Bellingham Cooperative School is a small private school in south Bellingham, Washington, offering full-time and part-time education for children ages 3 - 14. Located on two acres in the Happy Valley neighborhood, the school site consists of two buildings surrounded by play fields, gardens, natural areas, pasture and fruit trees.
At Bellingham Cooperative School we offer a body-brain compatible learning environment, consistent with the latest research in children's learning. Our small classes, individualized instruction and multi-faceted approach to education support both academic achievement and a child's development as a whole.
We offer:
- Small classes and abundant individual attention
- Gardens, playfields, and a superb outdoor learning environment
- Full-time and part-time options
- Mixed-age, ungraded classrooms
- Before-school and after-school care
- Individualized instruction
- Compassionate communication methods
- Spanish, art, music and drama
- Homeschool support
- Summer day camps
- Spring and fall break day camps
Founded in 1969, the school now serves students in preschool and pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school and middle school. Bellingham Cooperative School is approved by the Washington State Board of Education.
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Bellingham Cooperative School is a nonprofit educational institution that admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. We do not discriminate on the basis of color, national or ethnic origin in administration of our educational admissions policies.
