 John
Kiemele, Principal
Welcome to Coal Creek Elementary
School!
“The mind is not a vessel to
be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
Plutarch
Dear Families and Visitors,
Welcome to our school! Coal Creek Elementary
proudly serves our community through the efforts of an excellent,
collaborate faculty and staff, supportive and energetic parents,
an innovative learning community, and students who are empowered
to serve in responsible leadership roles. We continue our tradition
of strong academic achievement in content areas and the arts. We
were honored to be named one of Colorado’s Schools of Excellence
in our recent past.
At Coal Creek
Elementary, we embrace the Boulder Valley School District’s
vision of the New Century Graduate as our primary mission. To this
end, we will work to ensure that our students have the knowledge,
skills, and personal characteristics that will prepare them for
the challenges they will encounter as young adults and beyond. In
addition to skills and knowledge in reading, math, writing, speaking,
and the sciences, we desire for our students to utilize successful
problem solving skills and positive attitudes and effective dispositions
of thinking. These dispositions, or “habits of mind,”
are a unique aspect of our mission at Coal Creek. The Habits of
Mind include, but are not limited to, the following behaviors:
- Persistence
- Managing
Impulsivity
- Listening
and Understanding with Empathy
- Thinking
Flexibly
- Thinking
about thinking (metacognition)
- Striving
for Accuracy
- Questioning
and Problem posing
- Gathering
data through all the senses
- Responding
with awe and wonderment
- Taking
responsible risks
- Thinking
Interdependently
- Finding
Humor
- Remaining
open to continuous learning
A priority goal for Coal Creek School focuses
on promoting an understanding of diversity. We encourage community
service projects and activities where students may demonstrate peer
leadership.
Our school
is built on a history of success, yet we continue to find new ways
in order to nurture and cultivate the whole child. Our school’s
motto is “Kai-Zen,” constantly striving to improve! We
enjoy strong parental participation and welcome your interest in
our learning community.
Warm Regards,
John Kiemele, M.Ed., Principal
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