Academics
Learning Center
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to learning. Every student learns slightly differently, so we provide inclusive support that meets many challenges and opportunities that can show up along a student’s learning journey. We value different types of learning and create space for those differences to thrive.
Our Learning Center is staffed with four faculty members with backgrounds in intervention strategies, literacy, giftedness, and learning differences. Certifications in particular modalities such as multicultural and bilingual foundations, Orton-Gillingham, Fountas and Pinnell leveled literacy instruction, Heggerty, and ADHD, among others. Our highly trained Learning Center faculty also engage in meaningful coaching practices to aid teachers in effectively differentiating within the classroom. We remain current with appropriate instructional theory, practice, and research, continually seeking innovative and creative approaches to adjust, modify, and enrich our curriculum. The Learning Center supports a variety of pedagogies and grouping strategies, allowing teachers and specialists to individualize goals and tailor instruction for students so that each child may find excellence at BCD.
In Preschool, the Learning Center assists teachers by collaborating closely to encourage the early identification of students with exceptionalities and possible learning needs as well as multisensory early literacy support.
In Transitional Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the Learning Center collaborates with classroom teachers to provide comprehensive support in literacy and math. Students receive small-group literacy instruction four days a week through a push-in or pull-out model, utilizing the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach to foster structured literacy development. For math, learning specialists offer a similar push-in or pull-out model focused on targeted instruction to strengthen foundational skills, enhance conceptual understanding, and provide enrichment opportunities for deeper exploration of grade-level concepts. BCD prioritizes early intervention as a key to lifelong academic success.
In third through fifth grade, the Learning Center provides flexible, needs-based support in both literacy and math. By pushing into classrooms or forming small groups, learning specialists ensure students receive targeted instruction during key academic times. Groupings are flexible and tailored to meet individual needs, whether for intervention or enrichment. By 5th grade, this approach expands to include distinct levels of math instruction, with the addition of a Learning Specialist, ensuring that all students are appropriately challenged and supported.
In Middle School, the Learning Center supports a smooth transition from fifth to sixth grade by providing direct instruction on essential executive functions. This includes direct instruction on the specific executive functions needed to navigate tracking assignments, the 1:1 computer program, and the increased complexity of academic tasks. Students receive targeted support in language arts, math, and managing classwork, with a gradual tapering off to prepare them for high school independence. The Learning Center collaborates with teachers, offering coaching strategies and reflective practices to ensure accommodations meet each student’s unique needs.
BCD academics prioritize staying current with the latest educational research to provide tailored instruction that fosters goal-setting, academic risk-taking, and executive processing skills. Our dynamic teachers and skilled learning specialists focus on each student’s unique needs, empowering them to explore diverse paths, confidently overcome challenges, and take ownership of their learning journey.
Our Learning Center is staffed with four faculty members with backgrounds in intervention strategies, literacy, giftedness, and learning differences. Certifications in particular modalities such as multicultural and bilingual foundations, Orton-Gillingham, Fountas and Pinnell leveled literacy instruction, Heggerty, and ADHD, among others. Our highly trained Learning Center faculty also engage in meaningful coaching practices to aid teachers in effectively differentiating within the classroom. We remain current with appropriate instructional theory, practice, and research, continually seeking innovative and creative approaches to adjust, modify, and enrich our curriculum. The Learning Center supports a variety of pedagogies and grouping strategies, allowing teachers and specialists to individualize goals and tailor instruction for students so that each child may find excellence at BCD.
In Preschool, the Learning Center assists teachers by collaborating closely to encourage the early identification of students with exceptionalities and possible learning needs as well as multisensory early literacy support.
In Transitional Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the Learning Center collaborates with classroom teachers to provide comprehensive support in literacy and math. Students receive small-group literacy instruction four days a week through a push-in or pull-out model, utilizing the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach to foster structured literacy development. For math, learning specialists offer a similar push-in or pull-out model focused on targeted instruction to strengthen foundational skills, enhance conceptual understanding, and provide enrichment opportunities for deeper exploration of grade-level concepts. BCD prioritizes early intervention as a key to lifelong academic success.
In third through fifth grade, the Learning Center provides flexible, needs-based support in both literacy and math. By pushing into classrooms or forming small groups, learning specialists ensure students receive targeted instruction during key academic times. Groupings are flexible and tailored to meet individual needs, whether for intervention or enrichment. By 5th grade, this approach expands to include distinct levels of math instruction, with the addition of a Learning Specialist, ensuring that all students are appropriately challenged and supported.
In Middle School, the Learning Center supports a smooth transition from fifth to sixth grade by providing direct instruction on essential executive functions. This includes direct instruction on the specific executive functions needed to navigate tracking assignments, the 1:1 computer program, and the increased complexity of academic tasks. Students receive targeted support in language arts, math, and managing classwork, with a gradual tapering off to prepare them for high school independence. The Learning Center collaborates with teachers, offering coaching strategies and reflective practices to ensure accommodations meet each student’s unique needs.
BCD academics prioritize staying current with the latest educational research to provide tailored instruction that fosters goal-setting, academic risk-taking, and executive processing skills. Our dynamic teachers and skilled learning specialists focus on each student’s unique needs, empowering them to explore diverse paths, confidently overcome challenges, and take ownership of their learning journey.
Boulder Country Day School 4820 Nautilus Court North • Boulder, Colorado 80301 • Phone - 303.527.4931 • info@bouldercountryday.org
Boulder Country Day School is a leading private school serving students 2 ½ years old - 8th grade. In partnership with our outstanding faculty and committed families, we uphold the highest standard for our balanced educational experience. Through small class sizes and innovative engagement in a supportive environment, students at BCD learn to explore their strengths and apply them to the world. Guided by our values, we believe the empowered minds that graduate from BCD will be the ones to ignite global change.
