
Highlands Elementary
In partnership with our community, Highlands Elementary celebrates creative, curious and empathetic learners, empowering all to reach their full potential and positively impact our global society.
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We are the Hawks
Where everyone dreams, wonders, creates, and innovates
St. Vrain’s Newest School
Highlands is opening this 2021-22 school year with a state of the art facility offering endless opportunities for students.
Fostering Student Innovation
Our focus around design thinking promotes a culture of wonder, creativity and innovation in all students.
Supportive Community
We encourage all students to be the very best they can be, while providing an environment that promotes excitement for learning and a love for school.
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Design Thinking Sparks Creativity at Highlands Elementary Featured
Highlands Elementary, the newest member of St. Vrain Valley Schools, has gotten off to a strong start in its first year. Highlands Elementary’s focus around design thinking promotes a culture of wonder, creativity, and innovation in all students. The implementation of design thinking at Highlands Elementary drives academic excellence and encourages students to reach their […]
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Hawk News 5.20.22
Our end of year newsletter…Hawks News 5.20.22
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Nutrition Services Summer Meal Distribution Program
St. Vrain Valley Schools’ Nutrition Services Department will once again offer summer meals at no cost to families from June 6-30 on Monday-Thursday each week. Drive-through meal service will provide breakfast and lunch each day. Double meals will be handed out on Thursdays. The curbside meal program will be available at the following locations: Altona […]
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District News
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May 04, 2022
Those who can, teach.
Humanity has forever been shaped by the educators who have inspired hearts and minds throughout our history. Behind our history’s greatest moments, those who could changed the world. All because those who can, teach. Message from the Superintendent Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, There is no more noble and important profession in our society than that […]
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Dec 16, 2021
Public Education, Our Greatest Investment
Public education is America’s most significant investment and – second only to parenting – is the greatest contributor to the future of our world. The quality of our schools impacts and strengthens our economy, public health and safety, national security, the quality of our service industry, residential and business property values, public health, our democracy, and so much more.
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Dec 15, 2021
“Education is Life Itself”
In March 2020, days before we were required to close our schools to in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Vrain Valley Schools hosted a series of focus groups to engage our families, students, teachers, staff, and other community members in the question, ‘What is the purpose of public education?’ Through these conversations, many […]
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- Postal address
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475 Highlands Circle
Erie, CO 80516
- Phone number
- 303-702-8040
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