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At the Bear Creek School,
every day is a new beginning,
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an opportunity to learn, to grow,
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to become the individual God intends.
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From preschool through grade 12,
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we're going all in, investing so
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that every student can
experience the fullness
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of a Bear Creek education.
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We as teachers are so
thankful for the annual fund
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because it allows us to be
innovative and creative.
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We get to bring the woo and the awe
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and the beauty from the
resources of the annual fund
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that allows us to touch,
open, see, discover, and go
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and observe God's amazing world
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and the amazing world of learning.
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When our teachers have
the things that they need
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to produce those spaces,
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it just makes everything run more smoothly
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and help our students have
the best possible experience.
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My favorite thing was the
Animal Research Project,
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except it was hard to stay on top of it.
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Something I really loved last year was
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doing the puppet show.
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I like making the apple sauce
In kindergarten. You get to go
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to the Pacific Science Center,
you get to go to tide pools,
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and you get to watch, well, a movie.
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We got to watch a movie
about endangered animals
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and sea creatures.
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I love my mom dropping me off.
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Also, my daddy, we like the playground.
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What do you like about Bear Creek?
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I like everything about Bear
Creek. What's everything?
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Every single thing.
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I love chapel where we
worship God, we talk about it
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and we learn so much
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and I think we will grow
up and it'll be great.
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We love mother's tea, moms
and music, dads and donuts.
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And our son was overjoyed to
have his grandparents join him
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for lunch in the cafeteria
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and be the mystery readers
in his kindergarten class.
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I've been at Bear Creek
for a really long time,
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and I remember as a little kid coming over
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and watching the musical
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and it was a super special experience.
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And now that I am in upper
school, I'm super excited
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to be a part of the musical this year
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and create that experience
maybe for another younger kid.
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When every family goes
all in with the annual fund,
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it really just creates
a sense of partnership.
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We're doing this together. It
takes every single one of us.
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It takes teachers and
classroom assistants.
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It takes parents and it takes students.
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It takes all of us together
to live out this mission.
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And when every family is a
part of it, it's just a sense
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that we can go further faster.
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Giving to the annual
fund is deeply important
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to our family because it
enriches so many opportunities
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outside of the classroom
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and continues to strengthen
the tight-knit family
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connections we value so highly.
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The mission of the Bear Creek
School may be more important
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now than ever in an age when
technology is ubiquitous
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and knowledge is at our fingertips.
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It's all the more important to
teach students how to think,
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how to think critically, and how
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to love their neighbors themselves.
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Your gift to the Annual Fund helps us
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to continue our high quality programs,
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maintain our exceptional
facilities, continue
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to rally together as a community
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and to celebrate the traditions
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that make the Bear Creek School special.
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So please join us and be all in
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and make your gift to
the annual fund today
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and continue to support the
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mission of the Bear Creek School.
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Let's go all in
together for our students,
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for our teachers, for our traditions.
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'cause at Bear Creek,
we're not just preparing
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students for college.
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We're preparing them to engage the world
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with wisdom, compassion, and courage.
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Thank you.