The Bear Creek School

At The Bear Creek School, a Christian classical education serves as a powerful framework for teaching and inspiring students. It exposes students to quality by introducing them to the great minds, great works, great events, great discoveries, and great art of the centuries. We believe knowledge which endures is worth student attention; we believe studying minds of the past helps us understand and shape our future; we believe wisdom is developed by reflectively considering ideas in light of the Christian worldview.

The Bear Creek School, nestled between the Cascade Range and the Puget Sound, strives to be distinctively Christian and college preparatory by developing the Christian worldview through an academically rigorous curriculum. In the spirit of the ancient liberal arts tradition, education at The Bear Creek School nurtures the heads, the hearts, and the hands of young men and women so they are prepared for collegiate success and equipped to lead by engaging the world with wisdom, compassion, and courage.

At Bear Creek, we believe it is not enough to train a student's mind without devoting instruction to character and spiritual development. Here, students gain a deep knowledge of Scripture and learn how to apply Biblical principles in their lives. We believe that God's character is revealed not only in His Word, but also in every facet of Creation; therefore, we teach that all knowledge is interrelated and can instruct us about God Himself.

That integration is the promise of high-quality Christian education. Done right, it instills within students knowledge, skills and a Christian perspective from which to solve problems by placing them in a larger context – by giving them a bigger narrative. It prepares students to wisely and biblically discern, “so what and now what?” In the end, Christian education is about integration and not fragmentation. It teaches both knowledge and biblical wisdom, so students are prepared to make wise and creative decisions as they engage tomorrow.

Our mission is to provide a high-quality, Christian liberal arts education in a nurturing environment that will enable each student to become the individual God intends. The liberal arts are defined as the studies (language, philosophy, history, literature, abstract science, and mathematics) intended to provide broad knowledge and to develop the intellectual capacities of reason, judgment, and discernment.

The education of students is of the utmost importance today and for future generations. The Bear Creek School provides students opportunities to grow into the individuals God intends by presenting a challenging academic curriculum from a Christian worldview. We strive to educate children through a high-quality Christian liberal arts education, producing graduates qualified for acceptance into the finest colleges and universities and who engage the world with wisdom, compassion, and courage. Core Values:

• We believe that faith supports knowledge, reason, inquiry, and analysis and that faith combined with reason produces wisdom.
• We believe in pursuing superior standards of academic, artistic, and athletic excellence, enabling students to grow in maturity, to learn how to think, to succeed in higher education and in life, and to engage the world.
• We believe in education designed to encourage individuals to live lives of truth, beauty, and goodness and to inspire others in the same direction.
• We believe that every human life is sacred and possesses intrinsic worth because we are created in the image of God; therefore, each individual is to be treated with dignity and respect.
• We seek to be a community of integrity and strive to honor students as individuals and to individualize their experience at The Bear Creek School.
• We seek a school culture which actively considers the needs of others before our own by being gracious and professional in all interactions.
• We believe God has given each individual a calling in life and seek to cultivate a sense of vocation and to remain teachable as a community.
• We seek to cultivate intellectual virtue in students so they develop wisdom to live lives of integrity and influence.
• We seek to foster in students a love and compassion for their neighbors and the greater community, demonstrated by word and deed.
• We seek to encourage students to be courageous and to lead by engaging the world with wisdom, compassion, and courage.

The Bear Creek School defines diversity, equity, and inclusion through the lens of faith—that God is the author and originator of all things, including humans, the crown of his creation, made in his image. As an image-bearer of God, each person contains value and significance, and thus, should be valued for his or her uniqueness, treated with equity and respect, and invited to participate in every aspect of the life of the school.