What makes BCSIS different from other Boulder elementary schools? Explore the school’s approach to arts integration, hands-on learning, teacher looping, thoughtful technology use and community.

What does “integrated studies” actually mean? See how BCSIS uses art, theater, movement, design and cross-disciplinary projects to teach academic content and bring subjects together.

BCSIS is one of Colorado’s highest-performing schools, earning 99.6% of available points on the 2026 School Performance Framework and tying for #4 statewide. See how BCSIS compares with other top BVSD schools—and why rankings are only part of the story.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped plant trees on May Day! We have more than doubled the tree canopy on the Southwest areas of our campus with 14 new Lindens, Catalpas, Big Tooth Maples, Sensation Boxelders, Hackberry, Suckerpunch Choke Cherry, and Kentucky Coffee Tree, and Bur Oak. In addition to our wonderful school community, a number of local organizations were instrumental in making this happen.

Donations to the ARTS fund provide immediate and meaningful impact to the experience of our students. Support for CGC comes from current families, alumni, grandparents, parents of alumni, faculty, and friends. The ARTS fundraiser begins each year on July 1 and ends on June 30. Join our effort this year to ensure that BCSIS’s extraordinary faculty, staff and students have all the tools they need to explore and learn.

We do school supplies differently at BCSIS. Rather than have families buy supplies individually, we ask that each student bring in a check made out to BCSIS for $85.00. This fee allows classroom teachers as well as our art and music teachers to purchase supplies in bulk, guaranteeing that each student has the same supplies throughout the year. We use high quality materials as beeswax crayons, professional quality watercolor paper, main lesson books, wool yarn, and science journals. These supplies have a longer classroom life and enrich our arts integrated curriculum.