Battle Rock Charter School
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Using Location To An Educational Advantage...

 

 

Battle Rock Charter School is located in the beautiful McElmo Canyon approximately 14 miles west of Cortez.

The school has been in continuous operation since 1915 and has been a charter school since 1994.

The school is one of only four one-room schoolhouses still in operation in Colorado and one of only a few hundred nationwide.

Battle Rock Charter School offers children a unique, rural educational experience that utilizes the surrounding historical, agricultural and natural resources to teach rigorous, standards-based curriculum.

 

 

• Battle Rock Charter School is a FREE & PUBLIC school of choice.

• Program ranges from kindergarten through 6th grade.

• Anyone can enroll in Battle Rock regardless of their area of residence.

• Battle Rock offers a standards-based curricular program with an emphasis in environmental and agricultural sciences.

• The school provides full bus service for both Cortez and Aneth residents.

Why Battle Rock Charter School? 

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Best student-teacher ratio of any local school (1 teacher:12 students)

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One of very few elementary schools in the greater area to offer a second language (i.e., Navajo) as a regular core course.

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Pacing is more flexible than any other local school.  Children can work ahead of their grade level or get remediation until they are caught up.

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Hands-on experiences surpass any other local school’s curriculum (for example, poultry, gardening, solar electricity, honey bees, etc.).

 

The BRCS Board is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to race, sex, religion, national background, age, marital status and handicaps.  Respect for the dignity and worth of each individual shall be paramount in the establishment of all policies by the BRCS Board and in the administration of those policies.

Contact Information

Telephone
970-565-3237 (Campus Number)
970-739-1319 (Teacher's Cell Number)
Postal address
Battle Rock Charter School, 11247 County Road G, Cortez, CO 81321
Electronic mail
General Information: matt@battlerockschool.com
 

 

Send mail to matt@battlerockschool.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 5/1/08