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Each spring, the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley hosts the Tribute to Teachers, which honors and recognizes the excellence of our teachers. Students, parents, colleagues and community members are invited to nominate teachers, and three from each school are selected to attend the event as finalists. During the event, one teacher from each […]

For the third summer in a row, the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a Denver-based pioneering nonprofit, will lead its award-winning, week-long Young Ameritowne on the Road Summer Camp, for students entering third through sixth grade, at Sunset Middle School. The traveling camp is a recent innovation, bringing the camp, which covers financial literacy, local […]

This is a unique opportunity for parents to place their students in a high-achieving, collaboration-based school. At Red Hawk, students are equipped with strong academic curriculum, state-of-the-art technology, and world-class educators dedicated to teaching students what they need to learn, succeed and grow. Families are welcome to visit Red Hawk for a tour of our […]

Red Hawk Elementary welcomed Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson to their school today.  Jenny spoke to students during this month’s character assemblies on responsibility.  She focused on her own experiences that led her to Olympic success.  It was wonderful to hear that she started her running career in 3rd grade.  Jenny focused on setting goals, being […]

Learning, check; fun, checkmate: Red Hawk Elementary in Erie plays host to kid-friendly chess tourney  By Beth Potter Staff Writer

The Little Green Schoolhouse    Savvy Colorado schools are greening up to save resources. Published: 10/27/2015 by Jamie Siebrase The days of teeny one-room red schoolhouses are long gone. Hundreds of thousands of people are moving to the Centennial State annually, and that means modern schools are crowded, operations costs have skyrocketed and environmental impact increased. Some […]

Erie’s Red Hawk Elementary recently was awarded a grant to develop an online class for teachers on incorporating more movement into the school day. The $50,000, two-year Thriving Schools grant from Kaiser Permanente Colorado allows the school to continue work from a previous $100,000, two-year Thriving Schools grant, said Red Hawk Principal Cyrus Weinberger. “We […]