About Our School

Sunnyside offers a developmentally appropriate curriculum, based on the Colorado Academic Standards, to all students in preschool through fifth grade. Sunnyside strives to make a rewarding impact in each child’s life by ensuring they all reach their highest potential. Sunnyside is a small rural school with all of the services offered in the larger schools while providing a “family” environment. There are ten classrooms, one or two sections per grade Preschool-5. Preschool is a full-day program Monday - Friday. Kindergarten is also a full-day program, Monday - Friday.

Sunnyside partners with the local community in many ways. This is highlighted in our thriving
branch of the Southwest La Plata Library District housed inside the school. The Sunnyside
Library is a public library with books and movies for people of all ages. They provide programs
for early learning and school-age children, as well as family events and adult programs. The
Sunnyside Library hosts the After School Enrichment program for Sunnyside students, as well
as providing regular library instruction to Sunnyside classes. “Books and Blankets,” “Edible
Books,” “Holiday Wreath Event,” and family movie nights are just a few programs the library
puts on for the community to enjoy. Other services available at the library include free internet
access, inter-library loan, photocopying, notarizations, and a community meeting space.

 

At Sunnyside we are inspiring and equipping our students to make a mighty impact on their world, both now and in their future, by explicitly teaching them how to become “Bulldog Scholars”.  Our scholars are engaged in active learning by opening their minds, taking educational risks, persevering through struggles, and reflecting on their learning and themselves.

 

For more information, email Sabra Day at [email protected].