.C. for a national ceremony to meet with other Blue Ribbon schools and to share ideas that have led to school success. Bear Creek has also been the recipient of numerous Colorado John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards and the Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards.Read More