The Ferreira Family Looks Back
E R I C A N D F L AV I A N E F E R R E I R A have been
active members of The Bear Creek School community since 2006, when their eldest son, Philip, started first grade. He graduated in 2018, and their younger son, Benjamin, just graduated in 2021 as a legacy student, starting his educational journey in kindergarten at Bear Creek. W H Y D I D Y O U R FA M I LY C H O O S E O U R SCHOOL?
When we were choosing the right school for our children, we were looking for strong academics and a nurturing environment. When Philip was in kindergarten, his teacher informed us that she believed he would not be challenged enough at our neighborhood school. Rachael Urban, our neighbor at the time, gave us a list of schools that she recommended, and Bear Creek was one of the schools on the list. In addition to the rigorous academic environment, we found that it had much better extracurricular offerings compared to other schools. The beautiful building and kind people we met greatly impacted our decision to choose Bear Creek. Its Christian focus was certainly a plus at
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the time, and this aspect became very important as both of our kids matured in their relationships and worldview. W H AT H A S B E E N Y O U R B E S T E X P E R I E N C E HERE?
While every experience at Bear Creek has been formative in our children’s lives, the most memorable experience that sticks out to us was the involvement that our second son, Ben, had in the school production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The professionalism that was displayed by the kids was absolutely beyond every expectation that we had. Their hard work and passion shone both on stage and in the orchestra pit. We were blown away by the level of quality produced by a group of high school students. What surprised you the most about Bear Creek? Something that pleasantly surprised us about Bear Creek was the strong community created by the parents. The way that the parent group cared for all the kids as well as each other, whether the group
