An example of the schools with which we work include the Challenge School, Aspen Creek, Denver Discovery School, Louisville Middle Choir and Shining Mountain Waldorf School.
Xperience STEM Conference held at the Colorado Convention Center, brought together 500 adventurous science educators and administrators interested in experiential science and it’s STEM applications. Our group of 10 teachers headed to Mission:Wolf for a 2 day overnight immersion. Now we reflect on inspiration and stories and how to spark student interest in learning and continuing education.
Our professional staff know how to make history come alive for 4th grade students
Authentic Colorado history comes alive with the help of parent volunteers
Students realize how hard it is to prepare wood for a warm homestead…especially during Colorado winters!
What does it take to keep a fire and cook the food…
Aided by our colleague and friend Doug Hill of Gone Feral, students learn the challenges faced when building and keeping a fire
When the chores are done it’s time for play! Games like hoop and stick, wooden yo-yo, corn-husk dolls….no electronic technology here!
Couldn’t do it without fabulous enthusiastic help from parents 🙂
A beautiful day on the Colorado plains – perfect for recreating what life in the 1860’s might have been like. Students panned for gold, sawed wood, made char cloth and tried to start a fire, played with pioneer toys and games, made buttons and carded wool, ground corn and fried up johnny cakes, made apple cider and tried their hand at writing with quill pens. This is truly a spectacular and successful educational day for all. We continue to receive rave reviews for it’s engaging qualities and authentic hands on experiences.
Making johnny cakes was a favorite
Winter Ecology on Snowshoes with Aspen Creek Elementary and Temple Grandin School
Woohoo! What a great day! Thank you again for creating these opportunities and experiences for our kids! -Aspen Creek Teacher
Temple Grandin students brake barriers as they set off on an entirely new adventure.
Snowshoe and Winter Ecology FUN!
Arches National Park with the Challenge School from Denver
Exploring the nooks and crannies by day. And by night — the inky black night sky brimming with stars, crowned with a nightly show of shooting stars and the Milky Way. Truly one of the most magnificent places on Planet Earth!
Exploring Delicate Arch
Entrada sandstone makes for fabulous rock formations
Ute Indians depict perhaps a hunt on a side trail to Delicate Arch
LaSal Mountains in the distance
Students celebrate the day before dinner
Fall Music Adventures with Profe Gonzalez and Louisville Middle School Choir
Combining the natural world with challenge while integrating Costa’s “Habits of Mind” during their choir retreat at Highlands Camp and Retreat Center. Rhythms of nature, the story in rocks making up the Hidden Room and amazing music orchestrated by “Profe” makes this a one-of-a-kind choral adventure for students.
Visit our Facebook page for photos of spring Arches National Park with Mountain Phoenix School, Paleo Field Science Trip and Shining Mountain Waldorf Class trip!
Aspen Creek Elementary 5th grade outdoor classroom – Hidden Room! Creek Adventures! Yummy Food! Fun!
Experience science and community building with us at Highlands Camp in Allenspark CO
Shining Mountain students gain valuable skills negotiating rapids and learn geology of the Brown’s Canyon