Mountain Phoenix Community School

Chalkboard art is a beautiful part of the learning experience at MPCS. Hand-drawn by teachers, these illustrations bring stories and lessons to life and spark imagination and creativity.

In Grade 8, our students bring mathematics into their hands through the study and creation of Platonic solids. Here they explore form, symmetry, proportion, and spatial relationships by actually building what they’re learning and geometry becomes art.

Grade 7 hit the pavement in Games Class, learning skateboarding skills from returning MPCS alumni from Wheat Ridge High School with a super sweet program called Gone Boarding. Balance, courage, perseverance, and a pretty cool full-circle moment. Once a Phoenix always a Phoenix.

Last Friday, we celebrated Michaelmas together as a school.

Michaelmas reminds us that the dragons we face aren't always the ones in fairy tales. They can be our fears, doubts, and inner struggles. Through courage and strength of will, we learn to face these challenges and find the light within ourselves.

Let’s welcome the season with sustainability, sharing, and caring for one another!

Bring your gently used kids’ and adults’ outerwear and exchange what you no longer need for new-to-you sizes to keep everyone warm this winter.

Heffernan Hall
October 8 | 1:30–5:00 PM
October 9 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Free to participate!

Items can be dropped off in the drop-off line or at Heffernan Hall the morning of October 8, or simply bring them with you to the swap. Any remaining items will be donated to the Pine Ridge Reservation and/or JEFFCO Action Center, depending on quantity.

Our Self-Study with the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education continues, and this week we’re exploring the third principle at the heart of Public Waldorf education.

Principle 3 | Social Change Through Education

Public Waldorf education exists to serve both the individual and society while supporting each student’s unique capacities while nurturing the confidence and responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the world.

We strive to develop independent thinkers, compassionate community members, and capable young people with the self-awareness, initiative, and social responsibility to turn ideas into action.

Growing individuals. Strengthening communities. Inspiring change.

Well that's a wrap on Fun Run 2026. Together we raised $52,026! Thanks to our amazing MPCS community, these funds will support teacher training, campus improvements, classroom needs, and more.

We are so grateful for the energy, generosity, and commitment you continue to pour into our school. Special thanks to Julie Wheeless and her whole team for bringing the energy and inspired planning to allow us to SOAR. Thank you to and Spark Creative for capturing the day and helping us tell our story.

We did this together and we are so grateful.