Boulder County Kids Fall 2015

B oul der Coun t y KIdS Volume XXI No. 3 • BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISS IISSue SSue SS ue 2015

Celebrating Over 20 years!

Fall Issue “Fall Festival”

Watercolor and collage paper

by Hazel Servetar, Age 8 Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies (BCSIS)

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Contents

20 YEARS

Volume 21 No. 3

Articles titled in blue are great reading for kids, green for directories.

From the Publisher ............................................................ 5

Cover Story—Hazel Servetar............. 5

No Arts Left Behind .......................

6

Kids’ Planet ..................................................... 8

HELPFUL SERVICES DIRECTORY......... 10 HealtH care Directory ............ 12

Hormones and Hair

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Hormones and Skin.............

16

Debit or Credit ............................

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Crossing the Line..................................................... 18 What Do I Do Now, Romona?........... 22

NEWS ABOUT TOWN ............................ 23 Advantages of Inclusive Preschools........ 24

Avery’s Avid Reader Corner ...................... 25 Nurturing Success in All Children since 1956

TLC offers early childhood care and education programs to nurture children from eight weeks to six years old. Call today for information on enrolling your child.

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Birthday Party Directory ......... 36–37 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS .................... 38–41 Fall Calendar oF events ................. 42–45 editor in Chief - Jennifer Martin

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Cover Story: Hazel Servetar

ack to school already! Can’t be possible. enjoy your last days in the pool and relaxing hot summer days. We hope you had a great summer and are ready for a great year of learning and fun. Be good to your fellow students and your teachers. These are great years to enjoy. We have lots of really great programs to check out for this fall and hope you will take advantage of all the great opportunities in our beautiful area. Be well and be in touch!

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Jennifer Martin, Publisher www.bouldercountykids.com info@bouldercountykids.com

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ur cover artist is Hazel Servetar. She is age 8 and goes to the Boulder Community School of integrated Studies, (BCSiS) and is in going into the 3rd grade this fall. She has one sister, lena, who is 11. Her favorite classes in school are art, music and writing. Hazel also takes art classes at Sunflower art Studio and studies with lika Gitis. The cover was inspired by her sister who did a landscape and she thought that was cool and wanted to do one. She loves coffee cake and likes going to dot’s diner in Boulder. Her top pick for movies is The Avengers and for Tv shows is Star Trek Voyager. She enjoys listening to pop music (especially Taylor Swift), plays the piano and the recorder. Hazel is into rock climbing, skating and skiing and wants to be a writer when she grows up. She has two guinea pigs that were rescued in the flood, (Chip and derek), one dog (Stella), and a cat name Pi. Her favorite thing about fall is pumpkin pie. he cover sponsor is Boulder valley Credit Union, which provides kids an excellent environment in which to save money and provides incentives, activities, events and mascot visits. To join, or for more information, call (303) 442-8850 in Boulder or (970) 577-0750 in estes Park, or you can also visit www.bvcu.org.

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NO ARTS LEFT BEHIND

by Claudia Lewis

later on in life. Speaking for myself, I have not used my clown painting skills since elementary school. But, is that the only thing he learned in art today, or was there something more?

Expressive Arts Health Humanities Language Literacy Mathematics Science & Technology

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces all there ever will be to know and understand.” ~Albert Einstein

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ne of the many hats I wear is serving as a university supervisor for student art teachers for the University of Northern Colorado. Student teaching is one of the hardest, and most rewarding tasks a future educator must complete, but nothing prepares you for teaching quite like teaching itself.

This past semester was particularly difficult for the student teachers I supervised.

Colorado’s PARCC testing – hours and hours of it – wreaked havoc on the daily schedule at their schools, hitting the art program especially hard. Testing hijacked the art classes’ allotted time,

making it difficult to plan and deliver meaningful lessons. It was a tough reality check for these young educators to see how undervalued they would be as teachers, as would their chosen subject area.

Testing...

Testing

In 2001, our federal government passed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The goal was to improve school performance by increasing accountability.

Emphasizing the importance of numeracy and literacy, NCLB mandated testing in language arts, writing, and mathematics, penalizing schools that failed to meet the standards. Although the

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arts were named as a required subject area, they were not part of NCLB’s accountability standards. Since 2007, 71% of schools nationwide have reduced instruction time in arts education. NCLB has now expired, and there are two bills making the rounds in the House and Senate to replace it, hopefully with something better than the “test and punish” system of NCLB. (For more information, search for “Student Success Act” and “Every Child Achieves Act.”) As long as funding is tied to test scores, subjects that are not tested will not be highly valued. For years, arts advocates have defended the need for the arts by asserting that they improve students’ performance in “core” subjects. But a growing number of advocates say this argument completely misses the point. The real question is whether the arts increase the depth and breadth of a good education.

Does the study of the arts stand alone on its own merits? Before we can answer that question, we need to know exactly what the arts teach.

If you ask your child what he learned in art today, he will say something like, “We painted pictures of clowns” or “We learned about Vincent Van Gogh.” You may wonder how this will be useful to him

Studio Habits of Mind

In their book, Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education (2007), Lois Hetland and her colleagues explore real world art classrooms in search of the true benefits of art education. In addition to developing the craft of art and understanding the art world, they have identified six other Studio Habits of Mind that are uniquely acquired in the art classroom.

As kids learn to use the tools of art, they also learn a new visual “vocabulary” that empowers them to engage with the materials, persisting in their efforts to work with them in a meaningful way. As students envision new things beyond what they have been shown, they are developing creative muscles needed to create those new things.

At the root of the arts is expression, the ability to communicate an idea, tell a story or convey personal meaning. Learning to closely observe, to see more deeply than ordinary looking, is a habit of mind that benefits higher-level thinkers across all subject areas.

Stretching and exploring, or learning from “mistakes” and following a project wherever it takes you, is a ubiquitous theme in the art room. In

a setting where students must regurgitate facts and give correct answers, the art room can be an oasis where happy accidents (not mistakes) are acceptable. By questioning, explaining and self-evaluating, art students use reflection as a tool for growth. Kids can learn to evaluate themselves rather than relying on their teachers to assess their performance.

These eight dispositions are not easily tested or quantified, but they are essential skills for successful higher-order thinking. The 21st century belongs to those who will envision new technologies, invent new ways to better mankind, and connect with others through selfexpression and communication.

Wales and the 21st Century

This past year, Wales has revamped its educational framework to include learning dispositions like the ones identified above.

Professor Graham donaldson was tasked with reviewing the curriculum of the Welsh school system and making recommendations for improvement, which were subsequently adopted by the Welsh government. donaldson proposed sweeping change from a subjectdriven model to one that focuses on six “areas of learning and experience.�

The six areas are: expressive arts; health and well being; humanities; languages, literacy and communication; mathematics and numeracy; and science and technology. donaldson says that the new curriculum must include the arts and creativity, alongside numeracy and literacy

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as “core� themes across all subject disciplines for all students. His report notes that other school systems across europe and australia are moving away from “learning about� and towards “learning to� with the goal that young people become ambitious, capable learners; enterprising, creative contributors; ethical, informed citizens; and healthy, confident individuals. donaldson’s report also advises against an over-reliance on testing, and recommends that it be as noninvasive as possible. Testing inherently limits the scope of what can be assessed and fails to reflect necessary breadth in the curriculum. innovative approaches to assessment like interactive demonstrations and self- and peer-assessment are preferred as they encourage students to take greater responsibility for their own learning.

Will the United States stay mired in standardized testing that narrows the curriculum and penalizes struggling schools? or will we join european countries as they strive to promote creativity and higher learning while finding innovative ways to evaluate that learning? right now, our future arts educators are studying ways to deliver lessons that will prepare our kids for 21st century higher order thinking. let’s hope they get the chance to use it.

Claudia Lewis has a Masters in art education, and teaches fine art classes to children and adults. She is also the owner of Full Circle Art & Design, offering graphic design services in the Boulder area for the past 20 years. To see examples of Claudia’s work and that of her students, please visit claudialewisarts. zenfolio.com. You can email her at fullcircle.claudia@gmail.com or call (303) 530-1534.

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MUSIC OF NATURE

by Dr. Oakleigh Thorne, II

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ave you heard the music of nature?

The song of birds is what many people think of first when asked this question. i also hear music when the wind whistles through the branches of a pine tree or rustles through the leaves of a cottonwood in the early autumn. The trickle of a small mountain stream or the rushing sound of a river at flood stage during the spring melt-off are both music to my ears, too.

Besides the bird songs, i listen for the first chorus frogs in the spring, or the humming of a bumblebee in the heat of summer. i love the chirping of tree crickets in the late summer and early fall. in September and

Yellow Warbler singing

october if you travel up into the mountains, you may hear the bugling of an elk. This is an eerie sound that penetrates the evening air, but it surely is a part of nature’s music.

The howling of a coyote or wolf adds to the amazing chorus. at night, the hooting of a Great-horned owl is something that i love to hear. This past spring i came out of our office at Sombrero Marsh one evening and there was a pair of these owls calling back and forth to each other, one having a slightly higher pitch than the other so it was easy to tell them apart. as a little boy growing

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up on long island, i would often go to sleep listening to the beautiful song of a Wood Thrush that sang right outside my window every evening during May and June each year. if you haven’t heard this great songster, be sure to go online to the Cornell laboratory of ornithology and listen to the recording of its musical notes. i think that it’s one of the most beautiful bird songs in the world. other thrushes whose lovely songs you may hear are those of the american robin and the Hermit Thrush. i have an american robin who sings outside my bedroom window right in downtown Boulder. To hear a Hermit Thrush, you have to go up into the sub-alpine zone of our mountains in the summertime. Some people say that its song resembles panpipes and that it’s copying the sounds of the mystical piper “Kokopelli.” i think it’s fun to imagine that!

Birds sing to set up and defend their territories and to attract a mate. it is only the male bird who sings. He is telling you that there is a

breeding pair of birds here. in the meantime, the female is making her nest and sitting on her eggs. did you know that the average bird’s internal temperature is 104 degrees Fahrenheit? in order for this heat to transfer easily to the eggs, the female bird has a “brood patch.” This is an area on the breast where the down feathers are lost or pulled out so that the bare skin is exposed and makes direct contact with the eggs to keep them warm.

The best time to hear a variety of bird songs is in the early morning or in the evening. i like to sit or stand quietly, close my eyes, and just listen to the sounds. Notice that with your eyes closed, your ears become much more sensitive and you notice many more sounds than you do with your eyes open. Soon you can learn to tell which species of bird it is just by its song. This is all the music of nature, and i hope you learn to enjoy it in your life as much as i have in mine!

Dr. Thorne is founder and honorary president of Thorne Nature Experience (formerly Thorne Ecological Institute) in Boulder.

They have helped “connect youth to nature” for over 60 years! For information about their programs for kids, check their website at www.thornenature.org or please email info@thornenature.org or call (303) 499-3647, ext. 100.

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Jack & Jill Children’s Salon is the only full-service hair salon exclusively dedicated to kids and tweens in Colorado. From bobs and up-dos to buzz cuts and faux hawks, we do it all. Our talented Style Squad continuously educates themselves on the latest trends. Like them on Facebook and get a $3 off coupon.

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Find Your Happy + Healthy Here Art: Explore the arts and pottery.

Cycling: Learn to ride or even fly at Valmont Bike Park.

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Dance: Discover the joys of movement, tap, jazz, ballet.

Day Camps: Join our certified camps for school days off.

EXPAND: We offer a wide range of specialized and inclusive social and recreational programs for people with disabilities.

Golf: Fun programs ages 4 and up at www.FlatironsGolf.com

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Back-To-School Fall Counseling Special: 4 one-hour sessions $200/individual sessions only.

Hours: M-F, 9:30 am-7 pm, with Saturday hours.

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Offering play therapy and animal-assisted therapy for children experiencing a social, behavioral, and/or emotional concern. Encourages self-awareness and acceptance of all feelings, increases coping skills, self-soothing, and selfconfidence. Also offering parent support.

Fees: $110/hr, option of sliding scale on limited basis. Tatum is a registered play therapist (RPT) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC).

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Germaine Weaver, PT

Integrative Physical Therapy

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www.bouldercranio.com gweaverpt@yahoo.com Ages: All. Germaine Weaver, PT delights in helping babies and children enjoy a healthy start to life. Over 33 years experience as a Physical Therapist and 28 years as a CranioSacral Therapist. Hands-on therapy for resilience, to recover quicker from health issues. Play therapy for integration, plus fun.

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www.MyBoulderChiropractor.com Ages: All. Dr. Birchann Paffenbarger at Boulder Chiropractic specializes in pediatric and prenatal care. Safe and comfortable treatment may help a pregnant woman’s body prepare for birth and help with fetal positioning for an easier pregnancy and delivery. Chiropractic is a gentle and natural treatment that may help children of any age with colic, ear aches, hyperactivity, growing pains, and much more. Call Boulder Chiropractic today!

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and low-cost public health insurance plans that provide dental, medical, prescription and vision benefits. There are no monthly premiums and co-pays range from $0-50 depending on family income. Healthy Kids and Adults can also connect families to Connect for Health Colorado, a health insurance marketplace where people can shop for health insurance and access tax credits to reduce monthly health insurance premiums. Call for more information.

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Hormones and H A I r

by Rebecca Feldman, C.E.

he endocrine glands secrete hormones.

The endocrine glands are the pineal, pituitary, parathyroid, thyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas (organ), ovaries, (female) and testes (male). Puberty in adolescents is when many changes occur within the body and this is also when we will see the onset of hair growth and acne. Hormonal areas of the face are around the lips, the chin and the neck and sometimes between the brows on girls and boys.

Where there is hair, there is festering. The temporary removal of these hormonal hairs through tweezing, waxing, shaving, depilatories and threading, distort the hair follicles causing redness, soreness and possible infection around the affected area. Picking at these areas is extremely destructive to the epidermis. To avoid the perpetual cycle of hormonal hair growth, electrolysis is a great solution that will promote positive self-esteem; eventually inhibiting the hair growth permanently.

Pregnancy can also bring on hormonal hair growth.

However, if the woman has had previous electrolysis, it is not possible for the treated area to suddenly grow hair.

Any new growth would be the result of new follicles being activated. Once a hair is cauterized it is not possible for regrowth to recur.

Shortwave thermolysis, which is a heat current only, can be used when pregnancy exists. Follow the instruc-

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Is it possible for electrolysis treatments to stimulate hair growth?

I can say confidently after 29 years of practice, that the answer is NO. Electrolysis does not stimulate the hair follicles around a treated hair to grow!

Will my hair come back if I become pregnant?

No, not in my experience. Once a follicle is properly dysfunctional it cannot grow hair, ever.

Drugs such as steroid and anti-depressants are actually at the root of most hair growth.

tions from your doctor. I have treated many of my clients before, during and after their pregnancy.

The onset of menopause can also trigger new hair growth and acne. Again, only untreated follicles can be activated for new hair growth. The skin can go through changes as well, often becoming dry or red or oily. It can be tough to maintain a proper pH. Again, picking is very destructive and since I see so much of this, I have to emphasize how detrimental it is to your skin.

Hair removal is a process,

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one in which you, the client, should always be seeing progress and a reduction in your hair growth. Hair should be either not coming back or at least coming in finer, lighter and weaker.

Also, where there is hair growth, there is often troubled skin and festering unhappiness around the hair follicles, such as acne.

As soon as the hair is really eliminated, healing of the skin can begin. Again, patience and commitment with yourself and the process, is required. Also, trust in your electrologist is essential.

Can laser treatments stimulate hair growth?

Absolutely. I am trained on laser hair removal and I have seen that when blonde, red, light brown, black with red hair is treated with laser, it can actually aggravate the problem by activating hair growth around the follicles, where there was none before. I have client after client with this issue.

Tip: Keep your hands clean and off of your face.

A note about eyebrows.

These hairs know their job.

Usually, in my experience, it is the area that has been tweezed the most. Also, it is a sensitive area of the face with many underlying capillaries. I approach them cautiously. Eyebrows can take many treatments.

Another note: where eyebrows take time, neck hair can progress to permanency rather quickly.

In conclusion, hair is much easier to remove permanently when it has never been tweezed, waxed, plucked or removed with a depilatory cream. These methods can distort the hair follicle and create a cycle of infected skin. Encourage this positive step towards freedom of unwanted hair at the onset of the hormonal changes. If you look in the mirror and are critical of a unibrow or a dark or light shadow across your lip; electrolysis can probably

BOULDER COUnty KiDs HEALtH help. The investment in yourself and the feeling of confidence that comes from a positive self image is invaluable.

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Hormones and Skin Wear at least a sunblock of 30 daily, ensuring it has UVB/UVA protection

by Bethany Gray

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ormones are vastly impacting our skin on a daily basis.

Hormonal changes in the body through our lifetime reflect greatly on our largest organ—the skin. Hormones are agents that create changes in our bodies. Understanding hormonal shifts in our bodies can help us better protect our skin so that we may take targeted action in addressing skin concerns.

During puberty, hormones called androgens elevate in both boys and girls. Most young adults will experience some sort of acne. More serious cases of acne can dramatically affect young adults, leaving them with scars, low self-esteem and depression.

It’s important to understand the underlying changes happening in our bodies. For example: androgen hormones cause the skin to produce more sebum, an oily substance produced by the sebaceous gland. Androgen’s overproducing sebum (oil), provides a conducive place for bacteria and germs to thrive. As a result, we often see enlarged pore size, blackheads, zits and inflammation (redness). If congestion and acne are present, treating the skin gently and effectively is vital. Skin care that includes anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antibacterial properties are beneficial.

Ingredients such as vitamin A derivatives, salicylic acid as well as balancing the skin with moisturizers can help

avoid creating more active oil glands.

Pregnancy is another time in life when we see an influence of hormones. Estrogen is heightened during pregnancy, giving expectant mothers the condition called the “pregnancy glow.” Melasma, more commonly known as pregnancy mask is a skin condition we often see with pregnancy. Melasma can affect anyone, but especially those who are pregnant or utilizing hormonal contraceptives. Melasma happens when there is a surge of melanin production. It presents itself as darkened skin, most often it’s found on the upper lip, cheeks, nose, and forehead.

It’s important to treat the skin gently while pregnant, avoiding harsh cleansers, toners, scrubs and moisturizers.

Your esthetician or physician can work with you post pregnancy to address any skin concerns triggered during pregnancy.

In women, estrogen reaches its climax at around age 25, then, slowly diminishes into the 30s and more dramatically into your 40s.

Estrogen is a hormone that helps our skin look supple, hydrated, and bright. As estrogen decreases our bod-

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ies produce less collagen and elastin, in return we see dryer skin with less elasticity. A significant decrease of estrogen occurs in our mid to late 40s when perimenopause sets in, (the bridge between regular ovulation and menopause.) During this time, many women will present skin symptoms such as thinning hair, increased or darker facial hair, and adult acne. Your esthetician can help customize an appropriate skin care regimen during these years. They may recommend products with antioxidant ingredients or more aggressive anti-aging ingredients such as peptides. Also altering the skin care regimen is important when hormonal influxes happen.

No matter our age, it is important to understand the significance of protecting our faces from sun exposure. It’s especially crucial during periods of hormonal changes. Vitamin A derivatives, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, benzoyl peroxide and other ingredients leave our skin vulnerable to sun damage. It is important to protect our skin with a least a SPF 30 UVB/UVA sunblock, especially with high altitude and active lifestyles in Colorado.

Make sure to implement a healthy cleansing/moisturizing routine so the skin can properly breathe, rejuvenate, and prevent clogged pores. Cleansing is especially vital at night, since the skin works 30% harder.

Keep facial cleansing cloths handy for after sport activities or for when it’s not convenient to wash with a cleanser, and ensure they are oil free

Regularly wipe down your cell phone with disinfecting wipes

Wash your pillow cases regularly

If you’re oily/acne prone use a clean wash cloth each time you wash your face, this helps prevent bacteria from spreading

Keep germs at bay, avoid resting your hands on or touching your face when possible

BOULDER COUnty KiDs HEALtH Cross contaminating your fingers in moisturizers or other facial substances can spread bacteria, use clean Q-tips to remove products instead of fingers Although hormonal changes in our skin are normal throughout our lifespan, it’s important to consider how lifestyle and diet affects the outward appearance of our skin. Diets high in sugar, starches, and processed foods are thought to trigger hormones, which in turn may increase hormone production and cause unwanted skin issues. Some speculations are that high glycemic foods (foods that enter the bloodstream quickly) can cause certain hormones to increase dramatically, resulting in increased acne and or skin problems. Implementing low glycemic foods, whole foods that include fruit, vegetables,

and whole grains are thought to help the skin maintain normal function. Making sure to drink our recommended daily amount of water helps our skin stay hydrated, and allows proper excretion through skin.

Remember the importance of speaking to your health care provider, if you feel your hormones are imbalanced.

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BOULDER COUnty KiDs HEALtH Crossing the line from empowering to overwhelming or enabling our kids?

by Jessica Dancingheart

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arenting can be challenging. There is no rule book or straight and predictable developmental path that our kids follow. Each child has different needs, abilities, skills and interests. This can sometimes lead us to under or overestimate their capacity to do things. I recently heard a mom share how when she was hospitalized, to her surprise, her kids began to pick up the slack at home and do chores that they would normally complain about or claim to not be able to do.

I hear a variation on this theme often—parents delightfully watching their children do things they did not know they could. I also hear parents lament or express frustration because their children legitimately are not equipped to do tasks that they assign to them and expect them to be able to accomplish. These two extremes make for very tiring and divisive interchanges between parent and child. There is a way we can empower our kids instead of enabling them by doing for them what they can do for themselves, or overwhelming them by having unrealistic expectations.

Appreciate your children for who they are and engage them in what interests them.

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Stop comparing them to other children or your ideals. Each child is unique and has different strengths. When we are engaging in comparison despair, we miss out on seeing the incredibleness of our own children. While your children may not be virtuoso piano players, they have their own brilliance. One of my favorite children’s books that demonstrates the power of a parent accepting, appreciating and accenting her children’s individuality is the Country Bunny. She assigns to each of her children responsibilities that reflect the interests and strengths of that bunny. For example, her artistic child makes art for the house, and the child who is polite is the keeper of the chair. We can do the same.

Make chores fun. It is important for us to have joy with our own chores, so we can set the example for them.

Try to find the places of joy for your own and children’s task. For example, there is a way in which even folding laundry can be made fun. You can make up a song as you fold. You can try different ways of folding to achieve different goals—minimizing drawer space used, minimizing wrinkles, etc. You can set aside time and spaciousness to play a game of catch with balled up socks. So much of the time we get mired in the drudgery of chores that we deny ourselves fun. We get stuck in the mind set of “it has to be done” that we forget that we lose sight of our priorities - such as having a good family life. With a little imagination and spaciousness, it does not have to be that way.

Delegate chores by stating clear goals, offering resources required to complete the tasks and then giving your children the freedom to complete their tasks. Sometimes we are so fixated on having something turn out the way we want that we forgot there are other ways to do it and we end up micromanaging or criticizing our kids. We lose sight of the fact that there are many ways to get to the end goal. I loved watching some children who were tasked with making a meal use their resourcefulness to set the table and make delicious foods of their own creation. If we are clear in our objectives and available to encourage and supplement the resources of our children, we will be very happy with the results and our children will be proud of their accomplishments.

When assigning chores, be available to help your children while giving them the ability to figure things out for themselves. Give them guidance that they can relate to and that builds on what they have already mastered.

That way the task becomes manageable and bite-sized.

Encourage them rather than regularly pointing out how they did it wrong. It is okay to let them sit in discomfort of not knowing. They will learn to ask for help or figure things out for themselves. Help them inventory and appreciate the skills they have and recognize the resources they need, along with the willingness to ask for and get what they need.

Make it okay to “fail” and to ask questions. I love the Rumi poem, “Somewhere beyond right and wrong, there is a garden. I will meet you there.” Redefining our relationship to failure can make tasks into adventures.

If our children know that failure does not really exist,

BOULDER COUnty KiDs HEALtH and that it is an opportunity for them to grow and learn, they can more eagerly engage in the world. So, when our children are assigned a task and they don’t complete it to “satisfaction”, a moment opens itself up to learning a different approach or asking what different or what more was needed to complete the task in a way that all could be proud of, or possibly celebrating the different outcome that transpired.

Most of all be kind and patient with yourself as a parent. Apply those same principles of acceptance, appreciation, encouragement, bite sizing, asking for help and/ or growing your skills, and looking for learnings or successes in where you fall short. Life can be joyful as we move away from under or over expecting from ourselves. In the words of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, “Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act.”

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tools to Help teens Manage expenses

by Steve Carr

he best way to get OUT OF DEBT is NOT getting caught up in debt in the first place.

For most, this is easier said than done. Most parents of teenagers are quick to say, “I’m not letting MY son/ daughter have a credit card and believe that relying solely on debit cards is the answer.” WRONG! Actually, helping them learn how to use a credit card responsibly is a very important lesson and can have very positive results.

Basically, if you do not watch your spending, the outcome may become unfortunate. Making minimum payments and/or payments late on a credit card can lead to major financial stress and problems. Whether you use cash, write checks, or use a debit card or credit card, tracking your personal finances is the best way to get on target, stay on target, and know what needs to change to get you back on track. Not having a plan and guessing is most likely not going to work well over the long run. The good news is that online tools help take the guesswork out of how much

attention immediately and explain the reason(s) that this cannot continue to happen.

Also, praise and/or reinforce them for positive use, which will go a long way. credit

money you really have, owe, or are owed.

Debit cards and credit cards have similarities and differences. Each serve separate purposes with inherent benefits and drawbacks, and they are not mutually exclusive. Most parents are hesitant on helping their teenager obtain a credit card account, fearing they will spend more than they have and quickly get into financial trouble.

They feel that debit cards are better to help control spending…if there isn’t money in the account, they can’t spend it. However, if for example, their car is out of gas, or they just finished a meal at a restaurant and their card does not work, they are left in a very awkward position.

There are better ways to

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Debit

help young adults learn how to responsibly use credit and debit cards. First and foremost, research to find the lowest cost debit or credit card. Many are free these days but have expensive fees for misuse. People don’t plan to misuse the card but accidents happen. So why set your child up with bank cards that historically have higher rates and fees? Credit unions traditionally are known for offering better terms and lower fees.

Secondly, once the new card arrives in the mail, take time with your child and explain how the card works, consequences for misuse, and that retaining ALL receipts and reviewing monthly statements is part of the responsibility. Explain that the card is to be used for purchasing the things you need to purchase, NOT splurging and being irresponsible. Parents can provide a list of the things they can and can’t purchase with the card.

Third, periodically monitor their account throughout the month, especially when they first open it, to ensure that there are no big surprises when the statement arrives.

When you see red flags of misuse, bring those to their

Debit CarDs Debit cards are great to start with. The account holder makes deposits and purchases debit from the account balance. The goal is to spend LESS than the balance. The debit card can also be used in ATMs to obtain cash. There is usually no fee to use “innetwork” ATMs that the financial institution owns or belongs to. Conversely, there are typically fees associated with using “out-of-network” ATMs. Many institutions charge a fee for excessive withdraws per month.

In summary, debit cards can be used to make purchases, obtain cash, and demonstrate responsibility, but do not help users establish credit.

CreDit CarDs It is very important to introduce young adults to the credit card and help them set up an account at least a year prior to their high school graduation. This will provide plenty of time for them to learn to use it responsibly and for parents to review monthly statements with them several months in a row. Credit cards help the user establish credit, however misuse will result in “bad credit.”

Credit card accounts have a set “credit limit” that the user can “charge up

to” each month. If the user spends within his/her limits, they can easily pay off the entire balance each month, on or before the due date, to avoid paying interest and late fees. Paying after the due date incurs a fee and interest charges. Making the minimum monthly payment or paying any amount below the entire balance will incur interest charges.

Credit cards used in ATMs or at financial institutions to obtain cash is considered a “cash advance” which a finance charge will be added to the amount owed (sometimes at a rate higher than the purchase rate). Note that many banks can increase the interest rate (APR) up to 29.9% due to late payments and delinquencies—most credit unions do not. Check the terms of agreement.

NOTE: Merchants typically place holds on accounts when making flight, car rent-

BOULDER COUnty KiDs HEALtH al and hotel reservations, and pre-purchasing gasoline due to the fact that the purchase amount is not immediately known at the time of initial card usage/transaction. These terms are typically more favorable when using credit cards over debit cards.

Managing Debt Managing debt is paramount! Whether you use cash, checks, credit, or debit, to purchase, “living within your means” is key to your financial success. Good credit will help you borrow at more favorable rates, pay lower auto insurance premiums, and increase your chances of landing a job (yes, employers can pull credit reports and base hiring upon the credit report among other factors).

Bad credit will cost you higher rates when borrowing and

have other negative implications.

Online teChnOlOgy Credit card account holders can set up complimentary alerts on their account that notifies them by text or email when the credit balance and/or transaction amount exceeds an amount they set.

These alerts can help parents avoid constantly monitoring the account to only when the balance or transaction amount exceeds the designation. When the alerts are received, parents can immediately address the issue(s) so they are discontinued.

In summary, financial services can be complicated and a bit overwhelming for young adults. The key is to help them set up accounts BEFORE they move off to college, explain the responsi-

bility/consequences, monitor their account to help avoid surprises, and teach/help them to balance their account each month. In addition, knowing that credit unions typically provide financial services for less will help ensure that your children enjoy the best value throughout their life. Parents who follow this plan will undoubtedly increase the chances of success rather than leaving it to chance.

Steve Carr is with the Boulder Valley Credit Union. Credit unions are known for offering their members a great value on savings and financing. Boulder Valley Credit Union offers incentives for children 13 years old and younger to save and a checking account with a debit card with no monthly fees for high school students. Please contact Steve Carr at (303) 415-3504 or email scarr@bvcu.org for more information.

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WHAT DO I DO NOW, ROMONA? their whole family. She really exhausts herself by taking too much on most of the time.

I love her for all she does, but I am just wondering how heathy this is to take on so much.

Signed: concerned husband.

Romona Scholder, M.A., RNCS Psychotherapist

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My wife has a tendency to help everyone out. If there is a stray dog, she takes it in.

A friend of our teenage son, who was having problems at home, came and stayed for three weeks. If a neighbor is sick, she is cooking food for

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In the very far distant past the survival of the human race depended on people like your wife. Altruism caused us to put others before ourselves, the survival of the group before our own and caring for others was a high priority.

We had a great “pack” mentality. “One for all and all for

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one!’ We’ve lost a lot of that now; greed and a sense of entitlement have seen to that, but let’s get back to altruism.

Whether altruism is a learned trait or the result of genetic wiring, the idea that “service” is our contribution to the well being of the planet pleases me.

Some people are altruistic on a more limited scale.

They care for people of their own group and not the outsider or stranger. Limited altruism can be judgmental.

Your wife is to be commended for her generosity and cautioned to maintain balance. While balance is hard to achieve and even harder to maintain, it is essential for good physical and mental health. I recently heard someone say that in an airplane when the oxygen masks are deployed, you put one on yourself before you put one on your child. She needs to care for herself so that she can care for others.

Once when I saved a little dog covered with ice and snow from a grocery store parking lot, my mother scolded me by saying, “You can’t save every stray dog on the planet!” “You’re right Mom, but I have to care for the ones that cross my path.”

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We have heard stories about our greatgrandfather’s swearing. He would shout out profanities in the shower and have unexpected spurts of cussing. My father’s second cousin on the same side

of the family was thought to have Tourette’s Syndrome.

Does Tourette’s run in families?

Signed: curious family member.

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Tourette’s is a neurological condition involving uncontrolled repetitive movements such as facial grimacing as well as sounds such as grunting, always at inappropriate times. These symptoms are called “tics”.

Ten percent of people with TS also have coprolalia, the swearing tic, which I suspect was your grandfather’s problem.

You can have coprolalia without having TS. There is a strong hereditary component with TS so it is important that you familiarize yourself with the subtleties of this condition by going to the TS website. It is a somewhat controllable condition but not curable. Your doctor might prescribe psychotropic drugs to help control the brain’s impulsivity and reactivity as well as psychotherapy to help with coping with this chronic condition. Relaxation techniques can also reduce mental and physical stress thought to trigger symptoms. Children with TS are often misdiagnosed as having behavior problems. Teachers don’t automatically think Tourette’s when a child starts “cussing” in class. They think principal’s office and punishment.

This is where you come in to save the day and have your child checked for TS.

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Center.

The repurposing of Boulder’s historic Mapleton School into a district-wide early childhood center was an undertaking that spanned a decade and engaged an ent i re c o m m u n i ty. RTA Architects worked with Alan Ford Architects and Adolfson & Peterson Construction to deliver the Boulder Valley School District an awardwinning ECE center.

According to Doug Abernathy, RTA Architects, it took the entire Mapleton community to reach the desired result. “By a seemingly miraculous set of events and timing, all the players converged,” said Abernathy.

To date, Mapleton Early Childhood Center has received the City of Boulder Land mar k s B o ar d 2014 Historic Preservation Award; CEFPI Rocky Mountain Chapter ’s 2013 Summit Design Award; Historic Boulder Preservation Action’s 2014 Preservation Award; ABC Colorado’s 2014 EIC—1st Place Award in the Historical Restoration/ Renovation Category; AIA Denver ’s Allied Design Professional Honor Award;

ENR Mountain States 2014 1st Place—Renovation/ R e s t o r a t i o n Aw a r d ; and Building Design & Construction Magazine’s 2014 National Reconstruction Gold Award, which was previously awarded to the Statue of Liberty.

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ide-sharing service Uber is piloting a program in Colorado to incorporate Amber Alerts into its technology to automatically alert drivers that a child abduction has occurred nearby.

The Denver Post reports that the initiative could be expanded to other markets if successful in Colorado, with the idea being that Uber drivers collectively cover thousands of miles per day and could add to the success of locating suspects or suspicious vehicles.

From left: Claire Gillett, 16, her sister Mary Gillett, 15, Meg Sullivan, 12 and her brother John Sullivan, 14, bundle highlighters for the Crayons to Calculators program at Main Street School, in Longmont. (Lewis Geyer/ Staff Photographer-Daily Camera).

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ables in a room at L o n g m o n t ’s M a i n Street School were covered with crayons, notebooks, pencils, glue, scissors and various other school supplies, ready for hundreds of volunteers to portion them out into colorful backpacks.

The backpack stuffing for St. Vrain Valley

School District students through the annual Crayons to Calculators school supply drive started in July with Boulder Valley School District volunteers.

Please consider making a cash donation online or donating a backpack filled with supplies. Call (303) 5243865 or crayonstocalculators. org for more information.

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he Swim School of Boulder has changed their name to Ocean First Swim. New name, same award-winning swim school.

Voted a top 5 swim school in Colorado, they are still committed to offering a fun, supportive and comfortable environment to learn new swimming skills. Call (303) 444-7234 or check out www. oceanfirst.blue for more information.

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he Longmont M u s e u m ’s n e w Stewart Auditorium is now open! The state-ofthe-art, 250-seat auditorium will provide a premier performance space for musical ensembles, films, lectures, theatre and dance. This summer, the auditorium hosted a wide range of kid’s programs, including the NOA robotics competition and the Missoula Children’s Theater. The expansion of the Museum also doubled the size of the

educational space. Visit the longmontmuseum.org to learn more about the great programming coming this fall in the new space.

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ocky Ridge Music Center has been selected for the 2015 Best of Estes Park Award in the Instruction Schools, Camps, & Services category.

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PL is pleased to announce the launch of a new Edible Garden at the Main Library in Boulder! We hope that this garden will be a wonderful experience for library patrons who want to see how edible plants are grown. Our plan is to work with local groups to do programs in the garden for people of all ages.

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ctive Boulder Kids (ABK) is officially expanding to Louisville! Active Louisville Kids (ALK) will be located at 1970 Centennial Drive, serving infants 6 weeks old, through Pre-K. They will open on August 24th with open houses the week of the 17th. Check out their website at www.activelouisville. com or call (303) 342-8228 for more information.

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emon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet is back in Boulder after a three-year tour in Europe. They will be teaming up with Kinesis Dance Studios and resume classes for students ages 11-18 in September. Please check w w w. l e m o n s p o n g e c a k e . org for more information.

Welcome back to Boulder Lemon Sponge Cake!

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The Advantages of Inclusive Preschools

by Amy Thrasher, MA, CCC-SLP and Judith Brooke, MA, CCC-SLP

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ommunication is part of our everyday life, and is vital for all children and families to be healthy, happy and thriving.

Speech, language and social interaction skills begin to develop very early and continue throughout the child’s life. An inclusive toddler/ preschool program integrates special education and related services into all aspects of the daily program. The school should be accountable for the improved outcomes for all students, with the focus being on the whole child.

In our diverse society dependent upon social connectedness, it is important to explore the advantages typically developing children gain by participating in an inclusive preschool community along with their peers with special needs. Research over the last 30 years confirms inclusion benefits both children with and without disabilities. A common myth about inclusion is that attention provided to children with needs will take away from the typical peer’s experience, when in fact research indicates that typically developing children make similar developmental gains in regular and inclusive preschools.

(Odom, DeKlyen, & Jenkins, 1984, Strain & Bovey, 2011).

Active engagement in classroom activities is a strong indication of learning and typically developing children actively engage in inclusive settings. (Brown et al., 1999).

A primary purpose of the preschool experience is to

develop a strong social-emotional foundation for future school engagement and quality of life. Within a quality inclusive preschool classroom, children relate and interact with peers in play and daily routines, engaging in experiences that promote the development of attention, self-control and the understanding that others have different experiences and perspectives. Studies indicate inclusive settings provide typically developing children with multiple opportunities to learn many new skills, values, and attitudes related to human differences, (Alper & Ryndak, 1992; Farrell, 2000; Karagiannis, Stainback, & Stainback, 1996), including learning how to be friends with people who are different from themselves, (Downing et al., 1996; Janzen, Wilgosh, & McDonald, 1995; Rafferty et al., 2001), and to assist classmates who may be experiencing difficulty. (Burnstein et al., 2004; Idol, 2006).

Some children independently learn to adjust their communication to engage their classmates who communicate differently. (Guralnick

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& Paul-Brown, 1977; Staub et al. 1994). When asked to describe friendships with children with needs, typically developing peers did not identify them as different from other friendships, and talked about the fun they and their friends with disabilities had together. (Staub et al. 1994). These attitudes and behaviors contribute to an overall positive classroom community.

In addition to developing strong interpersonal skills essential to daily effective communication interactions, intrapersonal skills are equally important, and developed in these inclusive preschool programs. Increases in intrapersonal skills including maturity, self-confidence, and selfesteem have been found as well. (Kishi & Meyer, 1994; Peltier, 1997). The experiences and messages intentionally provided within an inclusive preschool setting are: (1) all children have value, (2) everyone has strengths and challenges, and finally, (3) all children can both teach and learn. These messages may increase a child’s own acceptance of

his/her own abilities and difficulties. Staub and colleagues, (1994), identified several individualized benefits for the typical peers who established friendships with children with needs, including the benefit of companionship, as well as increased social status because they were considered kind and caring by others. Typical peers may also be able to share knowledge and model behaviors, and increase their level of ability through sharing and demonstration. (Katz & Chard, 2000). In turn, children are also likely to show increases in self-esteem, confidence, autonomy and leadership skills. (Fuchs, Fuchs, & Burish, 2000; Scruggs & Mastropieri, 1998). In a longitudinal study of students with exposure to peers with developmental disabilities, Kishi and Meyer (1994) found a strong effect for selfsecurity and self-assertion.

In boys, a higher level of self-acceptance was found.

The authors concluded that self-concept in typical peers was supported by interactions with peers with needs that allowed boys to demonstrate nurturing and opportunities for girls to be noticed and valued. (p. 286).

Beyond developing solid interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, the typically developing children participating in inclusion at an early age have been found to view inclusion positively. (Idol, 2006). In comparison, older children may be less likely

to be receptive of children with disabilities included in academic settings at later points in their educational experience. (Siperstein, Parker, Bardon, & Widaman, 2007). Beyond the established effect of improved attitudes of typical preschool children towards peers with disabilities in inclusive settings, research has also found an overall effect of more sophisticated and improved interpersonal skills in social interactions with a diverse population. (Kishi & Meyer, 1994; Peltier, 1997). To promote belonging, engagement, confidence, intrapersonal as well as interpersonal skills in our diverse society, you can provide your child with the advantages of participating in an inclusive preschool program.

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Amy Thrasher is a clinical assistant professor at the Child Learning Center and Judith Brooke is a clinical assistant professor at Child Diagnostic and Intervention Services, and are both faculty at the CU-Boulder. Please call (303) 4923066 or visit www.slhs.colorado. edu for more information.

The Speech, Language and Hearing Center at the University of Colorado Boulder provides clinical services for both children and adults. Included in half-day preschool program and toddler group in the Child Learning Center, both utilizing research-based practices of a family-centered approach, a high ratio of adults to children, intentionally designed individualized curriculum based on storybooks, and authentic portfolio assessment of children’s learning.

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Author: Stephen King Publisher: Viking Press Price: $6 (Amazon.com) Ages: 14+

Summary: The novella tells the tale of a lone banker from New England, Andy DuFrane. After discovering an affair between his wife and another man, Andy is enraged. That same night, a double homicide takes place and both his wife and her lover are killed. Andy is considered to be a suspect, and is swiftly convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The remainder of the story chronicles relationships which Andy builds with inmates, while also documenting the struggles of prison. In the very end, the only hope is that while navigating these experiences and challenges, that Andy can in some form or another find his freedom again. In doing so, he (as well as the reader), learn that life outside of prison isnÕ t easy to achieve, nor is it easily survivable if one can attain it. The only question that remains is whether or not Andy can escape the bounds of a flawed judicial system, and ultimately humanity.

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Stephen King is simply one novella in a larger collection of works, (the Different Seasons Collection). Each novella brings interesting new topics to the table; and yet it is very interesting to see how the message of each one reconnects to form a bigger picture. Many believe that this Ò big picture” which King strived for, was heavily influenced

by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in his novel, Ò God Sees the Truth, but Waits.Ó Ultimately, they both had nearly identical messages when it came to humanity and religious fate. For those who are interested in Russian literature, or Tolstoy himself, these can indeed be interesting reading.

Note: As many of you know, this story was adapted into a film, “The Shawshank Redemption”. For any who have seen the film and enjoyed it, you’ll like the novella even more!

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BOULDER COUnty KiDs Educating for inner anD Outer Development of children

There is what you see and what you feel....

by Nancy Monson

“Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were going to live forever.”

-Gandhi

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ave you ever asked yourself what you would do or how you would be if you were going to die tomorrow? I’ve thought about it, and hope I would take a deep and inward account of myself, as well as my appreciation and love for life. And if I knew that I was going to live forever, I would want to know as much as possible about how this world works, and master many skills to both enhance my own life and serve humanity and the planet. This is what education should and could be—to teach children how to learn with incredible depth and mastery and develop the self knowledge to live consciously.

this gOal Means balanCing the inner anD Outer DevelOpMent Of ChilDren.

Most of education is focused on skills—which is the outer development. We want children to master math, reading, writing, science (AND the arts, languages, physical and life skills), to

promote the development of their gifts and choose their own path in order to serve this world we all live in. It can be extremely hard to choose your life work without mastering the necessary skills. However, the over focus on mental acquisition of information evaluated by standardized testing is deadening the love of learning in many children, which more and more parents are recognizing. Learning is personal!

Kids have to connect to the subject, and good grades and high test scores don’t help them connect. The love of learning is developed in children by how engaged, challenged and meaningful the learning is for them. There is no learning without meaning.

We remember what is meaningful to us and forget almost everything else. Research is now confirming that, for scholastic educational system to produce the learning results we demand, the students MUST feel passion and

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emotion about what they are learning.

Inner development is what we can’t see happening in a child—but we can feel it if we are mindful. Inner is how we feel, think, learn, sense and experience both inside ourselves and the world.

When skill learning touches our inner world, that opens the meaning circuits for real (not rote) learning to happen. While most education focuses on cramming in more information, balance requires time to explore and assimilate the inner experience to create personal understanding.

This is the crucial difference between learning that promotes information or deeper knowledge and mastery.

What does inner development look like in education? A school that teaches mindfulness practices such as quiet time, meditation, contemplative reflection; regularly takes children into nature; honors children’s feelings with time for personal discus-

sions and includes support to navigate friendship on a regular weekly basis. Children need teachers to ask questions and listen to answers, to share with them, to create a safe community environment where differences are accepted and success and failure are both valued. This builds a deep sense of self that can’t be so easily shaken by the inevitable challenges of life. This is an education that nurtures the inner life of the child and brings their development back into balance.

I know that what parents most want for their children is happiness. But what is happiness? The right kind of education, while encouraging the learning of skills, should accomplish something of far greater importance.

Learning should help us to understand the full process of life and becoming a conscious human being. What we learn isn’t just so we can be successful and make money, it’s how we can ultimately serve. Balanced inner and outer development lead a person intrinsically towards service. I went to Russia to visit an amazing school and the director there told me that the highest aim of education is service. In the words of Albert Schweitzer, “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who

will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”

American culture has become very unbalanced, and our schools are a reflection of that. With the over emphasis on skill learning and technology at the expense of the arts and development of physical capacities, the lack of attention on teaching life skills including health, and the almost complete absence of focus on the spiritual or inner aspects of their very beings, children and the adults they become are living unbalanced lives. The result are the illnesses of this culture: health problems, depression, divorce, violence, selfishness, greed and materialism.

For this to change we have to balance the inner and outer development of children, but also find small ways to model this ourselves. Usually, this means tending to our inner lives such as taking walks or

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going camping, meditating, talking about our real feelings, reading poetry, spending quiet time reflecting inwardly, doing hobbies that bring us joy and tending to our physical well being. No adult can teach a child balance unless they are working to create balance in their own life.

BCD has taught me how to be a good friend.

I AM A BULLDOG. —Preschool student

Nancy Monson is the founder and director of Running River School in Lafayette. You can find out more about how Running River works to achieve this inner and outer balance for children online at www. runningriver.org.

DISCOVER your EXCELLENCE Nobody knows the meaning of excellence quite like a BCD Bulldog. With small class sizes that span from preschool (begins at age 3) to eighth grade, plus an authorized International Baccalaureate middle school, every day offers a chance to innovate, create, grow and thrive.

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Acorn School for Early Childhood DevelopmentÑ Boulder 2845 Wilderness Place (303) 938-8233 Contact - Amanda Naylor Ages: 6 weeks - 6 years Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. Hours: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Acorn School is a full-day program, serving children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Our low student/teacher ratios, highly qualified staff, engaging learning environments, and our focus on teaching social-emotional competence make us a high-quality early care and education program. Qualistar rated as a 4 out of 4 stars. Two meals & snack served daily. Visit website to make admissions inquiries.

W: www.theacornschool.org E: amanda@theacornschool.org

Active Boulder Kids Preschool & After-School CareÑ Boulder 5001 Pennsylvania Ave. (303) 499-9854 Contact - Kristen Argow Ages: 2 1/2 - 9 Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. Hours: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm A world of creative and fun discoveries and adventures! We provide imaginative programs and activities that promote social/emotional growth. We teach life skills and encourage the child’s learning through active play and exploration. Small classroom sizes, caring, qualified teachers, nature/play-based/learning centers.

W: www.activeboulderkids.com E: ka@activeboulderkids.com

Active Louisville Kids Infants-PreK-Louisville 1970 Centennial Dr. (303) 342-8228 Contact - Kristen Argow Ages: 6 weeks - 6 years Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. Hours: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm A world of creative and fun discoveries and adventures! We provide imaginative programs and activities that promote social/emotional growth. We teach life skills and encourage the child’s learning through active play and exploration. Educated, caring, qualified teachers, nature/play-based/learning centers.

W: www.activelouisvillekids.com E: ka@activeboulderkids.com

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Autana Bilingual Montessori PreschoolÑ Boulder 4732 Greylock St. (720) 935-9740 Contact - Raquel or Patricia Ages: 2 1/2 - 6 yrs Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8 am to 4 pm Autana Preschool is a bilingual Montessori home-based preschool and kindergarten. We offer a warm and loving home atmosphere, Montessori learning areas and quality materials, joy of learning, Spanish (bilingual staff), nature-oriented activities, peace education curriculum, a strong sense of community, and a vegetable garden.

W: www.autanaschool.com E: info@autanaschool.com

Bixby SchoolÑ Boulder 4760 Table Mesa (303) 494-7508 Contact - Emily Armiak Ages: 2 1/2 yrs - 5 yrs Licensed Year-round Hours: 5 1/2-hour program. Extended Hours: 7:15 am to 5:45 pm Children experience exploratory learning and participate in a wide variety of developmental activities, including art, music, science, dramatic play, and small and gross motor.

W: www.bixbyschool.org E: preschool@bixbyschool.org

Blue Sky Kindergarten/PreschoolÑ Boulder 3046 11th St. (303) 443-4965 Contact - Staff Ages: 21/2 - 6 yrs. Licensed Year-round/summer camp program Program Days: M-F. Hours 8:30 am to 1 pm, + aftercare to 3:30 pm Our rich curriculum embraces the arts and honors the seasons: gardening, handwork, music, puppetry, crafts, movement, baking, and storytelling. After-school art program. Morning Glory Program for parents & toddlers 6 months to age 3. Summer Camps June and July.

W: www.blueskykindergarten.com

Boulder County Head StartÑ Boulder/Lafayette 135 Cimarron Drive (702) 564-2210 Contact - Susi Gritton Ages: 3 - 5 Licensed September – May Program Days: M-F (full day). T-F (half day).

Boulder County Head Start is a FREE, comprehensive preschool, with sites in Boulder and Lafayette. We provide a quality experience that supports school readiness skills for your child. We believe our job is to help families connect with resources and support families’ engagement in their child’s education. Income guidelines for eligibility apply. Se habla Español.

W: www.bouldercounty.org E: sgritton@bouldercounty.org

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Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten and PreschoolÑ Boulder 4072 19th Street (303) 541-0671 Contact - Linda Abelkis Ages: 1-6 Licensed September – May, and summer camp Program Days: M-F. 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, plus optional coverage until 3:30 pm.

Situated on a one-acre farm with chickens, goats, rabbits, organic gardens and fruit trees, Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten and Preschool preserves the wonder of childhood. At the heart of our philosophy is the belief that education is an art. As such, the curriculum is designed to ignite the child’s imagination and develop capacities for creative and independent thinking from the very earliest years. Our school is a wonderful example of practical and artistic life where children are inspired to learn and grow.

W: www.boulderwaldorf.com E: office@boulderwaldorf.com

Broomfield AcademyÑ Broomfield 7203 W. 120th Ave. (303) 469-6449 Contact - Pat Garner Ages: 2 1/2+ Licensed Year-round, including summer Hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Before/after-school option (7 am to 6 pm).

Days: M-F. 2, 3, or 5 days/week. 1/2-day & full-day options.

Academic preschool and jr. kindergarten. Nationally accredited (NIPSA). An individualized education, helping children be exceptional, accelerated, and creative. Individual student learning plans, small class sizes, advanced curriculum, character education, and service learning programs, monthly field trips related to curriculum, before- and after-school programming, specialty classes in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, art, swimming, music, technology, and physical education. Five-acre campus, with creative outdoor spaces, a swimming pool, and a teaching garden for ages 21/2 -7.

W: www.broomfieldacademy.com E: principal@broomfieldacademy.com

ChildrenÕ s AlleyÑ Boulder 2222 14th Street (303) 449-1951 Contact - Staff Ages: 6 weeks - 12 yrs Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-Th 7:30 am to 8 pm, Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm.

Boulder’s only drop-in, temporary childcare center. Children are scheduled one day at a time and fees are based on a sliding scale, making them affordable to all. C-CAP accepted. Center features caring, experienced teachers, and nutritious meals and snacks are included. Please call or visit our website for more information.

W: www.ywcaboulder.org/childrensalley E: childrensalley@ywcaboulder.org

ChildrenÕ s House PreschoolÑ Boulder 3370 Iris Walk Court (303) 444-6432 Contact - Michael Knuckey Ages: 21/2 - 51/2 yrs Licensed September through May Program Days: M-F morning sessions, 8:30 am-11 am or 12 noon, M-TH. Afternoon sessions 12:30 pm to 3 pm. Schedules range from 5 hours to 29.5 hours a week.

Bringing books to life through the Storybook Journey since 1970.

Our preschoolers explore and experience themes from children’s literature in a fully integrated way through dramatic play, art projects, cooking, science experiments, planting, block building, tactile play, music, and movement. Children discover the joys of becoming authors when their dictated stories are read to the class. Director Elaine McCarthy, BCAEYC’s “Educator of the Year 2010”, has been with the school since 1992.

W: www.childrenshousepreschool.org E: info@childrenshousepreschool.org

Dream Makers PreschoolÑ Boulder Boulder (720) 274-0101 Contact - Deb Gedenberg Ages: 2 1/2 - 5 yrs Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. Hours: 9 am to 1 pm, with optional extended day program until 3:15 pm (choose any two, three, four, or five days). The enriched learning environment at the enchanting Dream Makers cottage promotes a natural ongoing process that empowers children to make positive choices throughout their lives. By nurturing both intellect and spirit using the Reggio Emilia approach, your child’s capabilities are unearthed while playing, exploring, and making friends in a safe setting, among sensitive, loving teachers.

Get ready for kindergarten! Our extended day Pre-K program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3:15 pm enhances your child’s elementary school knowledge & experience for easy transitioning into kindergarten. Summer programs available for ages 2 1/2 - 8 yrs.

Maximum enrollment of 15 children. Ratio 1:5.

W: www.dreammakerspreschool.com

Exploring Minds AcademyÑ Erie 4051 E. County Line Rd. (303) 828-3452 Contact: Sandy, Director Ages: 6 wks -11 years Licensed Year-round Program Days and Hours: M-F. 6 am to 6 pm.

Quality early learning programs taught by loving and nurturing teachers. To ensure that your child is ready for school, all teachers are highly trained in early childhood education and work as partners with you to create a learning environment that is appropriate for each child. Specially designed classrooms filled with activities that encourage learning through discovery. Warm nutritious meals served. Flexible full- & part-time programs. Active military and educator discounts. Accept Colorado Child Care Assistance program.

W: www.exploringmindsacademy.com

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Forest Park Montessori SchoolÑ Lafayette 2687 North Park Dr. (720) 260-0519 Contact - Adena M. Boyd,M.Ed. Ages: 21/2 - 6 Licensed August through May/Summer Camp Program Days and Hours: M-F, 8:30 am-12 pm with an option for 3 or 5 afternoons 12 pm-3:30 pm. Before and aftercare available.

Afternoon special offerings include baking, natural history, gardening, and art. FPMS is an authentic Montessori school and a full member of the American Montessori Society with fully credentialed lead teachers. The curriculum and environment nurtures creative thinking, peaceful social interactions, and individualized instruction that gives each child the opportunity to learn and develop at his or her own pace. FPMS has an active parent community with parent development workshops, many volunteer opportunities, and a parent board of directors. Call today to schedule an individual tour of our beautiful school.

W: www.forestparkmontessori.org E: info@forestparkmontessori.org

FriendsÕ SchoolÑ Boulder 5465 Pennsylvania (303) 499-1999 Contact - Melanie Leggett Ages: 2 - 5 yrs Licensed & Accredited August - May/Summer Camp Program Days and Hours: Call for days and times.

Parent/Toddler one day/week, 3-4-year-olds three half-days/week, 4-5-year-olds four half-days/week, optional extra half-days available. A supportive community, committed to educating the whole child—head, hands, and heart. Play and exploration-based preschool with a focus on relationships, communication, art, and a foundation for pre-academic skills. Small classes, low student/teacher ratios, wide variety of high-quality materials and experiences. Sliding-scale tuition based on family income and additional financial aid available. ACIS accredited, NAIS member.

W: www.FriendsSchoolBoulder.org E: info@FriendsSchoolBoulder.org

Gateway Montessori SchoolÑ Longmont 1500 9th Avenue (303) 772-3864 Contact - Reyn Hedger Ages: 21/2 - 6 Now open year-round State Licensed & Eco-Healthy designation, member of AMS. Program Days: M-F . Hours: 8:10 am-5:30 pm. We offer full- or half-day programs.

Offering an authentic Montessori preschool, kindergarten and summer camp. We nurture the love of learning!

W: www.gatewaymontessorischool.net E: office@gatewaymontessorischool.net

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Heart and Hands Montessori CenterÑ Lafayette 1355 Forest Park Cir.,#100 (303) 444-0181 Contact - Susan Sears Smith Ages: 6 weeks through 3 years Year-round American Montessori Associate Member. Bilingual.

Program Days: M-F Hours: 7:15 am-5:45 pm.

Montessori-trained and experienced educators nurture each child in a warm, vibrant, beautiful environment. Outdoor activities include time on the playground and walks through the surrounding forest park. Healthy nutrition is celebrated with food preparation and tasting.

W: www.heartandhandsmontessori.com E: susan@heartandhandsmontessori.com

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McGregorÕ s Garden PreschoolÑ South Boulder 3535 Eastman Avenue (Martin Acres) (303) 499-9341 Contact - Barbara or Don McGregor Ages: 2 - 5 years. Licensed for 12 children.

Program Days: M-F, Hours: 7:30 am to 5 pm. $60 per day.

Very active, loving child care in our happy home near Martin Park.

Husband and wife team (both former elementary teachers). Full preschool program. Lots of field trips in the big blue van (we provide 12 car seats). Healthy, homemade meals, including cooking lessons and jelly making. Arts and crafts, science, gardening, music, dance, games, puzzles, building, digging, hiking, sledding, and fishing. We climb trees and rocks and play in creeks. Plenty of creative free-play in our interesting home and in our shady backyard.

We emphasize social skills and being a good friend. Fun for your child; peace of mind for you. Closed during BVSD Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring breaks, with no charge to parents when closed. Priority given to children who will be attending Creekside Elementary School in Martin Acres. Celebrating our 25th year.

E: barbara_don_mcgregor@msn.com

Miss CatherineÕ s Creative Learning CenterÑ Boulder Miss CatherineÕ s Infant CenterÑ Boulder 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 340 (303) 530-1820 5280 Spine Road, Suite 104 Contact - Catherine Médal Ages: 6 weeks - 6 years Licensed, NAEYC accredited Year-round Toddlers/Preschool/:Pre-K: M-F, MWF or T/TH full day 7 am - 6 pm. Infant Center: M-F, 7 am to 5:30 pm.

Creative curriculum, music, Spanish, and art teacher, breakfast, lunch, snack. Infant Center has a 1 to 4 ratio of teachers to students, newly renovated! Three developmental rooms—newborns, crawlers, and walkers. “Nurturing the whole child through creative learning.” Each child moves at his or her own pace to each developmentally appropriate group. Call us for a personal tour.

BOULDER COUnty KiDs Montessori AcademyÑ Lafayette 801 N 111th Street (303) 926-8321 Contact - Jean Chorbajian Ages 1-6 years Licensed August - May/Summer Camp Program Days: M-F Hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Full- and half-day programs, with before- & after-school care.

Montessori Academy provides a challenging and nurturing environment that leads children toward confidence, independence, and a life of learning through discovery, observation, and positive, helpful friendships. We offer toddler, preschool, and kindergarten programs in a nurturing environment that respects each individual child. Montessori Academy has been an American Montessori Society full-member school since 2002. Our lead teachers are certified. Music is offered 2 days a week, and Spanish is offered 2 days a week. Schedule a tour today!

W: www.montessoriacademylafayette.com E: montessori.academy@mac.com

Mountain Peak SchoolÑ Longmont 1833 Sunset Place (720) 494-1622 Contact - Tom Buckett Ages 2 1/2-5 years Licensed August - June Program Days: M-F Hours: 8:30 am to 11:15 am, 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm.

Mountain Peak School Preschool Our Preschool Program is designed to provide a strong foundation of learning and individual development to prepare each child for the future. Fees: 3-4 year-old preschool, 2 mornings (T/Th) $2100, 3 mornings(M/W/F) $2,900, 5 mornings $4,500.00, Pre-Kindergarten $4,300.00 W: www.mountainpeakschool.com E: mountainpeak@comcast.net

Mountain Shadows Montessori SchoolÑ Boulder 4154 63rd Street (303) 530-5353 Contact - Ann Kasunich Ages: 12 months through 6th grade. Toddler/Primary/Elementary ~ Internationally Accredited and State Licensed Program Days: M-F, 9 and 12-month programs Hours: Staggered 8 am to 3 pm; extended day (7:30 am - 5:30 pm).

Since 1976, children from the earliest stages of their childhood have been joyfully reaching their individual potential through independence, academic excellence, respect, and moral responsibility, while learning, exploring, and playing in and around our 12-acre farmhouse campus. Mountain Shadows is Colorado’s only internationally accredited Montessori school providing and authentic Montessori education.

W: www.mountainshadows.org E: hello@mountainshadows.org

Off Broadway Preschool of Fine ArtsÑ Boulder 1235 Pine Street (303) 800-0324 Contact - Emily Ages: 3-5 years State of Colorado Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F. 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Preschool Arts-focused full-day preschool in downtown Boulder with low ratios, daily creative arts enrichment, an experienced staff, and high quality meals prepared in-house.

W: www.offbroadwaypreschool.org E: info@offbroadwaypreschool.org

Early Childhood MusicÑ Boulder 1237 Pine Street (303) 800-0318 Instructors - Emily L’Hommedieu and Leah Stone Ages: 6 weeks - 6 years Year-round, full calendar available online.

Program: Do Re Mi & You Parent/Child Music 10:15-11 am on M/W. $15 drop ins, $120 punch card/10 classes. Full-semester options available.

An innovative blend of singing, dancing, creative movement, instrument exploration, and personal expression in a beautiful, state-ofthe-art classroom. Our classes are rooted in quality LIVE MUSIC of American folk, world, and popular genres. The instructor accompanies the singing with guitar, banjo, drums, or piano.

W: offbroadwayfinearts.org E: info@offbroadwayfinearts.org

Rocky Mountain Christian AcademyÑ Niwot 9447 Niwot Rd (303) 652-9162 Contact - Admissions Office Ages: 3-5 years ACSI Accredited & Licensed August - May Program Days and Hours: M-F, 8:30 to 11:30 am and 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.

RMCA’s preschool provides children with a loving, secure environment in which to learn and grow. Our developmentally responsive programs for 3 through 5-year-old children encourage learning through play. Spacious and welcoming classrooms allow for activities that are both child and teacher initiated. At 8:25 am, teachers open their doors to greet families and allow students to gently begin the day with their choice of quiet learning activities.

Morning class times facilitate learning through a hands-on approach that is tailored for each age group. Parents may opt to pick up their children when their morning session ends at 11:30 am or enroll in our full day program, with sessions ending at 3:15 pm. Our dedicated staff considers a day successful when every child leaves school feeling loved and having learned about God, themselves, and the world around them.

W: www.rmcaonline.org E: admissions@rmcaonline.org

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nurturing environment, where children learn through exploration and discovery. At Sunflower our classrooms are Montessori-based with a science and nature emphasis. The teachers are well-paid professional ECE teachers who have been a part of the Sunflower staff for years.

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Shepherd Valley Waldorf SchoolÑ Niwot W: www.sunflowerpreschoolboulder.com Hwy. 119/Hwy. 52 (303) 652-0130 Contact - Ruth Godberfforde E: sunflowerpreschoolboulder@gmail.com Ages: 3-14 Licensed August - June and Summer Camp Hours: M-F, 8:30 am to 3:20 pm, with aftercare to 5:30 pm.

Shepherd Valley weaves the academic, the artistic, and the practical into our curriculum. With a nurturing pre-school/kindergarten promoting physical play and a rigorous grades program, the children are guided to cultivate self-knowledge and to meet the world by awakening within them warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose. We have small class sizes, exceptional teachers, 38-acre campus and a strong community. Call for a personal school tour.

W: www.shepherdvalley.org E: enrollment@shepherdvalley.org

Sprout House ProgramÑ Longmont 11150 Prospect Road (303) 774-8001 Contact - Colette Ages: 3 to 6 yrs Days and Hours: M-F, choose 1 class per week or several. 9 am to 1 pm.

Outdoor, early-childhood, and nature program. It’s simple—kids just need to play. This program has as much outdoor time as we can possibly pack in. Even on cold days, we bundle up and walk the farm, feed animals, build snowmen, collect eggs, climb the giant tree house, catch toads, or follow bugs. Activities include daily farm routines, such as feeding and caring for animals and gardening. This program is a great supplement or alternative to traditional preschool or kindergarten. Six to seven sprouts to a one-teacher ratio assures safety and individual quality attention to provide a maximum overall outdoor experience. Please consider attending one of the scheduled open houses (dates listed on our website) before enrolling your child.

W: www.sunflowerfarminfo.com E: sunflowerfarmmail@gmail.com

Sunflower PreschoolÑ Boulder 3340 Dartmouth (303) 494-2012 Contact-Debbie Ellman Ages: 21/2 - 6 Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F Hours: 8 am to 4 pm. Part-time schedules available.

Sunflower Preschool is now a certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom, National Wildlife Federation certified wildlife habitat, as well as PACE certified since 2008. Sunflower Preschool, which opened its doors in 1981, offers a small, eco-friendly, play-based, hands-on,

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TLC Learning CenterÑ Longmont 611 Korte Pkwy (303) 776-7417 Contact - Cindy Wickham Ages: 8 weeks-6 years. Colorado Shines Level-4 rating. Year-round Hours: M-F, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Half- and full-day options available.

High-quality early education and child care that prepares children for lifelong success by nurturing the individual learning styles of all children.

W: www.LearningWithTLC.org E: cwickham@LearningWithTLC.org

Treehouse LearningÑ Louisville 175 North 96th St. (303) 666-1950 Contact - Patti Gee - Head of School Ages: Infants - Kindergarten Licensed Year-round Program Days: M-F, 3 - 5 full days Hours: 7 am to 6 pm or 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Treehouse Learning offers early education and child care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and full-day kindergarten. Our curriculum is comprehensive, integrating social skills with academics, Spanish, art, music, movement. Professional staff, small groups, secure environment, nutritious snacks and lunches, beautiful facility, and naturally landscaped grounds. Located in the Indian Peaks area, near 95th & Baseline; independent school, local family-owned since 1997.

Limited availability in all groups.

W: www.treehouselearning.com

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Bixby SchoolÑ Boulder 4760 Table Mesa (303) 494-7508 Contact - Nicholas Edgerton Ages: K - 5th Grade Licensed 9-month & year-round Hours: 8:30 am to 3:15 pm (7:15 am to 5:45 pm extended day).

Small group instruction in language arts, mathematics, geography, science, music, art, and history, with curriculum geared to challenging each student’s needs. We teach to individual strengths so every child thrives.

W: www.bixbyschool.org E: office@bixbyschool.org

Broomfield AcademyÑ Broomfield 7203 W. 120th Ave. (303) 469-6449 Contact - Pat Garner, principal Ages: 2 1/2 - 14 yrs Licensed Year-round, including summer Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Before- and afterschool programs.

Academic preschool through middle school. Nationally accredited (NIPSA). An individualized education helping children be exceptional, accelerated, and creative. Individual student learning plans, small class sizes, advanced curriculum, character education, and service learning programs, monthly field trips related to curriculum, before- and afterschool programming, specialty classes in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, art, swimming, music, technology, and physical education. Five-acre campus with creative outdoor spaces, a swimming pool, and a teaching garden. Year-round enrollment.

W: www.broomfieldacademy.com E: principal@broomfieldacademy.com

Boulder Country Day SchoolÑ Boulder 4820 Nautilus Ct. North (303) 527-4931 x 248 Contact - Susan Boyle Ages: Preschool - 8th Grade Licensed August - May/Camp Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8 am to 3 pm, middle school until 3:15 pm.

Before- & after-school care and enrichment classes available.

Accreditations: NAIS, ACIS, and Approved Middle Years International Baccalaureate School. Situated on a picturesque, safe, and private 5.5acre campus, Boulder Country Day School provides a balanced, classical education distinguished by academic excellence and social development in a caring and supportive learning environment. Preparing all students to reach their potential. Summer camp June to August.

W: bouldercountryday.org E: info@bouldercountryday.org

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Schools FriendsÕ SchoolÑ Boulder 5465 Pennsylvania (303) 499-1999 Contact - Melanie Leggett Ages: K-5th grade Licensed & Accredited Aug - May/Summer Camp Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.

Aftercare and enrichment classes 3:15 to 5:30 pm.

A supportive community committed to educating the whole child—head, hands, and heart. Experiential and integrated curriculum, emphasizing academics, problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, and social responsibility. Small classes, low student/teacher ratios. Sliding-scale tuition based on family income and additional financial aid available.

ACIS accredited, NAIS member.

W: www.FriendsSchoolBoulder.org E: info@FriendsSchoolBoulder.org

Hillside SchoolÑ Boulder 6717 S. Boulder Road (303) 494-1468 Contact - Kathy Sherman Ages: 1st-9th grade Accredited August-May & Summer Program Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8 to 11 am and 12 to 3 pm.

Hillside enables students with learning differences, such as dyslexia, to reach their academic potential. Four students per class. Individualized instruction. Specially-trained faculty. Multi-sensory approach. Half-day program.

W: www.hillsidelearning.org E: info@hillsidelearning.org

Mackintosh AcademyÑ Boulder 6717 South Boulder Road (303) 554-2011 Contact - Jenny Strode Ages: K-8th Grade Licensed August - June + Summer Camp Program Days: M-F. Hours: 8:30 to 3:30 pm.

For nearly 40 years Mackintosh Academy been pioneering next generation gifted education. Mackintosh nurtures the keen minds and compassionate hearts of gifted and creative students in a caring community of learners so that they contribute to a world that needs them. Authorized IB World School, social-emotional learning, gifted and creative students, design/innovation, service & sustainability, $17,590. to $18,100. with tuition assistance available. Maximum 12:1 student to teacher ratio.

W: www.mackintoshacademy.com E: jenny@mackintoshacademy.com

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Mountain Peak SchoolÑ Longmont 1833 Sunset Place (720) 494-1622 Contact - Tom Buckett Ages: 3 - 12 yrs (6th grade) Licensed August - June/Summer Camp Program Days: M-F. Hours: 7:15 am to 5:15 pm.

Mountain Peak is an independent, nonsectarian school that focuses on educating the whole child. Recognizing that each child is unique, teachers are empowered to individualize curriculum based on each child’s developmental stage. We offer learning experiences that reach beyond the core academic areas beginning at the preschool level. We strive for excellence by nurturing each child’s intellect, curiosity, and social growth. And because studies have shown that large class sizes adversely affect learning, we are committed to keeping our classes small (15-16 for K-6th grades, 10-12 for preschool). Before/after-school care, daily PE, art, music, foreign language.

W: www.mountainpeakschool.com E: mountainpeak@comcast.net

Rocky Mountain Christian AcademyÑ Niwot 9447 Niwot Rd. (303) 652-9162 Contact - Admissions Office Ages: PS-8th Grade ACSI Accredited & Licensed August - May Program Days and Hours: M-F. 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.

Classical Christian education. Engaging minds, inspiring virtue... preparing for life. A high-quality education is important. But, education is more than just what you can accomplish; it is the shaping of persons into the very images we were created to become. RMCA cares about what matters and creating an environment where a child can think, and do, and grow toward God and others. Leaders stand out from the crowd and stand up for what is true. Our philosophy incorporates the best thoughts on education over the centuries, our methods whisper of the past while remaining the best preparation for the future; our students are not told what to think; they are taught how to think for themselves; our community thrives on family activities and shared values; our academic pursuits are worthy of thoughtful conversation and guided practice. Discover why your child should grow up here—it could make all the difference in the world.

W: www.rmcaonline.org E: admissions@rmcaonline.org

Running River SchoolÑ Lafayette 1370 Forest Park Circle (303) 499-2059 Contact - Karyn Weese Ages: 5 to 14 Licensed August - May Program Days and Hours: M-F. 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.

Experiential Education, K to 8th grades. Does your child love school?

Find out how joyful school can be with an education that is meaningful, experiential, individualized and nature-based for elementary and middle school children.

W: www.runningriver.org E: admin@runningriver.org

St. John the Baptist Catholic SchoolÑ Longmont 350 Emery Street (303) 776-8760 Contact - Tami Moskal Ages: 3 and 4 year olds.

Licensed August - May Program Days and Hours: Pre-Kindergarten: MWF. 8 am to 12 pm or 8 am to 3 pm. Preschool: T/Th. 8 am to 11 am.

We are a licensed and accredited early learning program. Because our preschool program operates within a parish day school, it provides continuity for the child, fosters a smooth transition to kindergarten and encourages spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical growth.

W: www.school.johnthebaptist.org E: tamim@johnthebaptist.org

St. Louis Catholic SchoolÑ Louisville 925 Grant Avenue (303) 666-6220 Contact - Susan Kersey Ages: 3-14.

Licensed August - May Program Days and Hours: M-F. K-8 & Early Learning Center for ages 3-5. 7 am to 6 pm (extended hours).

Challenging curriculum, experienced, caring faculty, extra-curricular opportunities, all while seeking to foster our students’ love for God and neighbor. Our students test two years above grade level on national exams. Pre-S, Junior K, Kindergarten-8th grade.

W: www.stlp.org

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Birthday Party directory Boulder

Countywide lafayette TINKER ART STuDIO BIRTHDAy PARTIES

ABC Birthday Parties Ages: 3 - 18 1960 32nd Street Climbing Parties! Fun, low-stress, quality parties with ABC Kids Climbing. Includes party room, games, activities, pizza, cake, and climbing for kids of all ages and abilities.

Hours: Call for times.

Contact: Staff 303-443-5437 info@abckidsclimbing.com www.abckidsclimbing.com

Ages: 3-13 1300 Yellow Pine Ave. Let Tinker help celebrate your child’s next birthday! The birthday child and their guests will have a great time being creative and making a unique art project chosen from our elaborate pARTy menu, while parents sit back and enjoy watching the young artists at work. The best part—when the last present has been opened and crumb of cake eaten, we take care of all the cleanup! For further details and to reserve your pARTy, visit tinkerartstudio.com.

Hours: Saturday afternoon slots available.

Contact: Staff 303-503-1902 tinker@tinkerartstudio.com www.tinkerartstudio.com

Broomfield

Adventure Quest or Sword Games Birthdays

Boulder/Denver

Ages: 6 - 16 Be the Hero of a Mythic Quest!

Choose from swasher team games, Treasure Quest, or Adventure Quest. We come in costume, bring foam swasher swords, and lead the participants on an amazing adventure filled with riddles, dueling, interesting characters, and challenging games. Offering summer quests and birthday parties since 1995. Serving Boulder, Denver, and Surrounding Realms. For more information, please visit us online or call.

303-786-9216 www.RenaissanceAdventures.com

Clementine Birthday Parties Ages: 3 - 10 1237 Pine Street. New location!

Parties designed with your child in mind. Art parties with high-quality materials and lots of fun for all for 11/2 hours. Minimum of 8 and maximum of 30 children. Optional extras of cakes, invitations, and gluten-free treats. Bright and spacious facility.

Hours: Saturday morning and afternoon slots available.

Contact: Staff 303-443-2520 lisa@openartsclementine.org www.openartsclementine.org

Bob L. Burger Recreation Center Birthday Parties Ages: 3 - 10 111 W. Baseline Road Birthday parties at the Lafayette Recreation Center. Choose from tree climbing, skateboarding or swimming! Price includes party room/skatepark shelter, cake, candles, tablecloth, paper goods, and one of 10 special party “themes.”

Contact: Heide Barrowman 303-665-0469 heideb@cityoflafayette.com www.cityoflafayette.com/parties

Dog House Music Broomfield Academy Splash Parties Ages: 3 - 18 7203 W. 120th Avenue Birthday parties in Broomfield Academy’s very warm indoor saltwater pool are a blast. And very affordable! Pool rental and lifeguard fee is $60 per hour (2-hour minimum). Heated and fully enclosed pool building is perfect for the kids to play games in the pool, in any kind of outside weather, including snow! Bring your own birthday cake. Or, have pizza delivered! Or, bring your own food. It is an easy way to have a party. This pool is great for kids—and our lifeguards are fun to have in the pool during your party! Call to reserve your pool party today! Private, semiprivate, and group swim lessons are also available after school and on weekends. Parent-tot class on Saturdays.

Contact: Anica 303-469-6449 www.broomfieldacademy.com

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Mysto the Magician Ages: 4 - 84 Mysto has performed thousands of shows in the mountains of Colorado for 25 years. Now he brings his strong magic and age appropriate comedy to the front range to give you The Most FUN You Will Ever Have At a Magic Show! Member of Society of American Magicians/ International Brotherhood of Magicians. $200 and up.

Days: Whenever you are ready.

Whatever day you wish.

Contact: Mitch Harwood 970-759-5015 mystothemagi@hotmail.com www.mystothemagi.com

Ages: 5 to adult 525 Courtney Way Rock & Roll Birthday Parties!

Authentic rock & roll birthday parties for kids, teens, and adults.

Rock & roll makeover, interactive music video games on our giant flat screen, live performance by teen band.

Hours: By appointment.

Contact: Gary Lennox 303-664-1600 Contact@doghousemusic.com www.rockandrollbirthday.com

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Birthday Party directory nederland WOW! ChildrenÕ s Museum Ages: 1-11 110 N. Harrison Avenue Celebrate your child’s next birthday in a fun, hands-on, and educational environment! Two-hour affordable and customizable party packages include party room rental, paper goods, playtime in the museum, and more! For a unique experience, after-hour private parties available on Fridays and Sundays.

Days and Hours: Book online or call for details.

Contact: Museum Staff 303-604-2424 www.wowchildrensmuseum.org

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Triple Creek Ranch Horse Birthday Parties Ages: 4 -12 4255 Nelson Road $350 / $100 deposit. 2.5 Hours Party: for up to 10 children (additional fee for over 10). Join the fun of horse games, playing with the mini horses, and painting the special B-day horse, along with a lead-line ride! Of course it’s washable paint! Kids and parents leave saying it’s the best party and setting they have ever been to! Fastmoving, fun, lasting memories.

With years of experience, TCR takes great pride in our parties, to make sure all the extra touches are there for your guests! Check out our slide show on the Web page.

Contact: Lynn McChesney 303-444-4291 lynntriplecreek@gmail.com www.triplecreek-ranch.com

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Birthday Party at The Carousel Ages: all 20 Lakeview Drive Rent the entire carousel or our upstairs party room. Party givers are welcome to bring their own treats; many local restaurants are able to provide food and drink. Fees: Party Room $40 per hour (includes 10 ride tickets). Entire carousel (available when we are not open) $125 per hour, which includes unlimited rides during your event. Call for more details.

Days and Hours: we are always open Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm; please call for additional days and hours.

Contact: Carousel Director 303-258-3457

Inspiration Art Academy Art Parties Ages: 4 -12 457 Main Street We have many fabulous art projects and activities for your child’s birthday party! Or, if your child has their own idea—we can make it happen! We will collaborate to create a fun, creative, birthday memory!

Fees: Up to 6 children-$120, $18 each additional child Hours: Saturdays, 10 to 12 pm, 1 to 3 pm or 4 to 6 pm.

Contact: Cynthia Barnes 720-273-2477 inspirationartacademy@gmail.com www.inspirationartacademy.com

Mountain Kids Gymnastic-Themed Parties Ages: 2-10 474 S. Taylor Ave. (in the Colorado Technology Center) Gymnastics-themed birthday parties include 1 hour of gymnastics time with our enthusiastic birthday party staff. Activities include a gigantic obstacle course, trampoline, games, relays, parachute play, and 30 minutes of party time for cake, presents, and other party activities. We provide the party host, invitations, thank-you notes, and party favors, and, of course, take care of all the cleanup! Great parties for kids of all ages! Call for fees.

Contact: Anna Narvaes 303-665-8287 anna@mountain-kids.com www.mountain-kids.com

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after-School Programs dance

arts & Science INSPIRATION ART ACADEMy ART CLASSES Longmont

Cu SCIENCE DISCOVERy Boulder

Ages: 5-13 3400 Marine Street Are you looking for an enriching experience that is so much fun your kids won’t even realize how much they are learning?

CU Science Discovery offers a variety of after-school and student-day-off/holiday programs designed to inspire budding science enthusiasts. Programs explore technology and science using hands-on activities that are sure to delight. Please register online or by phone.

C: Anjali Maus www.sciencediscovery.colorado.edu P: 303-735-2230

BOuLDER VALLEy SCHOOL DISTRICT Boulder Valley

Grades K-5 Offering high-quality enrichment classes/camps after school and on no-school days.

Instruction provided in visual arts, science, theater, cooking, LEGOS™, sports, and language.

Classes meet at BVSD schools and other locations in Boulder County. Please visit our website for complete class listings.

Registration is available online or by phone.

Program Days: M-Sat. C: Lifelong Learning lifelong.learning@bvsd.org www.bvsd.org/LLL P: 720-561-5968

Ages: Kindergarten and up 457 Main Street “Afterschool Art Club” is childcentered art making with creative projects, multiple art centers and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving and creativity. Mondays and/or Fridays from 4:15 to 5:45pm.

Fees: $23/per class, includes art supplies C: Cynthia Barnes lnspirationartacademy@gmail.com www.inspirationartacademy.com P: 720-273-2477

INSPIRATION ART ACADEMy SEWING CLASSES Longmont

Ages: 6 and up 457 Main Street “Kids Sew!” is a fun-filled sewing class for beginners. Students use sewing machines to create useful projects including: P.J. pants, shoulder bags, panel skirts, animal pillows and zipper pouches. Yes! Kids can be taught to use sewing machines safely.

Tu/Wed and/or Th: 4:15 to 5:45 pm, Sun: 2 to 3:30 pm, 4 to 5:30 pm. “Adult/Kid Sew”, Sun: 12 to 1:30 pm. Kids and adults collaborate on sewing projects.

“Quilt Club”, adults invited to accompany their kids if desired: Th: 6 to 7:30 pm.

Fees: $23/per class. Most fabric, notions and equipment included.

C: Cynthia Barnes lnspirationartacademy@gmail.com www.inspirationartacademy.com P: 720-273-2477

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SuNFLOWER KIDS ART STuDIO Boulder

Ages: 3.5-15 6545 Gunpark Dr. #200 Small, cozy groups, which allows each child to explore at their own pace and receive individual attention from the instructor. Teaching everything they need to know on creating paintings that both kids and parents will be proud of. Using multiple 2-D mediums, children learn how to create an art work from a simple sketch to a finished and well-established painting. Low student/teacher ratio. Mediums include acrylic paintings, drawing, sketching, watercolor, graphics, collages, and basics of composition.

Hours: Daily. Please see our schedule and online gallery for more information.

C: Lika Gitis sunflowerkidsartstudio@gmail.com www.artsunflower.com P: 720-939-7545

TINKER ART STuDIO North Boulder

Ages: 18 months to 13 years old 1300 Yellow Pine Avenue Tinker Art Studio provides authentic art opportunities for children (and adults!) to grow as both skilled artists and creative individuals. Choose from weekly classes, drop-in art, weekend workshops, private lessons and school-day-off and holiday camps in a variety of mediums— wheel throwing and hand building ceramics, painting, drawing, fibers, mixed media, and more.

Visit us online for a complete class schedule and to register.

Hours: Daily programming.

C: Staff tinker@tinkerartstudio.com www.tinkerartstudio.com P: 303-503-1902

KINESIS DANCE Boulder

Ages: 3-18 5603 Arapahoe Ave, Unit 6.

We are a youth-focused dance company offering high quality competitive and recreational level dance. Classes offered include preschool dance, creative movement, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and ethnic dance.

Hours: M-Sat. 9 am to 8 pm.

C: Cindy or Kirsten kinesisdance@outlook.com www.KinesisDance.com P: 720-515-6268

LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARy BALLET Boulder

Ages: 11-18 5603 Arapahoe Ave, Unit 6.

After School Ballet Classes and Program.

World class ballet training at an affordable price! We provide youth nourishment in the performing arts. With international caliber instruction at its core, the school is centered in producing professional dancers for the future, and inclusive of youth interested in learning to dance for personal pleasure.

Hours: Call for days and times.

C: Jenifer Sher workshop@lemonspongecake.org www.lemonspongecake.org P: 720-352-2903

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Gymnastics Cheerleading West Gate KunG Fu schooL Boulder

the FaMiLy Garden Longmont

Ages: 0-1 with Adult 600 Airport Road. #B. Parents with Infants Group. *FREE* For postpartum families with babies from newborn up until they are mobile. This group provides a safe place to connect, receive support, and build community with other new parents. Drop-ins are always welcome and your infants are also welcome in the group.

Days and Hours: Thursdays from 11 am to 12 pm. www.Family-Garden.org C: Rachel P: 303-678-1144

Empowerment success strateGies 4 Kids Boulder

Grades: K-10 Secrets of Friendship. What makes kids like other kids?

Students will learn and practice six most important friendship skills, what makes kids avoid other kids, how to NOT lose your friends. Small class size, individual attention, student workbook, parent handout, and snacks. Early registration $165, week of class $185.

Days and Hours: Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 pm. Summers are Tuesdays and Thursdays.

C: Sherry Lewis, MS, LPC successstrategies4kids@gmail.com www.ss4k.com Facebook.com/sLewisCounselor LinkedIn.com/in/SherryLewisCounselor Twitter.com/sLewisCounselor P: 303-915-4421

My LocaL Music Lessons North Front Range

Ages: 6 and up Custom Lessons for ALL instruments, in the convenience of YOUR home. We save you time, and give you peace of mind! Background checked instructors, A+ rating with BBB, and convenient online scheduling system. To sign up see website, click “purchase lessons” button, choose 1st option for instructor/instrument/area, and time and day. 1st lesson FREE with 1st month enrollment, enter promo code 1stfree at checkout for 25% OFF 4pack/series. FREE lessons for referrals also!

Days and Hours: 9 am to 9 pm.

7 days a week C: Lee Johnson booking@mylocalmusiclessons.com www.mylocalmusiclessons.com P: 303-558 6160

Mountain Kids Gymnastics & dance Louisville

Ages: Walking and up 474 S. Taylor Avenue At Mountain Kids there are mountains to climb, rivers to cross, jungles to conquer, and fun to be had. Also, strength, flexibility, coordination, confidence, and new skills are acquired every day. Students discover their amazing movement potential through GYMNASTICS & DANCE classes in a safe, creative, and nurturing environment! We make moving and learning fun!

Transportation available from select schools. Programs & times vary. Please call or visit our website for more information.

C: Anna Narvaes anna@mountain-kids.com www.mountain-kids.com/louisville P: 303-665-8287

Martial Arts

Ages: 5 to 11 3005 Sterling Circle, Suite 150 Kids’ Kung Fu. A holistic approach to martial arts, focusing on meditation, self-awareness, leadership, and cooperation alongside a fun and challenging program of traditional kung fu. Ideal for inquisitive, self-motivated girls and boys.

Free two-week trial.

Days and Hours: T/TH 5 -6 pm.

C: Adam Reed info@westgateboulder.com www.westgateboulder.com P: 720-885-9554

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Ages: 4-18 Suzuki music instruction by registered faculty in violin, viola, & cello. Private & group lessons, note reading, theory, public performances, and more.

Call for fees and times.

Program Days: M-F C: Staff info@bouldersuzukistrings.org www.bouldersuzukistrings.org P: 303-499-2807

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MuSIC Boulder/Westminster

Ages: 4 and up Formerly known as Harmonious Music. Piano and accordion instruction in Russian or English, with a European flair. For children and adults.

Master’s degree in piano, accordion, and musical performance.

Fun and loving instruction in your home or ours, using traditional methods of reading and playing, coupled with the Russian school of piano/ accordion playing techniques.

Lessons focus on music as an art form and how it has the ability to portray its different feelings, moods, and emotional experiences associated with everyday life. Multiple concerts held yearly.

Hours: M-Sat. 10 am - 9 pm C: Nina Soloviova www.intlschoolofmusic.com P: 303-502-8224

MuSIC TOGETHER¨ of Boulder Ages: Birth-5 Small intimate parent/child programs. FREE demo classes offered throughout the year.

Call for times and fees. Two Boulder locations—downtown and north.

C: Jane Simms Roche www.musictogetherboulder.com P: 303-530-0434

MuSIC TOGETHER¨ MIxED AGES & BIG KIDS PROGRAMS Central Boulder

Ages: Infants to age 7.

Award-winning music and movement programs celebrating over 15 years in Boulder!

Mixed Age Classes: Infants through age 4 with their caregivers integrating singing/ movement/instrument play in a playful yet structured environment. Big Kids Class (Ages 5-7), an optional drop-off program integrating drumming, conducting, solfege (ear training) improvisational piano, creative

expression, and more. Free demo classes and online registration.

Hours: Weekday mornings, Saturday morning, and evenings. Register online.

C: Jane Smolens www.mountainsongmusic.com P: 303-413-1120

OFF BROADWAy School of Fine Arts Boulder

Ages: All 1235 Pine Street Off Broadway School of Fine Arts (SoFA) provides private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, strings, woodwind, and brass instruments to students of all ages and abilities in our NEW location in downtown Boulder.

Our community theatre program (multi-generational) auditions on an ongoing basis, and we offer after school and evening programming in a variety of disciplines.

Fees: Trial lessons $20; Ongoing/prorated registration for lessons and most classes.

Hours: Arranged with individual instructors.

C: Cathy Compton info@offbroadwayfinearts.org offbroadwayfinearts.org P: 303-800-0318

PARLANDO School for the Arts Boulder

Ages: All 2590 Walnut St. (Dairy Center) Parlando School for the Arts offers private instruction, group classes, and ensembles for students of all ages and abilities, on all musical instruments and in voice and musical theater. Our faculty of 50 of the region’s best teachers provide instruction to more than 700 students each week. More than half of our faculty have advanced degrees in music.

C: Staff info@parlando.org www.parlando.org P: 303-442-0006

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SANDy BuRRELL MuSIC STuDIO Niwot

Ages: All Individual private lessons in flute, violin, and piano. Group Lessions: a) Intro to Flute, 6 weeks; b) Intro to Violin, 8 weeks; c) Intro to Music, 1 semester—explore flute, violin, or piano; d) Penny Whistle Program—ideal class for ages 3 to 6.

Fees:$10/group class. Pay by session.

Call for current class times.

C: Sandy Burrell P: 303-652-3287

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GROuP & INDIVIDuAL PIANO/ KEyBOARD CLASS Boulder

Ages: 6 and up Children learn musical notation, theory, composition/improvisation music in a fun, supportive, creative environment.

Weekly one-hour classes. Small groups of 6 children or fewer.

Keyboards provided during lesson time. Individual private piano lessons are also available. Jane Smolens has been a piano/music educator since 1986.

C: Jane Smolens www.mountainsongmusic.com P: 303-413-1120

Swimming

BOuLDER PERFORMING ARTS COMPANy Ages: 3-13 Musical theater, film , and music lessons. Over 30 years teaching drama, dance, and music to kids in Boulder. Our studio is about having fun.

We meet each student at their ability level to help them grow with self-confidence, creativity, friendship. Once-a-week classes with a final production, costumed on stage for friends and family. Show themes change each semester and are geared to entertain children and families.

Hours: M-F. 3 to 7 pm. Sliding fee & scholarships. Please check our website for class times and days.

C: Pollyanna Demitro www.bpac.biz P: 303-859-4195

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Swim•Float•Swim!

Home of Infant Aquatics Longmont

Ages: 6 months and up Diagonal Trade Center 795 S. Sherman Street Boulder County’s best swim lessons are in Longmont!

At Swim•Float•Swim! Your child will learn to swim safely in weeks, not years. Our two warm-water indoor pools and UV water purification system ensure your child the safest and most comfortable water experience. We are the swim lesson experts—stop by our childfriendly facility to Discover the Difference.

Hours: M-F, 7 am to 7 pm C: Judy Heumann judy@infantaquatics.com www.swimfloatswim.com P: 303-499-2229

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Do you have a bright child who is struggling with learning or focus?

OCEAN FIRST SWIM (Formerly The Swim School of Boulder)

Boulder

Ages: 6 months and up 3015 Bluff Street Ocean First Swim, formerly called the Swim School of Boulder, is the county’s premier aquatic training facility. As underwater experts in both SCUBA and swim training, we teach swimming skills and aquatic safety to all ages in our private, indoor 90-degree pool.

Programs Days: M-Th, 9 am to 6 pm, and Fri, 3 to 6 pm swim@oceanfirst.blue www.oceanfirst.blue P: 303-444-7234

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BOuLDER VOICE yOuTH SHOW CHOIR Boulder

Ages: 10-15 Boulder Voice Musical Theater Review.

We’re excited to offer a new kind of musical theater experience in Boulder! Join us while we put the “show” into show choir, testing our acting, singing and dancing skills in an original review based on famous heroes and heroines. Please visit our website to learn more about our instructors and fall class.

We look forward to hearing your voice!

Hours: M/Th, 4:30 to 6 pm C: Lisa Albright www.bouldervoiceshowchoir.com

COLORADO SHAKESPEARE Festival School of Theatre Boulder

Ages: 8-18.

The CSF School of Theatre offers classes, workshops, and private coaching sessions for kids and teens year-round.

Winter/Spring Classes include Play Writing and Shakespeare’s Lost Play. One-day workshops (ranging from Sonnets to Shakespearean Wordplay) are held every month in Boulder and culminate in a short performance for friends and family. Space is limited! Call for schedule.

C: Amanda Giguere csfedout@colorado.edu www.coloradoshakes.org/ education/csf-school-theatre P: 303-492-1973

ROCKy MOuNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS Boulder

Ages: 5-16 5311 Western Ave., Ste. 135 (near Arapahoe & 55th) Boulder’s premiere youth theatre offers Boulder’s best theatrical training in musical theatre, acting, voice, dance, improvisation, & more.

After-school programs, Actors Academy Program, and summer camps.

C: Mary Beth Ward info@theaterforkids.net www.theaterforkids.net www. ActorsAcademyCO.com P: 303-245-8150

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C: Lisa & Alan Iguchi boulder@mathnasium.com www.mathnasium.com/boulder P: 720-890-9000

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FALL Calendar of Events to engage in creative, and sometimes messy, arts & crafts projects with their parents. Call (303) 6518374 for more information.

ART/MUSEUMS

Through January—Longmont Longmont Museum Robots Rising exhibition for all ages, at 9 am to 5 pm, M-Sat, and 1 to 5 pm on Sunday, located at 400 Quail Road.

Robots Rising is an exciting handson exhibition in which visitors may drive a rover robot through a disaster scene, see and control a six-foot animatronic robot, move a robotic arm built for NASA, discover how robots see and interact with the world, and much more! Call Erik Mason at (303) 651-8374 or e-mail erik.mason@longmontcolorado. gov for more information or check out www.longmontcolorado.gov/ museum.

Saturdays—Denver Denver Art Museum Free First Saturday/CelebrARTE for all ages, from 10 am to 5 pm, located at 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway. 8/1, 9/5, and 10/3. Enjoy free general admission and entry to all nonticketed exhibitions. In-gallery games and art-making opportunities and special bilingual family activities. Tickets available starting at 10 am. No reservations needed. Call (720) 865-5000 or email info@denverartmuseum.org or check out www.denverartmuseum. org for more information.

Now to 2020—Denver The Denver Art Museum will offer free general admission to ALL youth, ages 18 and under, for the next five years, thanks to a fiveyear gift from Scott Reiman and the Reiman Foundation. A oneyear grant from Kaiser Permanente Colorado also will support the Free for Kids program. FREE general admission to all children, including school tours and other youth group visits. This incredible access opportunity also will seed a new transportation fund, providing bus funding assistance for Title I schools. Youth pricing for all special ticketed exhibitions will be $5 for the next five years. For more information, please check out www.denverartmuseum.org/ freeforkids.

Tu/W/F—Longmont Discovery Days, from 9 to 10:15 am, 10:15 to 11:30 am, and 12:30 to 2 pm; runs from early September through late May at the Longmont Museum at 400 Quail Road. This interactive drop-in program encourages children ages 2-5,

Saturdays—Broomfield The Broomfield Depot Museum, located at 2201 West 10th Avenue, is open to the public on Saturdays from 12 to 3 pm. Admission is FREE. Tours explain the station’s history and story of the Denver & Interurban Railway (D & I), an electric railway that ran on the Kite Route from Denver to Boulder via Broomfield from 1908 to 1926.

For more information or to schedule a weekday tour for four or more call (303) 460-6824.

Ongoing—Boulder The CU History Museum is open year-round for ages 6 and up.

Seven rooms, chronicling CU’s history and alumni accomplishments and space exhibit with moon rock from NASA. FREE. Located on the CU Campus. Call (303) 492-6329 for more information.

BOOKS ’n’ STORYTELLING

August 8—Boulder Boulder Valley Spellbinders® Live Stories Told, Not Read for ages 2-9, from 11 am to 12 pm, located at 1107 Pearl Street. Featured at the Boulder Book Store during the ‘Summer Story Time Series’.

Live stories that are told, not read include legends, folktales, myths and tall tales. Call Anne Feist at (303) 886-8169 or please email thefeistnetwork@gmail.com or check out www.Spellbinders.org for more information.

T/W/TH—Longmont Longmont Public Library story times for ages birth to 6, located at 409 4th Avenue. Lap-sit, toddler, and preschool story times 10:15 and 11 am T/W mornings; Spanish story time TH evenings at 6:30, bedtime story time TH nights at 7 pm. Call (303) 651-8477 or check out www.ci.longmont.co.us/library.

Every Sunday—Boulder Boulder Public Library Go Club for ages 5-16, located at 1000 Canyon. Call Melanie Howard at (303) 441-3099 or please email howardm@boulderlibrary.org for more information or check out www.bplnow.boulderlibrary.org/ event/kids-family/storytime for more times and information.

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August 6—Lafayette W O W ! C h i l d r e n ’s M u s e u m Vermicomposting program for all ages, at 11 am, located at 110 N. Harrison Ave. Presented by Growing Gardens, visitors will learn about vermicomposting, the life cycle of the worm, the role of decomposers in an ecosystem, and be able to hold real, live red wiggler worms from the worm bin!

This program is included with museum admission. Call (303) 604-2424 or please check out www.wowchildrensmuseum.org for more information.

August 26 to Dec 18—Longmont Longmont Museum Discovery Days for ages 2-5 years, three sessions on W/Th/F every week, located at 400 Quail Rd. Discovery Days is an early childhood program at the Longmont Museum that encourages children ages 2 to 5 and their parents/caregivers to engage together in educational, hands-on art activities. Through social interaction and inspiring experiences, this program is a place where play and learning connect. Session I: 9 to 10:15 am, Session II: 10:15 to 11:30 am, Session III: 12:30 to 2 pm. Call Elaine Waterman at (303) 6518374 or email elaine.waterman@ longmontcolorado.gov or check out www.longmontmuseum.org for more information.

Ongoing—Boulder The Language of Food presents French After-School, language, arts and crafts classes for children in 1st through 5th grades, located in BVSD elementary schools, September through May. Please call Marie Nicoletti at (303) 819-4084 or please email her at thelanguageoffood@gmail.com for more information.

M/T/W/F—Longmont Playgroups for parents and children, on Mon: 10 am to noon, infant and toddlers: Wed: 10 am to 12 pm, mixed-ages: Fri: 10:30 am to noon, & bilingual (Spanish) 0-4 playgroup on the 1st and last Fridays. Also, Fatherhood Connection every Tues, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, support and education for dads. Children’s Services can also help with child care referrals. Call St. Vrain Valley Center at (303) 776-5348.

1st & 3rd Fridays—Boulder Mothers & Babies—Leaders’ support group, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, at 7100 S. Boulder Rd. Also offers support groups for new moms and babies under 6 months old for a nominal fee. Call (303) 530-0698 or visit our website at

www.momsandbabies.org for more information.

2nd and 4th Mondays—Boulder First Presbyterian Church MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), for ages infant to 5, from 9:15 to 11:15 am, at 1820 15th Street. Mornings include food, craft, or activity, speakers with subjects relating to moms, and discussion time that deepens relationships with your group. Children are cared for in a parallel program called MOPPETS. Call MOPS information line at (303) 402-6455.

1st Mondays—Boulder La Leche League of Longmont breast-feeding support group meeting for all ages from 10 to 11:30 am, located in the Community Room at Boulder Nurse Midwives, 4800 Riverbend Road, Suite 100.

Dedicated to providing education, information, mother-to-mother support, and encouragement to women who are nursing their toddlers. Babies and children welcome.

For more information call Diane at (303) 444-9849, Linda at (720) 3148839, or Kate at (303) 473-9918.

2nd Tuesdays—Longmont La Leche League of Longmont breast-feeding support group meeting for all ages, at 7 pm, located at First Lutheran Church at 803 3rd Avenue. Helping mothers worldwide to breast-feed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education. Babies and children welcome!

Call Amanda at (303) 772-9312 or email or check out longmontlll.org for more information.

3rd Tuesdays—Boulder Local mothers are invited to a free meeting of the Boulder County chapter of Mothers & More. We connect moms through evening meetings, speakers, moms’ night out, book discussions, children’s activities, and MORE. Come and meet us! Check online at www. meetup.com/Mothers-MoreBoulder-County for more up-todate information.

3rd Tuesdays—Boulder La Leche League of Boulder monthly breast-feeding support group from 10 to 11:30 am. An international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization, dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breast-feed. Babies and children welcome. Call Molly (720) 9223549 or Diane (303) 444-9849 for information and meeting location.

Daily—Countywide Boulder County WIC Program.

Supplemental foods and nutritional health education for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women with children up to 5 years. Ongoing enrollment at 5 clinic sites. Boulder Office: 3305 Broadway; San Juan Office: 3100 34th St. in Boulder; Longmont Office: 529 Coffman, Suite 200; Salud Clinic: 231 East 9th in Longmont; Tri-cities Office: 1345 Plaza Court North, 3A in Lafayette.

FREE. Call (303) 441-1451.

Mondays-Thurs—Longmont Sunflower Farm now has an enrichment program for ages 5 to 8, from 9 am to 1 pm. This is a great program for homeschool kids or as a supplement to your child’s kindergarten program. We provide a broad overview of everyday farm lifestyle and sustainable living involved in the care and feeding of animals, gardening, farm trades and skills, and, of course, we will always make time for good, old-fashioned, outdoor play. One day per week or more.

Call (303) 774-8001 or please email sunflowerfarmmail@gmail.com for more information or check out www. sunflowerfarminfo.com.

Mondays/Saturdays—Longmont The Family Garden Mommy & Me Yoga for ages 0-1, from 10:3011:45 am on Mondays and on Saturdays from 11:15 am to 12:45 pm. Located at 600 S. Airport Rd., Suite B. This class is a wonderful way to connect with your baby while stretching, moving, and relaxing your body. A typical class includes calming breath, stretching, slow vinyasa sequences, standing poses and relaxation all with a hard-working, postpartum body in mind. Includes strong core-work to engage and restore the postpartum core in a gentle and loving way. The babies can join in on almost all of the poses and have their own yoga and massage session towards the end of class.

It is beneficial and suitable for all yogis—new, experienced and still in diapers! Call Rachel at (303) 678-1144 or please email Rachel@ family-garden.org for more information or check online at www. family-garden.org.

Tuesdays—Boulder Boulder Zumba. Zumba dance fitness for Kids ages 7-13, from 4 to 5 pm, located at 6185 Arapahoe Road. Rockin’ fitness parties for kids with kid-friendly routines & music. $5 drop-in or $40 for 10-punch card. Call Donna Shonle at (303) 604-9098 or email donna@shonle.net for more information or www.boulderzumba. com.

Thursdays—Boulder Beyond MOPS...the next step. Join us for SAMS (School-Age Moms).

New group for mothers of schoolage children (kindergarten-12th grade) to share their joys and challenges. Includes guest speakers, child care, and refreshments. 1st and 3rd

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Boulder Valley Christian Church, 7100 S. Boulder Rd. Call Jan at (303) 494-4248 or Darcy at (303) 9261590 for more information.

Thursdays—Broomfield Tough Love Parent Support Group will meet at the United Church of Broomfield at 825 Kohl Street, from 7 to 9:30 pm. Call Jerry Hart at (303) 494-4598 for more information.

Ongoing—Boulder Tinker Art Studio classes for ages 18 months to 13 years old, located at 1300 Yellow Pine Avenue, Unit B in NoBo. Programming offered daily. Weekly “Drop-In” classes are on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the school year. Call Tinker Art Studio at (303) 503-1902 or email tinker@tinkerartstudio.com for more information or check out tinkerartstudio.com to register.

Ongoing—Boulder Sunflower Kids Art Studio offers year-round classes for ages 3.5 to 15, at 5345 Arapahoe Ave. Call Lika Gitis at (720) 939-7545 or email lika@artsunflower.com or visit us at www.artsunflower.com.

Ongoing—Boulder/Longmont Boulder County Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) subsidized child care for children ages 0-12, with drop-in open hours for application assistance and question opportunity on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 am to 1 pm, at 3460 N. Broadway in Boulder and 1921 Corporate Center Circle, Suite 3F in Longmont. Questions?

(303) 678-6014, please email ccap@bouldercounty.org or call the bilingual outreach coordinator at (303) 928-0821. Must be county resident, income and activity requirements apply. Download an application and checklist online at www.bouldercountychildcare.org.

Ongoing—Countywide Boulder County Healthy Kids and Adults! helps families and individuals enroll in Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+).

Medicaid and CHP+ are free and low-cost public health insurance plans that provide dental, medical, prescription and vision benefits. There are no monthly premiums and co-pays range from $0 to $50 depending on family income.

Healthy Kids and Adults! can also connect families to Connect for Health Colorado a new health insurance marketplace where people can shop for health insurance and access tax credits to reduce monthly health insurance premiums. For more information, call (720) 515-1454.

Ongoing—Longmont Swim•Float•Swim! Aquatic Academy—The ultimate swim lesson experience for ages 6 months and up. Boulder County’s only dedicated warm-water swim les-

son facility where children learn to swim and float independently in weeks, not years. The Diagonal Trade Center, 795 S. Sherman St. Visit www.swimfloatswim.com to discover the difference. Contact Judy Heumann at (303) 499-2229 or email judy@infantaquatics.com Ongoing—Lafayette Boulder Water Polo Club Water Polo Spring League for ages 8-18, from 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm, located at Arapahoe YMCA at 2800 Dagny Way. If you love team sports and swimming, play water polo! Sign up anytime and make new friends, train with top-notch coaches, get in great shape, and have fun! Call Cece Bloomfield at (303) 9950328 or email boulderwpc@gmail. com or please check out www. boulderwaterpolo.org for more information Weekdays—Boulder/Lafayette Boulder County Head Start Enrollment drive for ages 3-5 years, from 8 am to 4 pm, located at 3482 N. Broadway. Boulder County Head Start is recruiting for its free, comprehensive preschool with full- and part-day classes.

Income guidelines apply. Call Susi Gritton at (720) 564-2210 or email sgritton@bouldercounty.org for more information.

Ongoing—Boulder Music Together(R) with Mountain Song Music Studio, Inc. presents free demo class for ages 0-5 years, located at Boulder Piano Gallery at 3111 Walnut. Research-based music and movement program celebrating over 25 years of family music-making. Have fun planting the seeds of musical development through singing, movement, instrument play, friendship and fun! Classes are mixed-age and siblings are welcome. These free demo classes are for families who would like to visit a class before enrolling in one of our fall/winter/spring/summer semesters. Call Jane Smolens at (303) 413-1120 or you can email Jane at jsmolens@ mountainsongmusic.com or check out www.mountainsongmusic.com for more information.

Ongoing—Boulder Photo Camp Photography Workshops for moms, located at 1012 Hawthorn Ave. Join others who share a love of photography for an experience filled with connection, creativity and learning.

Photo Camp will help you find confidence handling your digital camera, develop an eye for creative composition and give you the inspiration to tell your family story. Call Julie Afflerbaugh at (303) 704-9999 or please email contact@photo-camp.comor please do check out www.photo-camp. com for more information.

JUST FOR FUN

Through August 9—Longmont Boulder County Fair! Check out bouldercountyfair.org for more information and a schedule of events.

August—Boulder Boulder Outdoor Cinema for all ages, at dusk, located at 1750 13th Street. August 8: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, August 22: The Princess Bride. Please email info@boulderoutdoorcinema.com or you can also check online at boulderoutdoorcinema.com for more information.

August to October—Boulder Off Broadway School of Fine Arts Fall Music Theatre Auditions for ages 5 to 100, located at 1237 Pine Street. Off Broadway School of Fine Arts is holding auditioning for a fall youth musical and spring community musicals. You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown auditions for grades 2-10, are August 29-30 with performances from October 30 to November 1. The Music Man auditions for ages 5 to adult, are October 16-18 with performances March 4-12. See our website to sign up. Call Cathy Compton at (303) 800-0318 or email info@offbroadwayfinearts. org or please go online at www. offbroadwayfinearts.org or more information.

August 8, 9—Boulder Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance 21st Annual Boulder Asian Festival for all ages, from 11 am to 5 pm, located at 1300 Pearl Street. This is a 2-day event in downtown Boulder that showcases arts, crafts, food, music and performances from local Asian and Pacific Islander Communities. Call Brenda Pearson at (303) 499-0108 or email festival@bapaweb.org for more information or check out www.bapaweb.org.

August 8-9—Lafayette Bob L. Burger Recreation Center Great Outdoor Adventure Camp Out for all ages, from 2 pm to 9 am, located at 1600 Caria Dr. We’ll find you a spot in our specially created campground at Waneka Lake Park. Set up your own tent and get ready to enjoy family oriented games, entertainment and outdoor fun! Pre-registration by July 31st is required and limited to 25 camp sites. We will allow up to five registered campers per camp site. Rain dates are August 22-23rd. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Register online by visiting our website at www.cityoflafayette.com/outdooradventure.

Call Christina Cardinale at (303) 665-0469 or please email christina. cardinale@cityoflafayette.com or www.cityoflafayette.com for more information.

August 15—Lafayette Lafayette Chamber 16th Annual

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Lafayette Peach Festival for all ages, from 9 am to 4 pm, located in Old Town Lafayette on Public Road. Enjoy peach pies, peach cobbler and peach smoothies. Food vendors, crafters, antique dealers along with some of the finest artists from the Front Range and Western States will be showcased.

Children’s activities, live entertainment and music throughout the day.

Check www.lafayettecolorado.com or call (303) 666-9555, or please email events@lafayettecolorado. com for more information.

August 21—Lafayette ARTS!Lafayette Art Night Out for all ages, from 5 pm to 9:30 pm, located at 311 S. Public Road. Live music, artists booths, galleries, Arty’s Creation Station (a free children’s art activity booth), additional children’s activities (including a balloon twister, magician and face painters), food trucks and beer & wine garden. FREE, family friendly community event. Call Susan Booker at (303) 661-1260 or www. cityoflafayette.com/ano for more information.

August 26—Lafayette Mother House Tee Up for Tikes golf tournament for ages 16 +, at 8am, located at 2300 Indian Peaks Trail. Golf tournament & fundraiser benefits Mother House helping women & infants since 1982. Call Jen Rodehaver at (303) 993-5431 or check out Mother-House.org for more information or to register.

August 27—Boulder Boulder County Parks and Open Space Cool Kestrels: Nature Detectives for ages 3-7, from 10 to 11 am, located at Carolyn Holmberg Preserve. American Kestrels are one of the smallest birds of prey in Boulder County, but they have great hunting skills and cool tricks. Children and their parents/guardians will enjoy this interactive program. Call Deborah Price at (303) 678-6215 or email dprice@bouldercounty.org or check out www.bouldercountyopenspace. org for more information.

Through September—Westminster Butterfly Pavilion for all ages, at 9 am to 3 pm, located at 6252 W. 104th Ave. Butterfly Pavilion is opening up a new seasonal butterfly house! Partnering with Denver Botanic Gardens to bring you Butterflies at Chatfield! Encounter native Colorado butterflies and plants in the one-of-a-kind butterfly house as well as more than 50 indigenous Colorado plant species.

Call Katherine Harris at (303) 4695441 or email KHarris@butterflies. org or check out www.butterflies. org/visit for more information.

1st Saturdays—Longmont Boulder County Parks and Open Space Agricultural Heritage Center for all ages, from 10 to 5 pm, located at 8348 Ute Highway 66. Learn

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about the rich agricultural history of Boulder County. The farm includes two barns, an outhouse, a milk house, a blacksmith shop, and a 1909 farmhouse. The big red barn contains interactive exhibits for all ages to enjoy—including a real tractor cab! Call Jim Drew at (303) 776-8688 or jdrew@bouldercounty. org for more information or www. bouldercountyopenspace.org.

Ongoing—Boulder Monthly art exhibits from Boulder Valley schools, at Boulder Valley Credit Union, at 5505 Arapahoe Avenue. Check out children’s artwork during our open hours. Call (303) 415-3514 for more info.

Ongoing—Boulder Boulder County H ous ing & Human Services is a Certified Connect for Health Colorado Assistance Site and has trained health coverage guides to help residents enroll in health insurance. Call (303) 441-1000 or email HealthCoverage@bouldercounty. org for more information or to make an appointment or visit www.

BoulderCountyHealthCoverage.org for more information and events.

Ongoing—Boulder Fiske Planetarium presents Public Astronomy Shows for ages K and up. $4 for adults, $3 for children/ seniors. Call (303) 492-5001 or (303) 492-5001 or www.colorado. edu/fiske for more information.

Ongoing—Boulder The Business Women’s Connection currently has a few openings in their weekly group of women professionals from the Boulder County area. We are a weekly group supporting one another both professionally and personally. Check www.businesswomensconnection. com for more information and to see how to visit our group.

Ongoing—Boulder Many individuals may now qualify for reduced-cost health insurance!

The Boulder County Housing and Human Services Assistance Site can help individuals and families navigate the new health insurance marketplace, Connect for Health Colorado, to shop and enroll in plans. For more information, call (303) 441-1000 and ask to speak with a certified health coverage guide. Do check online at www. bouldercountyhealthcoverage. org for regular updates regarding upcoming education and enrollment events in the community.

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Sept. 10 to Dec. 5—Boulder Boulder Voice Youth Show Choir voice and musical theater classes for ages 10-15, M/Th, from 4:30 to 6 pm, located at Avalon Studio, 6185 Arapahoe Rd. We’re excited to offer a new kind of musical theater experience in Boulder! Join us while we put the “show” into show choir, testing our acting, singing and dancing skills in an original review based on famous heroes and heroines. Please visit our website to learn more about our instructors and FALL class. We look forward to hearing your VOICE! Check out www.bouldervoiceshowchoir.com for more information.

September 18—Lafayette Bob L. Burger Recreation Center N.F.L. Punt, Pass & Kick for ages 8-15, at 5:30 pm, located at 500 E. South Boulder Rd. The Recreation Department, along with the NFL and Gatorade, will be sponsoring this competition which is open to boys and girls and based on participant’s age as of Dec. 31, 2015.

Birth certificate required. One registration per competition. FREE. Please show up on time. No football shoes or cleat, turf shoes or bare feet allowed. Only softsoled gym shoes. Call Christina Cardinale at (303) 665-0469 or please email christina.cardinale@ cityoflafayette or check out www. cityoflafayette.com/recreation.com for more information.

September 19—Boulder CU Wizards Much Ado About Absolute Zero! for ages 5-13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, located at Duane Physics G1B30 at CU Boulder. Prof. Paul Beale presents a free Saturday STEM show. Call Candice Brown at (303) 492-5011 or email djnadmin@jila.colorado. edu or check out www.colorado. edu/physics/Web for more information.

Starting Sept. 27—Boulder Congregation Har HaShem Religious School for ages 5-13, from 9 am to noon, located at 3950 Baseline Road. Sunday morning Jewish religious school with innovative programs and Bar/ Bat Mitzvah preparation. Call Katherine Schwartz at (303) 4997077 or email ks@harhashem.org or check out www.harhashem.org for more information.

September 29—Boulder City of Boulder: Family Services Orientation to Family Child Care for adults, from 6 to 8:30 pm, located at 2160 Spruce St. Interested in becoming a licensed family child care provider? This workshop provides an overview of the state licensing process and includes an application packet. City of Boulder residents are FREE; all others $15 to $20. Call Robin Pennington at (303) 441-1912 or please email penningtonr@bouldercolorado.gov for more information.

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September 27—Lafayette W O W ! C h i l d r e n ’s M u s e u m Sensory Friendly Playtime for all ages, from 9:30 to 11:30 am, located at 110 N. Harrison Ave. A special museum event for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders. WOW! will limit admission to 20 families, turn down sounds and lights, and provide adaptive equipment to offer a safe and fun experience for all!

Reservations are required and space is limited. Call Olivia at (303) 6042424 or you can email olivia@ wowchildrensmuseum.org or check out www.wowchildrensmuseum. org for more information.

September 12—Denver Denver Art Museum 26th Annual Friendship Powwow for all ages, from 10 am to 4 pm, located at 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway. Featuring American Indian dancers, drum groups, working artists, hands-on activities, artist booths, and more.

Watch colorful dance competitions, participate with artists in hands-on activities, and enjoy your first (or 101st!) piece of fry bread. Free.

Call (720) 865-5000 or email info@denverartmuseum.org or check out www.denverartmuseum. org for more information.

September 18—Lafayette ARTS!Lafayette Art Night Out for all ages, from 5 pm to 9:30 pm, located at 311 S. Public Road. Last Men on Earth will rock at the festival plaza. Artists booths, galleries, Arty’s Creation Station a free children’s art activity booth, additional children’s activities (including a balloon twister, magician and face painters), food trucks and beer & wine garden. FREE, family friendly community event. Call Susan Booker at (303) 661-1260 or check out www.cityoflafayette.com/ano for more information.

September 18-20—Denver Greater Denver Area Gem & Mineral Show for all ages, F-9 am to 6 pm, Sat-10 am to 6 pm and Sun-10 am to 5 pm, located at Denver Mart Expo Hall, 451 E. 58th. Second-largest club show in the U.S. with over 140 dealers and exhibits from all over the world, including some of the world’s finest museums. Speakers and demonstrations on geology, paleontology, lapidary, and jewelry making.

Special activities for kids include games and free gold panning.

Free gem & mineral identification all weekend. The theme for 2015 is “Minerals of the American Southwest.” Call Bob Berry at (303) 233-2516 or email info@denvermineralshow.com or check out www.denvermineralshow.com for more information.

September 19—Boulder Boulder County Parents of Twins

and More Kids Sale 2015 for all ages, from 10 am to 1 pm, located at 7100 South Boulder Road. The half-price sale on certain items is from noon to 1 pm. Gently used seasonal kids clothes from newborn to size 16, Halloween costumes, books, CDs DVDs, infant gear, strollers, cribs, toys, bedding, furniture, bikes and SO much more.

Name brands. Sign up at www.

BoulderTwins.org for an early shopping pass. A $1 fee per adult will be collected at the door. Call Brenda Bohrn at (303) 868-1345 or email saleleader@bouldertwins.org or check out www.bouldertwins.org for more information.

September 20—Longmont Longmont Museum Cultural Resources and Geek Fair for all ages, from 1:30 to 4 pm, located at 400 Quail Rd. Teachers and students alike are invited to come and peruse the offerings of many local cultural organizations and geeky extracurricular groups. Teachers can find out about all the cultural offerings that are available for them including field trips, classroom visits, check-out classroom kits, visiting artists, professional development opportunities, assembly presentations and so much more!

Call Ann Macca at (303) 651-8374 or email ann.macca@longmontcolorado.gov or you can check online at www.longmontmuseum.org for more information.

September 27—Boulder Boulder County Parks and Open Space Heritage Day at Walker Ranch for all ages, from 10 am to 3 pm, located at 8999 Flagstaff Mountain Road. Come to the Walker Ranch Homestead to learn about ranching in the days of pioneers. Visitors can participate in many activities, tour the homestead and play old-fashioned games. Call Sheryl Kippen at (303) 776-8848 or email skippen@bouldercounty.org or www.bouldercountyopenspace. org for more information.

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October 6-22—Boulder City of Boulder: Family Services Pre-licensing Training for adults, from 6 to 9:30 pm, located at 2160 Spruce St. State-approved prelicensing training for new family child care providers. Six evenings: Oct. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 and 22. City of Boulder residents $40; all others $65 to $90. Call Robin Pennington at (303) 441-1912 or you can email penningtonr@bouldercolorado.gov for more information.

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October 20, 21—Lafayette W O W ! C h i l d r e n ’s M u s e u m October Discovery Days for all ages, from 10 am to 12 pm, located at 110 N. Harrison Ave. This Month’s Topic: Healthy Me. Discover your inner scientist and explore our monthly handson science program. This month we’re celebrating our new children’s health and wellness exhibit.

Activities and crafts are included with your museum admission. Call (303) 604-2424 or check out www. wowchildrensmuseum.org for more information.

Ocober 24—Boulder CU Wizards Whispers & Bangs! for ages 5-13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, located at Duane Physics G1B30 at CU Boulder. Prof. Steve Pollack presents this free Saturday STEM show. Duane Physics G1B30 at CU Boulder. Prof. Paul Beale presents a free Saturday STEM show. Call Candice Brown at (303) 492-5011 or please email djnadmin@jila.colorado.edu or www.colorado.edu/physics/Web for more information.

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October—Longmont Longmont Museum Day of the Dead celebrations for all ages, located at 400 Quail Rd. L o n g m o n t ’s a n n u a l D í a d e los Muertos celebration is the Longmont Museum’s signature event and the largest Day of the Dead celebration in Colorado, attracting more than 6,000 people to the exhibit, family event and related programming. El Día de los Muertos is a time to honor and celebrate deceased loved ones.

Community participation is an essential part of this holiday that is full of life, reflection, food, family and fun. The celebration demonstrates how a diverse community can come together to share a common desire–to honor our ancestors and keep their memories alive.

Events include an exhibit of altars for the dead, sugar skull making, life music and dancing and more.

Call Ann Macca at (303) 651-8374 or ann.macca@longmontcolorado.gov or you can check online at www.longmontmuseum.org for more information.

October to March—Niwot Rocky Mountain Christian Academy Open House for preschool to 8th grades, located at 9447 Niwot Rd. The best way to learn more about RMCA is to come and see it for yourself!

Tour our campus, visit classrooms, meet teachers, and see an overview of the school and curriculum. Administrators and faculty will be on hand to meet you and answer questions. Campus tours every Tuesday from 9 to 11 am. To RSVP, call Betsy Weber at (303) 652-9162 or email admissions@

rmcaonline.org or check out www. rmcaonline.org for more information.

October 4—Longmont Family Garden Family Harvest Festival for ages birth-10, from 2 to 6 pm, located at 11931 N. 61st Street. A FUNdraiser for the Family Garden. Pumpkin decorating, face painting and entertainment. Call Debbie Lane at (303) 678-1144 or email debbie@family-garden.org or check out www.family-garden.org for more information.

October 11—Boulder Boulder County Parks and Open Space Junior-Senior Fishing Derby for any age, from 9 am to 12 pm, (drop in), located at Wally Toevs Pond at Walden Ponds. Invite a kid to go fishing at the seniorjunior fishing derby. Enjoy snacks and prizes. Open for fishing to all seniors 64 years and older with a Colorado fishing license and kids 15 years and younger, but everyone is welcome to watch. Call Michelle Bowie at (303) 678-6219 or email mbowie@bouldercounty.org for more information or check out www.bouldercountyopenspace.org October 13—Niwot Rocky Mountain Christian Academy Open House for middle school ages, from 7 to 8:30 pm, located at 9447 Niwot Road. Find out how RMCA can help prepare your child’s head and heart during the formative middle school years. You will tour our campus, meet teachers, see an overview of the school and curriculum, and hear from parents and students.

Administrators and faculty will be on hand to meet you and answer questions. To RSVP, call Betsy Weber at (303) 652-9162 or email admissions@rmcaonline.org or check out www.rmcaonline.org for more information.

October 17—Denver Denver Art Museum Americas Latino Eco Festival Family for all ages, from 10 am to 4 pm, located at 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway.

Join us for a multicultural festival celebrating Latino contributions to environmental conservation with films, performances, artist workshops, a book fair, and activities in the galleries. Free general admission; reservations not required. Call (720) 865-5000 or email info@ denverartmuseum.org or check out www.denverartmuseum.org for more information.

October 17—Lafayette Bob L. Burger Recreation Center Lafayette Quest for all ages, at 11 am, located at 111 W. Baseline Rd. An exciting Scavenger Hunt Race benefitting the Lafayette Youth Scholarship Fund! Teams will strategize their way by following clues, answering health-related questions and utilizing smart phone technology. LafayetteQuest partners with schools, low-income health pro-

grams, and community groups providing access to the rec centers for youth admissions, programs, and classes which in turn will encourage and support active, healthy, lifestyle habits in our community.

Call Christina Cardinale at (303) 665-0469 or please email her at christina.cardinale@cityoflafayette. com or www.cityoflafayette.com/ quest for more information.

October 23-25—Denver MileHiCon 47 for all ages, located at Hyatt Regency Tech CenterDenver. Largest Science-Fiction Literary Convention in the Rocky Mountain Region. 80+ authors and speakers on SF, Fantasy, and Horror. Special kids’ programming track, plus SF/fantasy art show, video, anime, masquerade, gaming, dealers, robotic competitions, etc. Guests of honor: Kevin Hern, artist Ursula Vernon. Toastmaster: James Van Pelt. Call Linda Nelson at (720) 234-7829 or email Info@ MileHiCon.Org or check online at www.milehicon.org for more information.

October 31—Everywhere Halloween!

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