PUBLIC OPTIONS
Boulder Valley School District
www.bvsd.org
Apply: Nov. 26-Jan. 18, Approval: Feb. 6 & Feb. 28

St. Vrain Valley School District
www.stvrain.k12.co.us
Apply: Dec. 1-Jan. 15, Approval: Feb. 7

Adams 12 Five Star Schools
www.adams12.org
Apply: First round thru Jan. 15; second round ends March 15
Approval: First week of February for first round, first week of April for second.

Jefferson County School District
jeffco.k12.co.us
Apply: Jan. 8-Jan. 24, second round Feb. 16-Aug. 30
Approval: Feb. 15 for first round, mid-August for second round

PRIVATE OPTIONS
Year round enrollment unless otherwise noted

Alexander Dawson
K-12, Lafayette
Open house: Nov. 10
www.dawsonschool.org

Bixby School
PK-5, Boulder
www.bixbyschool.org

Boulder Country Day
PK-8, Boulder
www.bouldercountryday.org

Brideun Learning Communities
1-8, Lafayette
www.brideun.com

Bridge School
6-12, Boulder
Open houses: Every Tuesday
www.bridgeschoolboulder.org

Broomfield Academy
K-5, Broomfield
Open houses: Nov. 28, Jan. 30, Mar. 19
www.broomfieldacademy.com

Desiderata School
K-12, Longmont
www.desiderataschool.com

Friends’ School
PK-5, Boulder
Apply August thru October the year prior to school year
www.friendsschoolboulder.org

Hillside Learning Center
1-12, Boulder
www.hillsidelearning.org

Mountain Peak Private
PK-6, Longmont
www.mountainpeakschool.com

Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted & Creative
K-8, Boulder
Open houses: Nov. 13 and Dec. 6
www.rms.org

September School
9-12, Boulder
www.septemberschool.org

The Living School
PK-12, Boulder
www.livingschool.org

OTHER OPTIONS
Charter schools are public schools founded with a specific educational purpose, be it Core Knowledge, TAG, or an emphasis on the arts or math and science. Visit district websites for more: St. Vrain (www.stvrain.k12.co.us), Boulder Valley (www.bvsd.org), Adams 12 (www.adams12.org) and Jefferson County (www.jeffco.k12.co.us).

Waldorf
Waldorf schools believe that an arts-based educational process best serves the needs of a developing child, which include not only the mind, but the body and spirit as well. For information, visit: www.awsna.org.

Montessori
The Montessori approach to education permits children to learn through hands-on, self-directed projects, typically individually or in small groups. Classrooms are mixed-age, allowing students to learn from one another. More information about the Montessori philosophy can be found online at www.montessori.org.

Parochial
Catholic, Jewish, Evangelical, Baptist, Lutheran—whatever your faith, there’s probably a school for you. Well, as long as your religion has a large enough local following to support a private educational program.

November 2007