Learn how our strategic plan, Build Up 2030, focuses on intentionally nurturing our community.
From the Headmaster
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, parents, and students, welcome to The Bear Creek School. We invite you to experience the uniqueness of a Bear Creek education for students in preschool – grade 12.
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.
As you browse our website, we hope you sense the spirit of The Bear Creek School through academics, athletics, the arts, and service, and we hope you will join our community on the journey toward faith, excellence, and virtue.
Grace and peace,
Patrick B. Carruth
President and Headmaster
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Learn how our strategic plan, Build Up 2030, supports our commitment to delivering a high-quality education.
Merry Christmas 2025 from The Bear Creek School
Hear how our strategic plan, Build Up 2030, helps us remain distinctively Christian.
Learn about the launch of our strategic plan, Build Up 2030.
Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 school year!
Please join us for Class of 2025 Commencement!
Learn how Bear Creek's volunteers help us provide a nurturing environment for our students.
Easter Greetings 2025 from The Bear Creek School
Learn about Bear Creek's commitment to professional development.
Hear how our student life program supports our mission to enable each student to become individual God intends.
Merry Christmas 2024 from The Bear Creek School
Hear how arts at Bear Creek begin in preschool and play an important role in enabling each student to become the individual God intends.
Hear why a Christian liberal arts education is more important than ever in a world of artificial intelligence.
Learn about the impact of Bear Creek's No Ordinary People initiative.
Welcome to the 2024 – 2025 school year!
Thank you for your partnership during the 2023 – 2024 school year. Please join us for Class of 2024 Commencement!
Hear why athletics plays an important role in a Christian liberal arts education.
Hear why philanthropy at Bear Creek is more than making a donation.
Easter Greetings 2024 from The Bear Creek School
Hear how Bear Creek's Chapel program is an instrumental part in helping students become the individuals God intends.
Hear about several of Bear Creek's innovative programs that expand on the core curriculum and encourage creative thinking.
Hear how Bear Creek's student life programs help students become the individuals that God intends.
Merry Christmas 2023 from The Bear Creek School!
Hear how arts at Bear Creek play an important role in reinforcing the imago Dei.
Hear why Bear Creek's faculty play a critical role in fulfilling the school’s mission and enabling each student to become the individual God intends.
Hear why Christian liberal arts is a key phrase in our school's mission.
Hear how Bear Creek partners with parents to care for the safety and security of each student.
Welcome to the 2023 – 2024 school year!
Thank you for your support during the 2022 – 2023 school year. Please join us for Class of 2023 Commencement!
Hear how the Grizzlies Booster Club enhances our school community by supporting our student-athletes and athletics program.
Easter Greetings 2023 from The Bear Creek School
Hear about Bear Creek's upcoming musical production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady.
Hear how Bear Creek's curriculum develops great readers and how we are transforming our libraries into literacy and learning centers.
Hear an alumna discuss her experience as a student and explain why she chose to send her own children to Bear Creek.
Happy New Year 2023!
Merry Christmas from The Bear Creek School!
Invitation to Christmas at Bear Creek 2022
Happy Thanksgiving from The Bear Creek School!
Hear how Bear Creek trustee Vivian Hom has demonstrated her commitment to the mission of the school over 20+ years.
Hear how Bear Creek volunteers help support the mission of The Bear Creek School.
We are looking forward to a great 2022 – 2023 school year!
Thank you for your support during the 2021 – 2022 school year and have a great summer!
Hear how Bear Creek is using technology to innovate in the classroom and individualize instruction for our students.
Easter Greetings 2022 from The Bear Creek School
Hear how Bear Creek is approaching the newly released COVID-19 school regulations, including making masks optional as of March 12.
Hear how Bear Creek's No Ordinary People project impacted Upper School students last year.
Hear about COVID-19 rapid testing before returning to school at the end of Mid-Winter Break.
Invitation to the annual State of the School event on February 9, 2022.
Hear how Bear Creek is responding to the Omicron variant and updated guidelines from the CDC and Washington State Department of Health.
Merry Christmas 2021 from The Bear Creek School
Hear how Bear Creek identifies and develops future school leadership as part of our professional development efforts.
Happy Thanksgiving from The Bear Creek School!
Hear about COVID-19 quarantine protocols and student vaccinations.
Welcome to the 2021 – 2022 school year!
Have a great summer!
Learn about how we are planning to finish the school year strong.
Easter Greetings 2021 from The Bear Creek School
Statement regarding the racial violence and discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans
Hear about our Step Start Plan progression and the scheduled vaccine clinic for Bear Creek faculty and staff.
Hear about our Step Start Plan progression and plans for the Bear Creek Choice program in 2021 – 2022.
Hear about planning for the 2021 – 2022 school year.
Bear Creek announces more progress through the Step Start Plan.
Happy New Year! Learn about the Step Start Plan for our return to school in January.
Information about the Step Start Plan for December and when we return in January
Thanksgiving blessings from The Bear Creek School!
Step Start Plan status and a post-Thanksgiving change to remote learning for all students.
Bear Creek announces more progress through the Step Start Plan.
An update on the progression of the Step Start Plan and the philosophy behind Bear Creek Choice.
Important news on the progression of the Step Start Plan.
Another update on the progression of the Step Start Plan.
Welcome to the 2020 – 2021 school year!
Rationale behind Bear Creek's adoption of the Step Start Plan to return to campus in fall 2020.
Bear Creek continues to plan for the fall while reviewing new recommendations from the Governor about reopening schools.
In mid-July, Bear Creek will release plans for returning to school this fall.
Bear Creek is wrapping up the 2019 – 2020 school year.
Bear Creek is planning strategically to reopen our campuses in August.
The Bear Creek School is preparing for the 2020 – 2021 school year.
Thank you for supporting the Come Together 2020 online auction!
Easter Greetings 2020 from The Bear Creek School
Thank you for your partnership as we continue with remote learning.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Interview with Tressa Parker, Lower School Dean of Students
Invitation to State of the School
Merry Christmas from The Bear Creek School
Interview with Kelsey Thompson, band director
Interview with Rev. Jeff Gephart, Ed.D., Upper School Dean of Students
Interview with Renee Matson, grade 1 teacher
Interview with Andrew Hom, class of 2020
Welcome back to school!
Enjoy your summer vacation!
Invitation to Class of 2019 Commencement on June 15, 2019
Preschool and kindergarten students Discover and Investigate God's (DIG) creation
Interview with Languages Department Chair about why we teach Latin
Easter Greetings 2019 from The Bear Creek School
Fulfilling the strategic plan by increasing faculty salaries and benefits.
Interview with an Early Middle School teacher
Interview with a puppet about performing arts
Interview with Dean of Student Academic Support Services
Invitation to Christmas at Bear Creek 2018
Interview with Athletics Director
Interview with computer programming specialist
Interview with forensics team captains
Welcome back to school
Thank you for demonstrating wisdom, compassion, and courage in the face of this pandemic.
Have a great summer!
Invitation to Class of 2018 Commencement on June 9, 2018
Bear Creek Preschool celebrates ten years
Bear Creek performs Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Bear Creek introduces the House System
Merry Christmas to the Bear Creek community
New Performing Arts Center and the Take a Seat campaign
NHS students collect food for Hopelink
Bear Creek State of the School and NWAIS accreditation
The Bear Creek School mission lived out in Lower School
Patrick Carruth discusses the meaning of Christian education
Welcome back to school
Learn how our strategic plan, Build Up 2030, prepares students to discover and pursue the calling God has for their lives.