Grade Level 8

Bolder Pathway School

Bolder Pathway School
www.bolderschool.com

320 East First Ave. Suite 101
Broomfield, CO 80020
720-420-9266
info@nullbolderschool.com

Grades K–12

Bolder Pathway School serves a diversity of students of all ability levels and specializes in providing customized education in an inclusive, year-round setting. Our staff also works with you and your child’s therapists to ensure we can support social-emotional needs along with academics. With classroom sizes of 4–6 students, we are able to focus on current ability levels of each student and modify curriculum as needed. Bolder Pathway can accommodate all learning disabilities as well as speech impairments, vision and auditory needs, sensory and processing concerns, and emotional/behavior issues such as anxiety, bi-polar, and depression.

Boulder Country Day School

Boulder Country Day School
www.bouldercountryday.org

4820 Nautilus Ct. N.
Boulder, CO 80301
303-527-4931
info@nullbouldercountryday.org

Preschool, K–8th grade

Discover Your Excellence

Boulder Country Day School, where academic distinction meets education with character. BCD is a top-rated, accredited private school in Boulder, Colorado, where every child has the opportunity to discover his or her own unique excellence. Distinguished by small class sizes, outstanding faculty, rigorous curriculum and a focus on community, our preschool, elementary and IB middle school teachers strive to create a well-rounded educational environment that balances traditional subjects with the arts, world languages, athletics and project-based learning.

Dawson School

Dawson School
www.dawsonschool.org

10455 Dawson Dr.
Lafayette, CO 80026
303-665-6679
admissions@nulldawsonschool.org

Grades K–12

Dawson School is the region’s premier K-12 independent school, offering challenging college-preparatory academics, robust athletics and arts programs, and renowned outdoor and experiential education. Dawson graduates are young men and women who achieve their individual potential, savor life, and meet the challenges of the world.
Highlights of Dawson’s program:

Student:Faculty ratio of 7:1
Average class size of 15
72% of faculty have advanced degrees
Scholarships offered annually
After school care and Homework Club at no charge
Hot and cold lunch options daily at no charge
20 arts programs
13 team sports
Curricula devoted to character-building, social-emotional development, diversity
Leadership and public-speaking opportunities
Involved parent community
107-acre campus includes gyms, fields, courts, pool, learning gardens, orchard
48-year history of success

Please call us at 303.665.6679 or email admissions@nulldawsonschool.org to arrange a private tour.

Desiderata School

Desiderata School
www.desiderataschool.com

c/o Red Apple Education Center
2051 Terry Street
Longmont, CO 80501
303-678-9335
admin@nulldesiderataschool.com

Grades 4–12

Desiderata School’s mission is to support and foster young minds using a variety of techniques, resources, and teaching styles. Students are taught concepts and subjects in a variety of ways to ensure understanding, which builds self-esteem and confidence in the classroom. We have a non traditional learning environment and small group sizes. Desiderata School’s method is similar to many home school models, but put into motion in a small, private school setting. We can support home school students/families by providing a variety of single courses (pay per course) and curriculum options, including electives.

Hillside School

Hillside School
www.hillsidelearning.org

7415 Lookout Road,
Longmont, CO 80503
303-494-1468
kathy@nullhillsidelearning.org

Grades 1–9

Hillside School is a leader in the development of innovative teaching strategies for students with learning differences and serves as a community resource about learning and the well-being of children. Using evidence-based practices, Hillside provides specialized instruction enabling students with learning differences, such as dyslexia, to reach their academic potential and become capable and confident learners. The school serves students in first through ninth grade and features:

classes of four students,
specially-trained faculty,
a half-day program using multi-sensory approaches,
individualized instruction where students advance at their own pace.

While students make significant academic gains, the development of their confidence and self-esteem makes the most lasting impact, rekindling their love of learning.

Mackintosh Academy

Mackintosh Academy
www.mackintoshacademy.com

6717 South Boulder Road
Boulder, CO 80303
303-554-2011

jenny@nullmackintoshacademy.com

Kindergarten – 8th grade

Founded in 1977 as the first private school in Colorado to recognize the unique needs of Colorado’s gifted students ages 5-14. Mackintosh Academy’s mission is focused on nurturing keen minds, compassionate hearts and global action. Programming is highly individualized, yet intensely collaborative, emphasizing inquiry-based learning, in-depth study, social emotional learning and small classroom communities where children vigorously exchange ideas and work together in an atmosphere of safety, tolerance and respect. It offers the area’s only International Baccalaureate (IB) World School curriculum for both Primary Years Program (K-5) and Middle Years Program (6-8), fostering critical thinking through an interdisciplinary educational approach.

Boulder Valley Waldorf School

Boulder Valley Waldorf School
www.bvwaldorf.org

6500 W. Dry Creek Parkway
Niwot, CO 80503
303-652-0130
enrollment@nullbvwaldorf.org

Preschool–8th grade

Boulder Valley Waldorf School (formerly Shepherd Valley) weaves the academic, the artistic, and the practical into our curriculum. With a nurturing early childhood/ kindergarten that promotes physical play and a rigorous grades program, the children are guided to cultivate self-knowledge and to meet the world by awakening within them warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School

Shining Mountain Waldorf School
www.shiningmountainwaldorf.org

999 Violet Ave.
Boulder, CO 80304
303-951-8579
maryf@nullsmwaldorf.org

Preschool–12th grade

Offers a full academic program enriched by the arts. Our comprehensive curriculum fosters creative expression, independent thinking, compassion toward others, and social responsibility. Early childhood is nurtured and protected through healthy play; the grade school child is awakened by cultivating a sense of beauty; and adolescents are challenged to find meaning in the world and a path of service. Our graduates make a difference in the world.

Temple Grandin School

Temple Grandin School
www.templegrandinschool.org

3131 Indian Road
Boulder, CO 80301
303-554-7363

info@nulltemplegrandinschool.org

Grades 6–12

The Temple Grandin School serves exceptional students with Asperger’s Syndrome and similar learning challenges. Our program provides a challenging curriculum, real-world resources and mentors, and integrated social skills support. Working together with families, our mission is to meet the unique needs of these students in an individualized, strength-based program that builds students’ confidence, knowledge, and perseverance and prepares them to fulfill their potential as effective citizens of the 21st century.

Watershed School

Watershed School
www.watershedschool.org

1661 Alpine Ave.
Boulder, CO 80304
303-440-7520
admissions@nullwatershedschool.org

Middle and High School

Watershed School is an innovative school serving grades 6-12 in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. By connecting academics to the real world and supporting students in an inclusive community, we’ve created a place where kids love coming to school every day. A Watershed education is an outstanding preparation for college and for life. 100% of our students are college bound, but more importantly, they’ve learned to work in teams, take risks, and solve real-world problems. Come learn more at www.realworldlearning.is