Discovery Canyon Campus (DCC) is a

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- 12 school in

Academy School District 20 Academy School District 20 is a school district located in El Paso County, Colorado. It is in the northern part of Colorado Springs, Colorado and the area surrounding the Air Force Academy. List of schools Elementary *Academy International Elem ...

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, United States. The campus is primarily dedicated to

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courses. The campus serves the far north of Colorado Springs and is located off of the North Gate of the United States Air Force Academy. DCC's school colors are purple, silver, and black. The school employs three titular academic symbols: the school uses the slogan 'thunder' (i.e. DCC Thunder), many logos are adorned with a lightning bolt and

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, and the physical mascot which is seen at many sporting events is

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, maintaining its school-wide recognition despite suggestions that the mascot be changed to Thunder Man (a previous candidate for the position of official mascot). The campus was opened in the fall of 2005 to 5th and 6th grade students. In the fall of 2006, this was expanded to grades PK-7. In 2007, 8th and 9th were opened, and the first graduating class of DCC walked across the stage four years later in May 2011. The school offers the IB Primary Years Program,

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, IB Career-related Program, and

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. DCC became an

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World School in May 2008. The campus was designed by

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