The STEAD School

It’s officially back-to-school week! 🎉 Check out our important and FUN events below! 👇

It’s officially back-to-school week! Check out our important and FUN events below! 👇

Behind every amazing partnership is someone working tirelessly to make it happen. At STEAD, that someone is Rachel Balkcom, our Director of Partnerships & Student Futures! Thanks to Rachel, our guides got to connect with experts in agriculture, environmental science, urban sustainability, government, and more. STEAD Guides will work with these amazing community partners to provide educational opportunities to our students, including internships and apprenticeships! This is what tuition-free, project-based learning looks like when community shows up. 🙌 Thank you, Rachel, and thank you to our partners for giving tirelessly of your time and expertise:

City Council, Commerce City
Colorado State Land Board
Adams County Government
Bonverts Microgreens
Community College of Aurora
Money Gang Entertainment
CSU Spur
Carbon Negative Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Parks and Recreation, City of Aurora
Riverdale Animal Shelter
Colorado Department of Agriculture

We are grateful for you!

Join our Come-and-See Night TONIGHT at STEAD!

⏰ 5-7 p.m.
📍18251 Homestead Trail.

-Tours
-Snacks
-Questions Answered
-Enrollment Help

🌱We’re here to show you what we’re all about and get you prepared for the school year!

🌱 Is STEAD the right fit for your student? Come find out this Thursday — no RSVP needed!

STEAD is a tuition-free public charter high school where students learn by doing. Our project-based model prepares students for real work in today's world.

It's never too early (or too late) to find the right school. Just walk in — we'd love to meet your family! 👋

📅 Thursday, August 6 | 🕐 5-7 p.m. | 📍 18251 Homestead Trail

Student Social is almost here! 🎉 STEAD students, get ready for a night of food, fun, and foam on campus — your chance to kick back and connect with your people before the school year hits full swing.

Parents and prospective families, this is your moment too! While students enjoy the festivities, parents are welcome to take a campus tour to see what STEAD is all about.

🌭 Biker Jim’s Hot Dogs will be set up in the parking lot with food available for purchase for students and adults alike. See you there!

STEAD | Project-Based STEM Charter High School | Commerce City, CO Now enrolling · 2026–27 An education for the real world—not just an exam. The STEAD School is a project-based STEM high school in Commerce City, where students learn by doing—through real projects, AP coursework, internships, and career pathways, in a community that knows every student by na...

The buzzzzzzzz is that STEAD Guides and Staff are back at the HIVE! We're strengthening our teamwork, streamlining processes, and focusing on the roots of what has made us STEAD. 🐝