Signs of a Good Year

Our BSO Kindergarten is off a great start in 2017!  Click on the image below to see what they have been up to! 

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BSO Student Spotlight: Evan K.

Evan K. received his CompTIA A+ certification!

Congratulations Evan! We are so proud of you! 

A note from Evan's mom: I wanted to thank Branson for making concurrent enrollment available to the students.  Evan received his CompTIA A+ certification today in the mail. He's the only one in his class at Pickens to have passed the exams required for this certification.  

January Feature Teacher

Branson School Online is home to the most talented and dedicated teaching staff in Colorado! 

Each month we introduce you to one of our incredible Branson School Online teachers. 

Our Feature Teacher for the month of January is:

Kate Henson

Mrs. Henson teaches Kindergarten and 1st grade for Branson School Online. Read on to learn more about this talented BSO teacher.

Name: Kate Henson

Years Teaching: I have been teaching for 14 years

Years with BSO: This is my 9th year with Branson School Online!

Favorite food: I love ALL Mexican food!

Favorite color: Purple

Pets: I don't have any pets now, but I grew up having dogs.

Hobbies: I love spending time reading, watching football, and traveling with my family.

What do you love about teaching? My favorite thing about teaching is watching students learn and discover new things and seeing them meet and exceed their goals.

What do you love about teaching with Branson? I love working with and meeting so many great students and their families!

Favorite season? I LOVE fall!  I love when the weather starts getting cooler and it is beautiful when the colors start to change.

Favorite place you have traveled to? Florence, Italy

# 1 item on your bucket list: I have been to 4 continents, but I would love to go to all 7 continents!   

Favorite book/author: My favorite children's book has always been Charlotte's Web.

Favorite sport: Football

December Interest Ed

Our December InterestEd sessions were so much fun! Students had the opportunity to choose from several different sessions including making forever snowmen, learning about cross-fit, creating food gifts as well as many other incredible topics!

Check out the pictures of students and teachers participating in all of the different sessions.

Watch your email for an invitation to the next round of InterestEd sessions.

Next InterestEd Opportunity: Feb 16th

If you are unaware of or have not tried this amazing enrichment opportunity, please do so! It is a great way for students to get a break from regular classes and have some fun with their classmates and teachers.

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Happy New Year!

Welcome back! BSO would like to wish all of our incredible families a great start to 2017! 

To get our year started on a super positive note, check out this awesome opinion letter, written by one of BSO's 3rd graders. We LOVE hearing positive feedback from our families! 

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