At A Glance

Established:        
1988

Grades:                
Preschool - grade 12

School Type:      
An independent, classical Christian, college preparatory, co-educational day school, grades preschool - grade 12.

Enrollment:    

753 Students in 2010-11
67 Early Childhood (Preschool-PreK)
361 Lower School (Grades K-6)
112 Middle School (Grades 7-8)
213 Upper School (Grades 9-12)

International Students:
Bear Creek accepts a limited number of international students to grades 7-12.  

Accreditations:  
PNAIS (Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools)
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

Affiliations:       
ACCS (Association of Classical and Christian Schools)
ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International)
WFIS (WA Federation of Independent Schools)                                           

President and Headmaster:    
Patrick Carruth
B.A., University of Georgia
M.A., Literature, University of Memphis

Vice President for Academic Affairs:
Karen Blankenbeckler
B.S., Elementary Education, Oregon State University
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Lesley University

Faculty:               
Total Faculty preschool - grade 12
Men: 18 Women: 56

Ratio:                   
Student-to-teacher ratio is 8:1. Typical class size is 18.

Campuses:               
Three campus locations in Redmond and Woodinville, Washingto. Redmond Campus houses grades K-12 classes. Valley Campus houses grades K-5 classes and at our newest campus in Woodinville, we hold preschool and prekindergarten classes.

School Traditions:
Mascot - Our mascot is a grizzly bear. He shows up at basketball games to get students excited about their sports teams. He promotes school pride and adds an element of spirit and entertainment for the fans.

Colors - Our school colors are forest green and white with an accent of gold. In addition to unifying our student body, the colors have a deeper meaning. Forest green symbolizes our new life in Christ, white symbolizes purity, and the gold symbolizes royalty in regard to Christ being our King.

Crest - Our school crest is a visual reminder to our school community of the purpose of our school and to help keep us focused to achieve our goals. Great care went into the selection of the symbols on the crest.

Motto - Beneath the clock on the clock tower standing guard over the main entrance of our school is inscribed our school motto CREDO UT INTELLIGAM, taken from St. Anselm's famous maxim. This Latin phrase may be translated "I believe that I may understand." It is an affirmation declaring to all who approach the view of truth to be found within these walls. Etched with symbolic permanence deeply into the stone, these words guard both the vision upon which our school has been established and the course into the future. Anselm meant, and we mean by this motto, that reason is not the only way of knowing. Contrary to modern assumption, reason by itself it is not the sole, or even an adequate means for complete understanding. We believe in order to understand, and claim with reason that it is right and necessary to believe in order to understand. The word credo refers here specifically to belief in the testimony of Scripture, not to just any belief whatever. Anselm did not, as is so common in the modern age, oppose reason and faith. Christian faith is not irrational, but complements and completes reason.