Bookcliff Christian School is located at the corner of 12th Street and Patterson Road in Grand Junction, Colorado.  This central location allows families to easily travel to and from school while maintaining the schedules of our busy lives.  With interstate access only minutes away, families can commute from Fruita or Palisade in only about 15 minutes.  The school building is the large brick structure on the center of the property, not to be confused with the church building located on the southwest corner of the property.

Visitors are required to use the southwest entrance during business hours (M-F: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM).  All doors remain locked at all times, so please ring the chrome doorbell to the right of the door for permitted entrance into the building.  Families are also to use the southwest entrance between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM.  If you are picking up a student after 4:00 PM, please use the northwest entrance by ringing the chrome doorbell to the right of the northwest door.  Please be advised, when picking up a student you will be asked to provide proper identification every time until staff members can confidently identify you as an approved pick-up contact for that student.

Enrollment applications typically open to the public in February, after current students continuing at BCS are re-enrolled to ensure their guaranteed placement. How do I enroll my child in Bookcliff Christian School?  The enrollment application can be found at the link below.

Our school hosts fundraisers throughout the school year to raise funds for student scholarships, student organizations, and special projects. Additionally, various organizations and companies around town and online give back to schools, here are the  procedures for how to be included:

City Market – If you have a value card, go online to register your card number with our school.  Present this card at every time you checkout and a portion will be donated to BCS every quarter. 

Office Depot – When purchasing at Office Depot mention the “Back to Schools Program.” They will  then look up our school ID number 70017948 and give BCS 5% on qualifying purchases. 

American Furniture Warehouse – During check-out, mention our school or our Partner IDBCS174. For online orders, use the “Special Comments” at the payment screen to submit this information. AFW will donate 2% on all purchases (4% on Beautyrest & Serta mattresses); 2-4% back to support our school.

Box Tops for Education – Use the Box Tops App to scan store receipts for participating products. Our school will automatically earn cash with every Box Top product purchased.

In the event of inclement weather, delays and cancellation notifications will be sent via Text message, Brightwheel message, and email message. The notice will also be posted on the school Facebook page. Parents always have the option of keeping students home if they consider the roads or conditions hazardous. Students who do not attend school will be marked absent but have the opportunity to complete make-up work without penalization.

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Bookcliff Christian Preschool provides flexible days and hours to allow you to choose a schedule that works best for your family. Full-day preschoolers are scheduled from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, whereas half-day preschoolers are scheduled from 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

For full-day preschoolers, breakfast is served from 8:00 AM to 8:15 AM. 

At Bookcliff Christian School, we encourage healthy eating habits.  Any candy/juice that is in the child’s snack and/or  lunch will be sent back in the child’s lunch. Please be mindful of the items you pack in your child’s lunch. Unhealthy, sugary items may affect your child’s behavior and the success of their daily learning.

Students are required to pack a lunch Monday through Thursday.  On Fridays, full-day students have the option to pack a lunch or to purchase a hot lunch from the school.  All Friday lunch orders must be submitted via the FACTS Family Portal by 10:00 AM the preceding Wednesday.

Full-day students have the option to pack a lunch or to purchase a hot lunch from the school.  All Friday lunch orders must be submitted via the FACTS Family Portal by 10:00 AM the preceding Wednesday.

Half-day students will be picked up before lunch is served.

We  ask that personal toys not be brought to school except on an occasional show ‘n’ tell day. Children may not bring toy guns, war toys, or things of this nature that may contribute to aggressive behavior. The center is not responsible for personal belongings or money brought to school by any child. Please make sure to label any item your child brings to school with their name.

Children may bring either a blanket or a sleepy friend for rest time. Please make sure items fit in the child’s cubby and have their name on it.  

Pull-Ups are not considered potty-trained, and therefore are not permitted.

Happy Hoppers

Happy Hoppers is a 3 year old preschool classroom.  Here they begin their first steps into a learning environment and work on introducing independence. Happy Hoppers start practicing to recognize their own names and begin to work on scissor hold and cutting. They also work on many social skills, the biggest one, being able to use their words and communicate with teachers and other students. Happy Hoppers also work on their sitting skills by sitting during morning circle and during Bible story. 

Caring Critters

Caring Critters is a 3-4 year old preschool classroom. Caring Critters takes a bigger step into working on independence. Caring Critters introduce many skills they will be learning in Pre-K such as advanced shapes and letter sounds. Caring Critters work on writing their names daily and begin to learn the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters.  Caring Critters build on their daily Bible stories and Bible activities.

Busy Bees

Busy Bees is a 4-5 year old Pre-K classroom. Busy Bees will be 5 years old late winter into the spring. Busy Bees is a rigorous learning environment. Busy Bees have a base on writing their own name and begin to work on penmanship. They also continue to improve in learning letters, sounds, and numbers. Busy Bees begin to work on addition and subtraction. Busy Bees improve on their Bible knowledge and are taught daily with many hands-on activities.

Shining Stars

Shining Stars is our 5 year old Pre-K classroom. Shining Stars for students who just missed the Kindergarten birthday cut-off and/or for students who would benefit from an extra year in Pre-K.   Shining Stars is a rigorous learning environment with high expectations of each student.  Shining Stars continue to improve their names in preparation for Kindergarten. They are introduced to site words and focus on recognizing letters with their sounds. Students continue to improve their math skills. Shining Stars are taught a deeper understanding of the Bible.

Students must be five years old by August 15th. New students are evaluated and approved ready for kindergarten by the BCS Preschool or by the current interviewing kindergarten teacher to be eligible to enroll.

If you are new to our program your child must be five by August 15th and be evaluated and approved ready for kindergarten either by the BCS Preschool or by the current interviewing kindergarten teacher to be eligible to enroll.

If your child has been enrolled in our preschool for a full year, they are frequently evaluated in social, emotional, and academic areas by our preschool teachers. As such, they may enroll in Kindergarten. If they have not been enrolled in our preschool for a full year, then an interview with the Kindergarten teacher will be required prior to enrollment.

Yes, there is a 10% discount for each additional sibling enrolled in the Summer Program.