Our Story
Horizons started as a Kindergarten- 6th grade, two-year pilot program in 1991 with 92 students in two portable facilities.
We have continued to grow, becoming a charter school in 1997.
Teacher-led, Horizons has been educating students for over 30 years!
Our Vision
Our vision is to develop a community of reflective learners who advocate for themselves, others, and a just world.
Our Mission
Our mission at Horizons is to guide students to become self-directed learners in a supportive,
collaborative environment rooted in critical thinking, justice, and choice.
2023-24 Enrollment: 363 students
Small Class Sizes: Average Student/Teacher ratio is 11 to 1
Instructional Approach: Self-Directed Learning
4545 Sioux Drive Boulder, Colorado 80303
horizonsk8.office@bvsd.org / 720.561.3600
Proud to be a BVSD school. Learn more and enroll at bvsd.org.
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![Students from Eisenhower Elementary's Eco Eagles Green Team pose for a photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713528895/bvsdorg/jczztpgdbcflpyw5tkpe/EisenhowerEcoEagles.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713528895/bvsdorg/jczztpgdbcflpyw5tkpe/EisenhowerEcoEagles.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713528895/bvsdorg/jczztpgdbcflpyw5tkpe/EisenhowerEcoEagles.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713528895/bvsdorg/jczztpgdbcflpyw5tkpe/EisenhowerEcoEagles.png","width":960}])
Recently, the Eisenhower Elementary School Eco Eagles Green Team was asked to speak at the Board of Education meeting, as part of the Student Moment, an opportunity to recognize student leadership in the Boulder Valley School District. Representatives from the group shared the outstanding progress they’ve made in implementing sustainability practices and their efforts can serve as an exemplar for other students throughout the district.
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about Academic Services director focused on finding ways for schools to run more smoothly, help teachers joyful
![Julie Thompson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1712940176/bvsdorg/nqvczyivulwlafu8ob8g/Thompsoncrop.jpg","width":2200}])
Julie Thompson has been a science teacher in the Boulder Valley School District for an impressive 19 years, with the past 15 at Boulder High School. She not only impacts the community through her teaching, but also by participating in the district’s sustainability efforts, both at her school and by serving on the BVSD Sustainability Advisory Committee.
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Within the last couple of hours, Xcel Energy crews have been making significant progress and power has been restored to many of our schools.
It is a fluid situation, but as of this hour, power still has not been restored at seven schools.
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In the Boulder Valley School District, a different approach to teaching is underway in many classrooms that is reshaping how students learn and teachers teach. These classes are using co-teaching models, a collaboration that nurtures a culture of inclusivity and growth in the classroom. The co-teaching instructional model emphasizes three fundamental pillars: student inclusion, exposure to grade-level content standards for emerging bilinguals, and developing and strengthening skills, abilities, processes and resources among teachers.
