Founded in 1970, our school is organized around the belief that children are unique individuals, each with their own abilities, interests, and needs. Our school design provides students with opportunities for healthy risk-taking and responsibility for choices, feeds children’s natural curiosity and intrinsic joy of learning, and cultivates critical thinking skills and mastery of concepts. Our shared values are respect, responsibility and empathy.

Accreditations: NAIS, ACIS, and Approved Middle Years International Baccalaureate School. At Boulder Country Day School, no two days are the same. As we prepare our students for a world which we can’t yet predict, we know that adaptability, resiliency, empathy, and courage are essential to every young person’s success. Here, you can expect to be challenged to find new ways to answer old questions, encouraged to try new things, and empowered to explore your place in the world. A proudly independent institution, BCD teaches PS-8th grade students to be independent thinkers. Together, we can change the course of tomorrow.

Jump into fun in our Colorado State Licensed BASE child care programs that meet the needs of every child. We offer a wide range of activities, including arts and crafts, STEM, active play, sports and games, swimming, and much more. Children will have time for homework assistance and a few snacks along the way. Children from Ryan, Lafayette, and Peak to Peak elementary schools are provided transportation at dismissal to the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center. Pioneer Elementary students will walk with staff from the school to the BBRC.

Adams, Boulder, and Weld Counties top private, college-preparatory school with 100% higher education placement. Dawson offers challenging academics, robust arts and athletics programs, and renowned outdoor and experiential education. We provide individual attention with small class sizes averaging 15 students and a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. We have very low faculty turnover and an 8-year average teacher tenure. Our 107-acre campus is surrounded by open space and monitored by our on-site Safety and Security Team. The campus features an Arts Center, Center for Innovation, two gyms, athletic fields, tennis courts, ropes course, separate playgrounds for K-5 and 6-8, and a Dining Commons with daily homemade hot lunch. Challenge, relevance, personal passion, exploration, and well-being are the foundations of a Dawson education. We successfully prepare students for college and beyond. Licensed and accredited summer camps are offered June - August.

A supportive community committed to educating the whole child--head, hand, and heart. Social-emotional curriculum catered to each individual grade level. Gold Standard project based learning, emphasizing academics, problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, and social responsibility. Exceptional specials including art, music, Spanish, library, technology, and PE programs. Small classes, low student/teacher ratios. Personalized Affordable Tuition. ACIS accredited, NAIS member. Coming Fall 2026: One vision. One school. Friends School + Watershed School. Boulder’s Progressive PS–12th School.

Mackintosh Academy nurtures the keen minds and compassionate hearts of gifted and creative students in a caring community of learners. We are a Gifted and authorized IB World School focusing on social-emotional learning, hands-on innovation, service learning, and small class sizes - all on a beautiful 23-acre campus that students enjoy daily! Tuition assistance available.

Our goal at Tara is to equip learners for meaningful lives that enable them to seek truth, appreciate beauty, and uphold values. Those who receive a classical education learn how to learn, how to be curious, and how to seek balance in life. Our curriculum weaves college-preparatory experiential academics, a robust trips and travel program, and performing arts as a means of self-discovery to create a holistic educational experience that gives students the skills and confidence needed to thrive in a complex world.

Treehouse Learning, a leader in early education since 1997, offers a unique, independent Kindergarten to support balanced development across academic, social-emotional, and physical domains. Small class size promotes individual learning needs. Ideal as “transitional kindergarten” for younger children to red shirt before moving to a larger setting or traditional kindergarten for motivated learners. Integrated academics and play-based enrichment including music, fine arts, creative movement, gardening, environmental education, High Scopes curriculum, and more! Meets/exceeds all BVSD Kindergarten academic standards. Chef-prepared lunch and snacks provided daily.