Our School

The Dos Rios staff, parents, and community are committed to empowering and encouraging students to become successful life-long learners and leaders in an ever-changing world. We will work together to create challenging and developmentally appropriate learning experiences that emphasize intellectual rigor and high academic standards. Personal integrity and democratic values will be fostered in our students to prepare them to become balanced, responsible, reflective and globally conscious citizens.

Dos Rios is Spanish for Two Rivers, and the school was named in recognition of the South Platte and the Cache La Poudre rivers which border Greeley and Evans.

Our school was constructed in 1988 and underwent major renovations in 2021 thanks to Bond and Mill Levy Override funds approved by voters. Dos Rios is home to the Buffaloes. Our buffalo mascot is named Thunder!

We believe that student learning is a shared responsibility, as reflected in our School Vision: Shared Learning, Shared Responsibility, Shared Success. Learn how you can partner with us by visiting our families page on this website or registering as a volunteer at WWW.GREELEYSCHOOLS.ORG/VOLUNTEER.

Dos Rios Elementary School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the Primary Years Programme. International Baccalaureate schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Dos Rios Elementary School believes is important for our students. You can learn more about IB and its programmes at WWW.IBO.ORG.

From Our Principal

Dear Dos Rios Families:

Welcome to our website! We stand out from other District 6 schools by being a fully authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program school. We use a constructivist, inquiry-based method of instruction and one of two public elementary schools in our district to provide Spanish instruction to students K-5. When you next visit our school, please puruse our "Programme of Inquiry" (POI) on display in the front of the school. The POI is a curriculum map which exhibits all 36 teacher-created Units of Inquiry to help students understand global issues in a local context. Did you know that Greeley-Evans District Six now offers a "continuum" of IB services from kindergarten to high school graduation? Dos Rios students can continue up the international path with Brentwood Middle School and Greeley West High School. To learn more about our IB programmes in Greeley-Evans District Six, visit our IB Continuum page HERE.

We are excited about all the great things going on in our school district and our school. We especially appreciate the support from tax payers for major renovations to the school in 2021, including paint, carpet, new security features, HVAC, and furniture. Thank you! We also appreciate the support of The Success Foundation for the installation of our new SMART Lab! Finally, we are humbled by the support from the Colorado Health Foundation, Leprino Foods, PDC Energy, Sam's Club, Front Range Roofing, and our Parent Teacher Group with the installation of a new playground and intergenerational walking path in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Thanks to the support of our community, Dos Rios feels and looks like a brand new school!

It's a great day to be an IB Buffalo!