There is no secret sauce, there is no magic bullet…
There are only sound techniques, creative, talented, and knowledgeable people, and hard work.
Excellence Means Everyone
Proven Curriculum
Our curriculum is demanding yet accessible, building content knowledge and critical-thinking, while providing windows and mirrors for students of all backgrounds.
Effective Instruction
Teacher teams execute timeless and relevant techniques that prioritize higher-order thinking and cultural responsiveness.
Use of Data
Frequent standards-based data at the school, cohort, class, subgroup, and student level provide a roadmap to excellence.
Learning with Purpose
Accomplishment-Based Curriculum
BCCS students learn beyond standards. Our curriculum includes project-based learning opportunities that are relevant for students and help develop their confidence and sense of purpose.
Creative Problem Solving
Driven by our core values, our courses provide real-world, community-based, problem-solving experiences that link students with the shared goals of contributing to their community.
Collaboration
Students working together toward shared goals can increase achievement and leadership skills and reduce racial bias. We develop collaboration skills through consistent partner and group work.
Humanity Toward Others
Core Values
We live out our core values in every decision we make. They connect us on the deepest levels.
Family Partners
We know that partnership with our families is essential to lasting success for students.
SEL Program
We support students in understanding their identity, values, and passions alongside one another, in community.
Investing in Teachers
Individualized Coaching
Teachers are coached weekly throughout the year. This individualized development meets teachers where they are.
Grade-Level Teams
Teachers meet weekly to focus on student needs and instructional practice.
Whole School Professional Development
We provide faculty ongoing, high-quality professional development to ensure student success.
Who Will Our Students Become?
BCCS students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, but as graduates they’ll have some important things in common…
Exceptional Academic Skills
Teachers use timeless and relevant techniques to support students learning, to leverage core content, make meaning critically, and use their skills to creatively solve complex, real-world problems.
Strong Personal Values
BCCS students develop strong personal value systems by uncovering what matters most to them, learning to live in community with others, and learning to navigate differences in values.
A Sense of Purpose
BCCS students develop a sense of purpose by understanding their personal identity, embracing their strengths, discovering their interests, and matching those things to what our world needs.
Thrive in a Diverse World
Our students are being prepared for the 21st century by learning to practice cultural humility, developing inclusive relationships, and becoming advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion.