Peak to Peak Charter School

students to become active and responsible citizens of an interdependent world. VISION STATEMENT
The Peak to Peak community will inspire students to fulfill their academic dreams for college, to develop their creative passions and athletic talents, and to become responsible citizens of an interdependent world. K-12 COLLEGE PREP IN A SMALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Located in Boulder Valley School District, Peak to Peak is a K-12 charter public school offering a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum that gives students a foundation for a lifetime of learning and discovery. Peak to Peak is located in beautiful Lafayette, Colorado about 9 miles from Boulder and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. High expectations are an important part of the Peak to Peak school culture, and students are encouraged to work hard and strive to achieve their full potential. Peak to Peak students who demonstrate a mastery of knowledge and skills are challenged through appropriate placement in each subject area. A liberal arts education has been recognized throughout history for its broad benefits and its appropriateness as a foundation for future learning. By focusing on a liberal arts college preparatory program, Peak to Peak achieves two important objectives: it prepares students to successfully meet the educational challenges of higher education and to be well-educated members of an increasingly complex world. Peak to Peak takes this time-tested education and makes it accessible to students who are interested in a focused college preparatory program, regardless of their cultural or economic background. The school is designed from the ground up for graduates to meet or exceed the entrance requirements of top colleges and universities. The elementary, middle, and high school programs have been carefully crafted as a unified, coherent, and challenging curriculum, which progressively builds each student's foundation of knowledge and mastery of skills while preparing them for university life. Peak to Peak is small enough to ensure that each student is known and valued but large enough to provide a variety of academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities. The school’s size provides opportunities to work with students as they participate in and assume leadership roles in extracurricular activities and our community. Each student's character also matters at Peak to Peak, and character education is infused throughout the program, from the curriculum to activities in community service. Peak to Peak’s elementary program focuses on standards-based learning and uses the nationally recognized Core Knowledge Sequence as the basis for its content in social studies and science. In addition to language arts (reading, writing, spelling, and grammar) math, science, and social studies, Peak to Peak elementary students participate in physical education, art, French, Spanish, music, and library time. Elementary students also have a variety of extracurricular programs available to them. Students entering middle school enroll in courses specifically designed to prepare them to succeed in Peak to Peak’s advanced college preparatory high school courses. In addition, they enjoy a variety of courses such as physical education, music, theater, art, and technology. Students are also encouraged to participate in Peak to Peak’s extracurricular sports program, as well as a variety of clubs, competitions, and visual/performing arts. Peak to Peak’s high school features Advanced Placement (AP) courses, offering over 20 of these college-level courses. To recognize students who desire a challenging, well-rounded high school experience, and indicate to highly selective colleges a student’s commitment to excellence, Peak to Peak offers the “Peak Scholar Award.” The high school also provides an assortment of courses in visual and performing arts, music, journalism, technology, and physical education. Students are also encouraged to participate in Peak to Peak’s extracurricular sports, theater performances, clubs, and competitions.