Enrichments
Enrichments are designed to build critical thinking skills while igniting interest and curiosity in one’s options beyond middle school.In collaboration with community partners, parents, teachers and students, Beacon Schools offer a diversified programmatic spectrum of opportunities, allowing students to explore interests and professions that they may otherwise not experience.
These opportunities contribute to our mission of developing students wholistically, academically, personally and professionally, while preparing all learners for college and career.
Enrichment time creates personalized learning environments for individual students, as reflected in their daily schedules, fostering a unique program that empowers our students intellectually in an expansive manner. Beacon Network Schools offer a wide array of enrichment activities to all students including: advanced, intermediate and interventions in language arts and math, and classes in STEM, Leadership, Arts and Culture, Athletics, and Humanities.
Classes are taught by BNS teachers or community providers and change every quarter. Enrichments provide students with incredible opportunities that are outside of the realm of the traditional school day, and may include field trips off campus (e.g., symphonies, plays, museums, etc.). Teachers create innovative classes to teach and share their interests and talents with students. Community-based organizations and experts in a variety of fields provide students with enrichment opportunities in school. Students have the opportunity to sign up for enrichments from a catalog of many different class offerings each quarter. BNS Middle School Sports are integrated into enrichments. Students practice daily during enrichment and play games both at BNS and at other Denver Public Schools. Every student has the opportunity to try out for any team. In addition, enrichments provide non-traditional athletic programming such as martial arts, tennis, rugby, etc. All enrichment providers are required to go through a contracting process which includes background checks.
The Beacon Zone provides services to Beacon Schools aligned to the BNS vision of enrichments. Services include: identification of teachers and providers to offer enrichment classes, scheduling of classes, organizing stipends, contracting with providers, fundraising and grant writing, and evaluating student interests and needs and the quality of enrichment classes and provider services
ATHLETICS AND SPORTS
Early Fall Sports
- XC
- Softball
- Boys Soccer
Late Fall
- Volleyball
- Flag Football
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Floor Hockey
Spring
- Girls Soccer
- Baseball
In order to participate in Middle School Sports in DPS students need to have:
1) A current, up to date Physical. Physicals are good for one year.
2) A Parent Permission form turned in.
3) Follow Eligibility requirements for participation in sports at GBMS. Athletics during COVID-19
Currently Boys Soccer and cross country have been cancelled for early fall and will hopefully be moved to the spring. Denver Public Schools has decided to move ahead with softball. GBMS and KBMS have decided that it is in our best interest to keep our students, families and coaches safe and will not participate during this Remote Learning season. 20 of the 32 middle schools offering athletics in DPS have made the same decision to decline to participate in Softball. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. We look forward to offering school based athletics in the near future and value the importance of athletics in the development of our students. If you plan on playing Middle School Sports at GBMS or KBMS make sure you get an up to date physical, physicals are good for one year. Thank you for your understanding.
