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Back in the school swing of things... Check out the new faces, places and programs in your district K AT I E H A R R I S
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chool will be back in session before we know it; and many district calendars include earlier start dates for the 2014-15 school year than in previous years. Prepare your child (and yourself ) for success by reading on for important information regarding the upcoming school year, including what you’ll need to know on the first day back.
Poudre School District
SCHOOL START DATES The first day of school in PSD is August 19. However, some schools offer transition days for incoming new students (typically at the 6th- and 9thgrade levels) on Monday, August 18. Check out the Back To School news item online for information regarding bell schedules, transportation information, school supply lists and more at www.psdschools.org. EARLY RELEASE PILOT PROGRAM This year, grades K-8 will release two hours early for the first two weeks of school. For more details regarding the early release pilot program and Beat the Heat, visit the PSD website or speak with your school administrator. FOLLOW PSD ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER Check out PSD on Facebook.com/Poudre SchoolDistrict or Twitter (@Poudre Schools) for stories, updates, pictures and important information regarding the District and schools. MILL LEVY AND BOND This summer, PSD staff completed approximately 242 projects at 57 sites across the District. As part of the ongoing 2010 Bond program to enhance the safety and integrity of our schools and facilities, construction projects were scheduled at 18 school sites totaling approximately $8,000,000. The renovations focused on improving the environmental comfort of classrooms, enhancing building security, increasing energy efficiency as well as renewing building infrastructure. 10 | RMPARENT
The entire list of school-by-school Bond projects, budget outline and project status updates can be found at www. psdschools.org under Focus Projects, 2010 Mill Levy & Bond. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Concurrent enrollment, offered at all PSD high schools, allows high school students to enroll in college courses and high school classes simultaneously. Concurrent enrollment gives students an opportunity to graduate from high school with college credits and accelerates their progress toward earning advanced degrees and entering the working world. For more information about the program, visit the PSD website or speak with your school’s counselor. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PRICES Full priced/reduced price meal fees for elementary and secondary schools in 2014-15 will be as follows: Breakfast Paid Student: $1.25 Reduced: $0 Free: $0 Lunch Elementary Paid $2.35 Secondary Paid $2.60 Reduced $.40
Visit Child Nutrition on the PSD website for menus and other nutritional information. NEW INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) SCHOOLS Cache La Poudre Elementary and Riffenburgh Elementary schools received authorization to be International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, starting in the 2014-15 school year. Cache La Poudre Middle School is also a candidate school at this time for the IB Programme. The IB Programmes are designed to develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. For more information on IB, please visit www.ibo. org. Other IB schools in Poudre School District include Bennett, Dunn and McGraw Elementary schools; Lesher and Lincoln Middle Schools and Poudre High School. PRINCIPAL CHANGES
Beattie Elementary School: David Patterson has been named the new principal at Beattie Elementary School. Patterson comes to PSD from Thompson School District. Cache La Poudre Elementary School:
Landus Boucher will be the new principal at Cache La Poudre Elementary School. Boucher comes from Mapleton Public Schools in Denver.
Registration Deadlines The 2014-15 school year may be just beginning, but deadlines for 2015-16 open enrollment applications are already right around the corner! Make note of these important dates if you’re considering opting into a school other than your neighborhood school next year.
Poudre School District: School of Choice application deadlines for elementary and secondary schools are in January and February. Visit www.psdschools.org for more information on how to apply.
Thompson School District: Thompson accepts open enrollment applications from the Monday following Thanksgiving break to the last school day prior to winter break. Visit www.thompsonschools.org for updates.
Greeley-Evans District 6: School of Choice applications are accepted in November and December. Check www.greeleyschools.org for updates.
Weld RE-4 District: The deadline for open enrollment is October 1. Visit www.weldre4.k12. co.us for more information.
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end-of-course exam that leads to college credit. Each high school offers a variety of AP classes; a list of courses can be found in the Thompson School District High School Course Guide. Advanced Placement classes can also be taken online through Thompson Online.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES Athletic Director: Ron Alexander from Hastings, Nebraska, has been hired as the new Athletic Director, replacing Rich Yonker who was acting as Interim Athletic Director during the 13-14 school year. Director of Instructional Technology: Kim McMonagle from Douglas County Schools has been hired as the new Director of Instructional Technology. McMonagle replaces Monique Flickinger who accepted a superintendent position in Panama. Executive Director of Human Resources:
Vicki Thompson has been hired as the new Executive Director of Human Resources, replacing Doug Hartman who was acting as Interim Director during the 13-14 school year. Thompson comes from Thompson School District. Executive Director of Student Achievement and Professional Development: Jinger
Haberer is now the Executive Director of Student Achievement and Professional Development. Haberer comes from Aurora Public Schools and replaces Jan Borman who retired this year.
Thompson School District
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• Grades K-5: August 20 • Grades 6 and 9 (transition): August 20 • All other grades 6-12: August 21
THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION GUIDE The district will post its informational guide online at www.thompsonschools. org. The publication will include essential information needed to prepare for the start of school including registration information, school start times and program details. COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE One of the most significant recognitions for the district is its lead role in the Colorado Education Initiative’s integration project. This multimillion-dollar grant is engaging hundreds of educators and others to find ways to better integrate curriculum and opportunities for students in the state of Colorado. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) AP is a voluntary program that offers college-level classes at the high schools. By participating in the courses and exams, students are better prepared for the rigor of college, earn college credit while in high school and save tuition money as a result. All AP courses have a cost for the textbook. Students also pay for the
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AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM Agricultural education programs have strong ties to the local community through business and public partnerships and through student workplace and entrepreneurial experiences. Membership in a local chapter of the FFA provides students with the opportunity to develop “their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.” Therefore, to prepare all of our students for future success, TSD is proud to announce the creation of the Agricultural Education Pathways Program. This program will prepare TSD students at Thompson Valley High School and Berthoud High School for workforce readiness and continuing education beyond high school. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Concurrent enrollment gives students an opportunity to graduate from high school with college credits and the cost for tuition is paid by TSD. Students can accelerate their progress toward earning advanced degrees and the working world. This program is open to all high schools that receive academic plan approval, meet application deadlines and meet college course requirements. Students can take college courses of their choosing at Front Range Community College or Aims Community College or another university partner. ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM Students will create and develop their own product or service. Entrepreneurs and business experts from the community will serve as coaches and mentors guiding student teams through the process of ideation, market research and business plan development. Over the course of the year, student teams will learn about product development, financial modeling, marketing, accounting, human resources, as well as the legal aspects of running a business to get
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them geared up for Pitch Week. Pitch Week helps to further ďŹ re the entrepreneurial spirit by putting student teams in front of actual investors to pitch their innovative ideas and possibly win funding to turn their business plans into reality during the summer and the following school year. EXPANDED LEARNING OPTIONS Thompson School District provides several options for K-12 students and homeschooled students who need support in completing graduation requirements. FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL (FHS) FHS offers an alternative high school program for 10th graders and higher designed to address the needs of the student for whom the regular comprehensive high school situation has not been successful. FHS provides a positive, safe, personalized and drug-free environment where high expectations are valued. Trust, proactive involvement and effective communication enable students to develop a sense of fulfillment, belonging, self-esteem and teamwork, which helps them gain employability and life skills. These skills enable them to achieve and exceed their workforce and postsecondary goals upon graduation. For information, call FHS at 970-613-5300. SOARS Secondary Options for Achievement Resulting in Success (SOARS) serves students 17 years of age and older who have dropped out of high school or are considering dropping out of high school. SOARS provides an alternative for students who need support in completing graduation requirements. Before enrolling in SOARS, the student and a parent/ guardian will need to schedule an interview with the counseling secretary by calling 970-613-5300 beginning the second week of August. CREDIT RECOVERY Credit recovery is for students in 9th12th grades who have failed a class required for graduation and need to make up those credits. Students who want to enroll in credit recovery will need to contact the counselor at their home high school to obtain an application for credit 14 | RMPARENT
recovery. Check the school website for times, locations and dates. THOMPSON ONLINE Thompson Online offers a robust online education option for TSD K-12 students. Students have 24/7 access to their classes through an online platform and/ or can come into the classroom for extra support. Students can participate as full-time or part-time students. Online teachers interact with students through multiple venues, creating a virtual learning environment. The school follows the same high accreditation requirements, including TCAP assessments and Annual Yearly Progress expectations, as any other Thompson school. For further information, contact Sheila Pottorff, principal, at 970-613-5300 or thompson online@thompsonschools.org. EXPLORE, ENGAGE, EXPAND (E3) E3 is an educational option for students in grades K-12 who have a passion to learn about a topic that is not taught in our district curriculum. Students identify what it is they want to learn about. They identify what they need to know and do to demonstrate they understand
the concept. They work with a community member who is their mentor to be able to apply their new learning to their project. Students present their learning at the end of the year in a Presentation of Learning to a committee who awards the credit for the student. For more information, go to http://e3learning.co/. LOVELAND/BERTHOUD ENRICHMENT ACCESS PROGRAM (LEAP)/INNOVATION LAB LEAP provides enrichment to students in grades K-12 and is designed to support parents who choose to school their children at home or outside of the public school setting. Parents remain the primary instructional providers with LEAP supplementing their efforts. Students who choose this educational option attend class one day a week or a minimum of six hours. LEAP teachers provide a variety of learning opportunities. Some classes may take place in a self-contained building while others are more project based and occur throughout the Loveland community. For more information, call 970-203-5489 or visit the website at http://tsdleap.org/.
School programs defined Many educational choices await students in northern Colorado, but deciphering them is sometimes a challenge. Check out these options.
Core Knowledge: Stresses cumulative learning year to year through a specific outline of curriculum for each grade level. The goal is to prevent repetition and holes in learning from one grade level to the next. Learn more at http://coreknowledge.org/ about-the-curriculum.
International Baccalaureate (IB): IB World Schools teach curriculum that is recognized worldwide, and promote compassion and curiosity with the goal of creating a better world. See http://www.ibo.org/index. cfm for more information. Non-traditional/Experience Based: These schools offer smaller class sizes and hands-on learning. Students complete portfolios of work rather than completing assignments for grades.
Magnet/Lab School: These schools offer traditional curriculum while allowing students interested in the school’s special focus to pursue it to a greater depth. Many magnet schools integrate their magnet focus into all subjects.
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Advanced Placement/College Credit: These are intense courses designed to prepare students for higher education, boost college applications, and in some cases transfer as college credits.
Alternative Program/School: Specialized assistance for students requiring nontraditional learning environments. Charter School: These schools are publicly funded but operate separately from public schools. They are designed to provide unique educational opportunities and held accountable through monitoring of academic results. See www.nea.org/ home/16332.htm for more information. Private School: Private schools are funded primarily through tuition, rather than relying on public tax dollars, and therefore choose their own educational methods.
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are for ANY student who is interested in engineering, engineering technology and/or would like a rich hands-on, fun experience. Project Lead the Way is offered at Berthoud and Mountain View high schools. For information, call Berthoud High School at 970-613-7700 or Mountain View High School at 970-613-7800.
HOMESCHOOL COURSES Homeschooled students will have the opportunity to participate in our high school SOARS program as part-time students. They can select courses from a full, comprehensive high school curriculum. Anyone interested in taking two classes during the 2014-2015 school year should call 970-613-5300 beginning Aug. 11. Students will attend four hours per day, five days per week. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE International Baccalaureate (IB) is offered at three district schools: Coyote Ridge Elementary School, Lucile Erwin Middle School and Loveland High School. Coyote Ridge Elementary has been certified as a Primary Years Programme school. Lucile Erwin Middle School and Loveland High School have been certified as Middle Years Programme schools. IB students who wish to continue after the Middle Years Programme may apply for the Diploma Programme at Loveland High School. The IB program is a multicultural, international approach to learning the “big picture” through inquiry and critical thinking. With IB, all subjects are equal in importance including mathematics, science and technology, social studies, arts, personal, social and physical health and language. Call 970-613-5200 for high school, 970-613-7600 for middle years, and 970-679-9400 for elementary school programs. 16 | RMPARENT
LISA PROGRAM The Loveland area Integrated School of the Arts (LISA) program is an educational option that provides integrated learning opportunities in the arts, with the arts, and through the arts. Creative writing, dance, drama, visual arts, digital arts and music are emphasized and infused into the core curriculum. The LISA schools—Garfield Elementary School, Bill Reed Middle School and Mountain View High School—offer K-12 opportunities for students in TSD. For information, call Garfield at 970613-6000, Bill Reed at 970-613-7200 or Mountain View at 970-613-7800. PROJECT LEAD THE WAY Project Lead the Way is a preengineering program that provides hands-on, project-based learning that adds rigor to traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics by using 3-D computer modeling software and 3-D printers and prototyping and applying scientific and mathematical concepts and principles to student-constructed projects. Students learn problem-solving methodology and actually test their student-generated products/models. While learning via application and guidance from instructors, students also learn to analyze, synthesize and evaluate concepts through a myriad of informational elements provided by means of the Project Lead the Way curriculum. Project Lead the Way courses
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) STEM is offered at Berthoud High School as a focused educational program. STEM strives to produce scientifically and mathematically literate graduates who can step into leadership positions at the most competitive postsecondary programs in the country. The curriculum, educational enrichment and interactive approach will develop scientists capable of planning, conducting and communicating their own investigations. Students will design their own research project and work with an adult mentor during their junior and senior years. Included in the program is Pogil Chemistry, Project Lead the Way engineering classes and Advanced Placement options. Students interested in entering this rigorous program should call Berthoud High School at 970-613-7700. Two elementary schools—Ivy Stockwell and Laurene Edmondson—are STEM focus schools. STEM provides a multiple-pathways-to-success approach so that all students can succeed. Students will engage in problem-based learning centered on science, technology, engineering and math with literacy as the core. In collaborative groups, students will solve real and relevant problems that cross all content areas with handson learning opportunities. NEW PRINCIPALS The following schools will greet new principals in the 2014-2015 school year. This list is current as of July 9. Cottonwood Plains Elementary School: Eric Harting has been named as principal at Cottonwood Plains Elementary School. Harting is filling the position vacated by Dave Patterson, who departed the district. Harting comes to Thompson from Arrowwood Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where he served as principal since June 2012. His
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career background includes teaching first grade in the Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, and he also has extensive experience as a teacher and administrator in the Lewisville Independent School District and the Denton Independent School District. Harting’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Education in Administration from Texas Women’s University. Coyote Ridge Elementary School: Deon Davis has been named as principal at Coyote Ridge Elementary School. Davis is filling the position held by Diane Spearnak, who retired. Davis spent the last seven years serving in the Poudre School District as a sixth grade teacher, as assistant principal at Lesher Middle School (an IB World School) and as the interim principal at Lopez Elementary School. Before moving to Fort Collins with his family in 2007, he worked as a teacher and assistant principal at several elementary schools in a suburban school district in southern California. His educational training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University-San Bernardino and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Chapman University. Garfield Elementary School: Karen Briski has been chosen as Garfield Elementary School’s interim principal for the 20142015 academic year. Briski is filling in for Principal Cheryl Cook, who is taking a one-year leave of absence from her position. Briski most recently served as the principal of Antelope Hills Elementary School in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District in California. She retired from that position in June 2012 and relocated to Loveland. She has also served as principal of Avaxat Elementary in Murrieta as well as an assistant principal in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District and has an extensive teaching background at various levels. Briski’s educational training includes a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Alabama as well as a master’s degree in Education from California State University. Monroe Elementary School: Kathy Sather has been named interim principal at Monroe Elementary School. Sather previously served as an Early Literacy 18 | RMPARENT
TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) for the district in which her duties included leading the planning, training, implementation, and oversight of “READ Act” rules for district elementary schools. She also provided direct training for principals and instructional coaches as well as ongoing support for building leaders and teachers to implement the rules of the new literacy act. Her educational career includes work as an instructional coach and gifted and talented teacher. Sather earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education/ Special Education from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Colorado State University. Namaqua Elementary School: Dan Cox has been named interim principal at Namaqua Elementary School. Cox will is filling the position vacated by Donald Beuke, who departed the district. Cox previously served as assistant principal at Walt Clark Middle School. Before his time at WCMS, Cox worked for the Windsor School District where he served as an assistant principal and athletic director at Windsor High School and the principal of Mountain View Elementary School. He also has career experience at Poudre School District and the Montezuma-Cortez School District and is an adjunct instructor for Colorado State University for the Principal Preparation program. His educational achievements include a Bachelor of Science degree from Evangel College, secondary certification from Grand Canyon University, and principal licensure and a master’s degree in Education and Human Resource Studies from Colorado State University. Thompson Integrated Early Childhood:
Lamberto Caro has been named as the Early Childhood administrator. He is filling the position vacated by Theresa Clements, who departed the district. Caro is very familiar with Thompson, having served as principal at both Van Buren and Ponderosa elementary schools. He left TSD in July 2012 for an opportunity to teach at Colorado State University and to direct the institution’s principal licensure program. His career experience also includes work as a literacy TOSA and elementary school educator at Poudre School District.
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Turner Middle School: Derrick Martin
has been named as principal at Turner Middle School. Martin is filling the position vacated by Bill Siebers, who is serving as the district’s interim director of Human Resources. Martin comes to Thompson from Sargent School District RE-33J, where he has been the principal of Sargent Junior/Senior High School in Monte Vista, Colo. His work there included the addition of several Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) project-based courses to focus on 21st-century skills and the introduction of programming to assist in the closing of learning gaps in mathematics. Martin also has teaching experience in the Bayfield School District in Bayfield, Colo., and Aztec Municipal Schools in Aztec, N.M. Martin’s educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Affairs from Augustana College as well as a master’s degree in Secondary Education from Adams State College.
Greeley-Evans School District 6
SCHOOL START DATES First days of school for the district will be: • Kindergarten: Aug. 19 • Grades 1-12: Aug. 14
NEW CAREER PATHWAYS Career Pathways are programs in District 6 that offer high school students the opportunity to explore careers and fields of study they may want to pursue later in life. These popular programs offer hands-on experience, targeted instruction and some programs even offer students the ability to receive professional certificates while still in high school. Here are two new programs that will be offered at Greeley West High School beginning this year: Construction Pathway—The Construction Pathway is a tremendous opportunity for students who are interested in learning more about careers in the construction field. This pathway guides students through the development of skills in the construction trades including the fundamentals of design, drafting methods, blueprint development, tool/ equipment usage and safety, and construction building techniques.
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Entrepreneurship Pathway—The Entre-
preneurship Pathway is based on 21st century business and industry practices with the full inclusion and utilization of information technologies. Students will have the opportunity to complete courses in marketing, management, finance, economics, and a capstone project in their senior year. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage in post-secondary learning opportunities at the University of Northern Colorado as they progress through the program. NEW SCHOOL The Bella Romero Academy of Applied Science will open its doors in August 2014. The new school on Greeley’s east side is a two-campus K-8 school that will combine the former East Memorial Elementary School and the Bella Romero K-7 School. The former East Memorial is now the Bella Romero Academy K-3 campus. The former Bella Romero site is now the Bella Romero Academy 4-8 campus. This new school will offer parents and students the best in core curriculum and instruction, as well as many electives and after-school programs for those students who qualify. In addition, it will become the first site in Greeley-Evans School District 6 to begin implementing
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a blended learning initiative, which will help leverage technology to improve and individualize instruction for all students. Through a private donation, the school will begin using new technology in new ways to improve student achievement. Principals Jon Cooney and Justin Ungeheuer will continue as co-principals of the new academy. The school will also continue the Bella Romero family tradition of following all students through to their high school graduation. For more information on the Bella Romero Academy or to enroll, visit www.greeleyschools.org, or call (970) 348-1400. SCHOOL MEAL PRICING Meal prices will increase slightly for District 6 students in 2014-15. The new price for elementary school lunch is $2.50 for students paying full price. Middle school lunches will now be $2.75. Both these price increases reflect a 25-cent increase from last year. High school lunches will remain the same at $2.75. PRINCIPAL CHANGES A few new principals will be joining Greeley-Evans School District 6 in the 2014-15 school year.
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Franklin Middle School: Chris Ingram, a familiar face in Greeley-Evans School District 6, will rejoin the district as principal of Franklin Middle School. Ingram was the former director of several alternative programs, and then became principal of Jefferson High School when those alternative programs were consolidated. She left the district in 2012. Greeley West High School: Former Franklin principal John Diebold will be joining Greeley West High School as an assistant principal. McAuliffe Elementary School: Kourtney Stone, who has served as coordinator of literacy for District 6, will lead McAuliffe next year. Former McAuliffe Principal Wes Tuttle will move to the administration building and will now serve as director of elementary school leadership. Shawsheen Elementary School: Shawsheen Elementary School has a new principal. Christine Aguilar left the district. Jill Barnes, the assistant principal at Billie Martinez Elementary School, will take over as principal at Shawsheen.
Weld RE-4 School District Information
SCHOOL START DATES The Weld RE-4 School District will be welcoming students back on August 14. Please check your student’s school website for information on preschool/ kindergarten start and orientation dates along with back-to-school information including school supply lists, ice cream socials and back-to-school nights. WEBSITE The district’s home web page can be found at: www.weldre4.k12.co.us. You can access all the school sites from this page. Please be sure to click on the Facebook and Twitter icons from the home page to follow district-wide news and events as well as emergency messages. While on the website, visit the links for nutrition services, health services, calendars and the parent and community links where there is a whole host of information for students and parents. Please feel free to call the District Office at 970-686-8000 if you have any questions or would like more information on our schools. We are looking forward to getting the school year started!
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Back to School Guide 2014 D I R EC TO RY ACADEMICS Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum Camp Invention Children’s Speech Therapy Center Discovery Montessori Discovery Science Center Fort Collins Preschool Garbage Garage Education Center Latin Classes & Latin Club Little Bear’s Child Care Math Tutoring Oakwood School Our Global Village Museum Poudre River Public Library Districts Science Toy Magic Speech-Language Clinic Spring Creek School The Reading Clinic The Reading Place TR Paul Academy Tutor Doctor UNC Las Chicas de Matematicas UNC Leadership Enrichment Program UNC Summer Enrichment Program Weld Library District ARTS Aunt Bea’s Pottery Painting Boys & Girls Clubs, Larimer County Canyon Concert Ballet Clothes Pony Colorado Academy of the Arts Contemporary Dance Academy CSU School of the Arts Dance Express Debut Theatre Company Explorati Teens Writer Boot Camp Expressive Arts Fire It Up Ceramics Flying Colors Art School Foodies! Culinary Academy Fort Collins Fort Collins Children’s Theatre Fort Collins Museum Fort Collins Museum of Art Front Range Classical Ballet Academy Greeley Museums Hands On Music Academy Harrington Arts Academy Inertia Dance JasCo Music Kindermusik by Priscilla la-de-da... Loveland Dance Academy Loveland Museum/Gallery Lyric Cinema Café Main Street Music MeTeggart Irish Dance Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Natural Piano Center Philomusica Piano & Guitar Institute Piano Center of the Rockies
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DAY CAMPS ABC Child Development Centers & Bright School-Age Centers Big Thompson Elementary Blue Mountain Riding Academy Centennial Village Museums Choice City Christian Camp City of Loveland Parks & Recreation Colorado Youth Outdoors CSU Environmental Learning Center CSU Youth Sport Camps Farm at Lee Martinez Park Gargot Farms Riding Academy Girl Scouts of Colorado Greeley Museums Hearts in Hand Child Dev. Center Heritage Christian Academy iD Tech Camps Impact, Inc./Teencamp KidzZone Day Camp Larimer Humane Society Lobos Football Technique Camp Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Mountain Kids Mustang Hollow Equestrian Center My Pursuit Church OD’s Sports Crossing Red Fiddle Dance Company Rivendell School Spring Creek School Striped Horse Day Camp Young People’s Learning Centers RESIDENTIAL CAMPS Camp Chief Ouray—YMCA of the Rockies Camp Sunrise Camp Timberline, Inc. Cheley Colorado Camps CSU Football Educo Frontiers of Science Institute Girl Scouts of Colorado iD Tech Camps Kent Mountain Adventure Center Larimer County Foster Care Program Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS Boy Scouts of America Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Boys & Girls Club of Weld County Child Evangelism Fellowship CSU Environmental Learning Center Fort Collins Baseball Club, Inc. Fort Collins Soccer Club Fort Collins Youth Lacrosse Girl Scouts of Colorado Larimer Humane Society Latin Classes & Latin Club Team Fort Collins United Way 211
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A L PH A B E T I C A L 4-H Larimer County, 1525 Blue Spruce Dr., FC, 498-6000, www.larimer.org/ extension Weld County, 525 N. 15th Ave., GR 304-6535, www.weld4h.org Age group: 8-18 A community of young people who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. Fee. Category: CO ABC Child Development & Bright School-Age Centers 5000 11th St., GR Plus school-based locations in Greeley, Evans, Johnstown and Windsor 352-2222, www.abccdc.com Age group: 5-12 years old Providing school-age activities in a school-age setting. Fee. Category: BS AS DC Adventure Child Development Center 5800 W 18th St., GR, 330-KIDS (5437) Age group: 6 weeks to 13 years Summer day camps, enrichment programs, childcare, and parties. Fee. Category: DC Air Force Sports Camps Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs (719) 333-2116 www.goairforcefalcons.com Age group: 8-18 years old Summer camps for boarders and commuters. Basketball, cheerleading, diving, fencing & golf. Fee. Category: AT All-Star Kids Games 2112 E. Harmony Rd., FC, 206-9600 www.mypursuitchurch.com Age group: 6-12 years All-Star Kids Games: week of sport or activity instruction and competition. Fee. Category: AT All Star Youth Sports 155 E. Boardwalk Dr., FC 855-500-ASYS (2797) www.allstaryouthsports.org Age group: 5-17 years old Non-contact flag football leagues for coeds. Games on Sundays and Mondays. Fee. Category: AT
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ATA Family Martial Arts 2561 S. Shields, 3E, FC, 282-3737 910 E. Eisenhower, LV, 1000 S. Lincoln Ave., LV, 541-0958 www.atafma.com Age group: 4-adult Tae Kwon Do for ages 4-adult. Summer programs and camps. Fee. Category: AT Aunt Bea’s Pottery Painting 115 E. Harmony Rd., Ste. 200, FC 204-4150 Age group: all ages Children’s 5-week workshops. Parties welcome. Fee. Category: AR BASE Camp 1241 Riverside, FC, 266-1734 www.mybasecampkids.org Age group: 5-13 Before- and after-school program in many local elementary schools. Fee. Category: BS AS DC Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum 4320 E. CR 58, FC, 482-9168 www.beefamilyfarm.org Age group: All History of northern Colorado agriculture, children’s activities, farm animals, more. Fee. Category: AC Big Thompson Elementary School of Science & Nature 7702 West Hwy 34, LV, 613-5600 www.bigthompsonelementary.org Age group: 1st-5th grade Summer programs Fee. Category: DC Big Thompson Tennis Academy 775-3110, www.bigthompsontennis.org Age group: 5-18 years old Premier tennis training for juniors. Affordable. All levels. Fee. Category: AT Blooming Girls 115 N. College Ave., Ste. 220, FC 207-4094, http://bloominggirlsco.com Age group: 5-12 years Instructor provides confidencebuilding classes for girls and workshops to build self-esteem. Free. Category; BS, AS
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County 1505 Brodie Ave., Estes Park 583-2361 1608 Lancer Dr., FC 484-5198 2500 E. 1st St., LV 663-5450 3815 W. Harrison, Wellington, 568-7338 www.begreatlarimer.org Age group: 6-18 years old Provides environment to help young people reach their full potential. Fee $5/year. Category: AS CO Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County 2400 W. 4th St., GR, 2400 1st Ave., GR,100 Broad St., Milliken Galeton Elementary, Galeton 353-1278, www.bgcweld.org Age group: 6-18 years old Provides environment to help young people reach their full potential. Fee $5/year. Category: AS, CO Boy Scouts of America— Longs Peak Council 2215 23rd Ave., GR, 330-6305 5604 McWhinney Blvd, LV, 203-9530 www.longspeakbsa.org Age group: 1st grade-age 20 Serving scouting families in northern Colorado. Call today to join. Fee. Category: CO Bright Horizons 2815 Iowa Dr., FC, 484-4700 3513 Richmond Dr., FC, 229-0300 2420 W. 8th St., LV, 461-9802 www.brighthorizons.com Age group: 1st-5th grade Developmentally appropriate curriculums, certified teachers, state-ofthe-art facilities. Free. Category: AS BS Camp Chief Ouray— YMCA of the Rockies 1101 CR 53, PO Box 648, Granby 887-2648 www.campchiefouray.org Age group: 7-17 years old Camp Chief Ouray provides opportunities for growth in spirit, mind, and body. Fee. Category: RC
Camp Invention Greeley 2101 47th Ave., GR 800-968-4332 www.campinvention.org Age group: entering 1st-6th grade One week science and invention camp. Fee. Category: AC Camp Sunrise 100 Sunrise Ranch Rd., LV 679-4200 www.sunriseranch.org Age group: 4-17 Outdoor adventure quests, sustainable agriculture—farm and garden, environmental education, earth stewardship. Fee. Category: RC Camp Timberline, Inc. 1207 Longs Peak Rd., Estes Park 484-8462 www.camptimberline.com Age group: 7-18 years old Sports and mountain adventure camp at the foot of Longs Peak. Fee. Category: RC, AT Canyon Concert & Ballet Dance Center 1031 Connifer St., #3, FC, 472-4156, 4103 S. Mason, FC, 217-9262 www.ccballet.org Age group: Ages 3 years and up Creating and sharing the passion of dance through artistically enriching performance & education Fee. Category: AR Catalyst Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 1111 Diamond Valley Dr. #102, WS, 460-9112 www.catalystbjj.com Age group: 6 to adult An academy offering Jiu Jitsu, antibullying and self-defense techniques. Fee. Category: AT Centennial Village Museums 1475 A St., GR 350-9220 www.greeleymuseums.com Age group: 6-12 years old Experience pioneer life with hands-on activities, games, crafts and more. Fee. Category: DC
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Cheley Colorado Camps 3960 Fish Creek Rd., Estes Park 970-586-4244, www.cheley.com Age group: 9-17 years old Hiking, horseback riding, camping, backpacking, rafting, mountain biking, sports, climbing, arts, crafts and more. Fee. Category: RC Chessmates FC, 581-2424 www.chessmatesfc.com Age group: K-9th grade Kids have fun, learn, and compete through chess. Fee. Category: CO
City of Fort Collins Parks & Recreation Youth Team Sports 413 S. Bryan Ave., FC 221-6385 www.fcgov.com/sports Age group: 6 years old and up Tackle/flag/ultimate football, softball, volleyball, track, basketball. Fee. Category: AT
Children’s Speech and Reading Center 1330 Oakridge Dr., Ste #10 419-0486 www.csrckids.org Age group: Up to age 12 Quality speech, language & literacy programs. Sliding scale. ASHA certified therapists. Nonprofit. Fee. Category: AC
City of Loveland Parks & Recreation 700 E. 4th St. LV, 962-2467 www.cityofloveland.org Age group: 6-12 years State-licensed camp, field trips, arts & crafts, swimming, science, drama, indoor and outdoor games. Fee. Category: DC
Children’s Workshop Early Learning Center 2822 Silverplume Dr, FC, 226-5854 635 S. Grant Ave., FC, 221-1818 1900 Remington St., FC 224-4240 1425 Diana Dr., LV, 663-3146 4601 Sunview Dr., LV, 613-9424 www.childrens-workshop.com Age group: 5-12 Games, arts and crafts, field trips, fun; transportation provided. Fee. Category: BS, AS
City of Loveland Youth Sports Camps 700 E. 4th. St., LV 962-2445 www.cityofloveland.org Age group: 5-18 Summer youth athletic sports camps. Fee. AT, DC
Chippers Lanes 830 N. College Ave., FC 484-4777 217 W. Horsetooth Rd., FC 226-6327 2454 8th St., GR, 353-4275 www.chipperslanes.com Age group: 6-14 years old Camps, junior bowling leagues, school fundraisers. Fee/Free. Category: AT, DC Choice City Christian Camp 3125 Conestoga Ct., FC 310-6335 www.choicecitychristiancamp.com Age group: 5-12 years old Summer activities daycamp with daily field trips. Open 7am-6pm. Fee. Category: DC
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City of Fort Collins Golf Courses 221-6650 www.fcgov.com/golf Age group: 7-12 years old Annual introductory golf clinic for girls and boys. Fee. Category: AT
Clothes Pony and Dandelion Toys 111 N. College Ave., FC 224-2866 www.clothespony.com Age group: Toddler to 10 years Sing-alongs and storytimes. Fee/Free. Category: AR Collindale Golf Academy 1441 E. Horsetooth Rd., FC 223-4653 www.collindalegolfacademy.com Age group: 5-17 years PGA professional supervised junior golf camps, clinics and instruction. Fee. Category: AT Colorado Cheer Academy 105 W. Prospect Rd., FC 305-0170 www.coloradocheeracademy.com Age group: Under 5-18 years Excellent cheer program, complete athlete performance program, fitness training and conditioning. Fee. Category: AT
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Colorado Ice Indoor Football 218 Smokey St., FC 472-0128, www.thecoloradoice.com Age group: Kindergarten and up Cheerleading hosted by Icicle cheerleaders; football hosted by Ice players & coaches. Fee. Category: AT Colorado Youth Outdoors 209 E. 4th St., LV 663-0800 www.coloradoyo.org Age group: families Camping skills, archery and shooting sports. Fee. Category: AS Contemporary Dance Academy 2531 S. Shields St., #2A, FC 232-9539 www.contemporarydanceacademy.com Age Group: 2-18 years Ballet, jazz, lyrical. Fee. Category: AR Cooking Classes for Kids 1003 W. Mountain Ave., FC, 221-5137 Age group: 5-16 years Fun, hands-on classes develop basic cooking skills with kid-friendly recipes. Fee. Category AC CSU Center for the Arts 1400 Remington St., FC 491-2787 www.csuschoolofthearts.com Age group: children and youth Over 90 music, theatre, dance, visual arts performances and exhibitions each semester. Fee. Category: AR CSU Early Childhood Center 223 S. Shields St., FC 491-7082 www.ecc.colorstate.edu Age group: 6 weeks to 6 years Quality care and educational experiences. Fee. Category: AC, DC CSU Environmental Learning Center 3745 E. Prospect Rd., FC 491-1661, www.csuelc.org Age group: K-12th grades Educational programs, nature center, trails. Camps. Open to public. Fee. Category: DC CO
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CSU Volleyball Camps CSU campus, FC 213-1830 www.csuvolleyballcamps.com Age group: 4th-8th grades Beginner to advanced youth players. Instruction from CSU coaches and elite staff. Fee. Category: AT, DC CSU Women’s Basketball Camps CSU Campus, FC 491-6232 www.csurams.com/camps/csucamps-w-baskbl.html Age group: 4th-8th grades High-energy camp for girls looking to become better players. Fee. Category: AT, DC CSU Youth Sport Camps 201-A Moby B Complex, FC, 4916318 www.hes.cahs.colostate.edu/YSC/ Age group: 1st-8th grades A day camp that promotes the benefits of physical activity for youth in the community. Fee. Category: AT DC Dance Express 633 S. College Ave., Ste. H, FC 493-2113, www.danceexpressfc.org Age group: 5 and up Modern dance troupe for persons with and without disabilities. Fee. Category: AR CO Dance Factory 2956 W. 29th St. #19, GR, 506-9040 www.dancefactorylb.com Age group: 3-18 years old Classes in tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop and pom. Fee. Category: AT Debut Theatre Company 827 Riverside Ave., FC, 224-5774 www.debuttheatre.org Age group: 6-17 years old Northern Colorado’s only year-round, nonprofit, hands-on youth acting school/performing troupes. Fee. Category: AR Discovery Montessori 225 E. Skyway Dr., FC 223-2445 www.discoverymontessori.net Age group: 2 years-6th grade Calm classrooms, onsite horsemanship, French, music, computers, art. Fee. Category: AC AR AS BS DC
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Eaton Country Club 37661 WCR 39, Eaton 454-2479 www.eatoncountryclub.com Age group: 5-18 years old Weekly play and lessons for ages 9-17. Beginner lessons ages 5-8. Fee. Category: AT
foodies! Culinary Academy 4206 S. College Ave., #108, FC 226-2665. www.foodiescca.com Age group: 3-adult Culinary classes, Spring/summer camps, workshops, TOP Chef birthday bash parties. Fee. Category: AR
Edge Sports Center 4450 Denrose Ct., FC 472-0048 www.edgesportscenter.com Age group: all ages A family-oriented sports facility providing a friendly environment for practice, instruction, and league play for turf-based sports. Fee. Category: AT
Fort Collins Area Swim Team (FAST) FC, 372-2744 www.fortcollinsareaswimteam.org Age group: K-12th grade Year-round competitive swimming! Call for free trial week. All abilities. Fee. Category: AT
Edora Pool Ice Center 1801 Riverside Ave., FC 221-6683 www.fcgov.com/recreation/epic.php Age group: 6 months and up Ice Skating lessons, swimming. Fee. Category: AT Educo Adventure Camp 494-0785, www.educoadventures.org Age group: 10-17 years old Adventurers that challenge kids to become leaders and gain confidence since 1988. Fee & free. Category: AS RC Farm at Lee Martinez Park 600 N. Sherwood St., FC 221-6665 www.fcgov.com/recreation Age group: age 6 and up Summer and spring-break camps. Fee. Category: DC Flying Colors Art School 1800 E. Prospect Rd., FC 416-7486 www.flyingcolorsartschool.com Age group: 5-12 Summer art adventure camps. Multimedia, multicultural themes. Fabulous indoor and outdoor projects. Fee. Category: AR, DC FoCo Spartan Babes Junior Roller Derby 324 S. Link Lane, FC 231-8007 http://spartanbabes. weebly.com/ Age group: 7-17 Fun, athletic, full-contact and modified-contact team sport for girls. Fee. Category: AT
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Fort Collins Baseball Club 211 S. Bryan Ave., FC, 484-3368 www.fortcollinsbaseballclub.org Age groups: 5-24 years old Recreational and competitive baseball club for boys and girls. Fee. Category: AT CO Fort Collins Children’s Theatre FC, 498-4110 www.fortcollinschildrenstheatre.org Age group: 5-adult Theatre for ages 5 and up. Summer workshop for 10-14 years. Fall production cast 12 & up. Free. Category: AR, DC, AS Fort Collins Club 1307 E. Prospect Rd., FC. 224-2582 www.fortcollinsclub.net Age group: 5-12 years After-school and summer youth day camps—swimming, climbing wall, XRKADE. Free. Categories: AT, AS, DC Fort Collins Judo Club 2415 E. Mulberry St., FC, Unit 11, 232-8016, www.fcjudo.com Age group: 6 and up A dojo with the objective to teach traditional and competitive judo. Fee. Category: AT, CO Fort Collins Museum of Discovery 408 Mason Ct., FC 221-6738, www.fcmod.org Age group: 1st-6th grade Exciting events, classes, programs. Fee & Free. Category: AR Fort Collins Museum of Art 201 S. College Ave., FC 482-2787, www.ftcma.org Age group: Elementary-Adult A museum-based art school for all ages and abilities. Fee. Category: AR
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Fort Collins Pencak Silat 4103 S. Mason St., FC 817-4266 www.fortcollinssilat.com Age group: 5 and up Kungfu for kids and families. Training benefit for life. Fee. Category: AT Fort Collins Preschool 1200 South Taft Hill Road, FC 221-1345 www.fortcollinspreschool.com Age Group: 2-4 years old Non-profit cooperative preschool with art and music enrichment programs. Fee. Category: AC
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Fort Collins Soccer Club 2721 S. College Ave., Ste. 10, FC 226-4253, www.soccerfortcollins.org Age group: 4-18 years old Recreational and competitive soccer for boys and girls. Age-appropriate camps. Fee. Category: AT, CO, DC Fort Collins Stars Girls Softball Club FC, 672-9797, www.fcstars.org Age group: 6-15 years old Girls recreational softball fun, player development. All abilities welcome. Competitive fall tryouts. Fee. Category: AT Fort Collins Vipers Lacrosse 231-4054, www.fclax.com Age group: 4th-8th grade Competitive and recreational leagues, camps and clinics. Fee. Category: AT CO Front Range Classical Ballet Academy 2709 Ringneck Dr., FC 980-8425, www.frcba.com Age group: 4 years to adult Creative movement through preprofessional ballet. Russian-based syllabus. Fee. Category: AR
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Frontiers of Science Institute UNC, 501 20th St., GR 351-2976, http://mast.unco.edu/fsi Age group: Apply in 10th & 11th grade 6-week summer residential science immersion program at UNC for juniors and seniors. Fee. Category: RC
Garbage Garage Education Center 5887 S. Taft Hill Rd., FC, 498-5770 www.larimer.org/solidwaste/GG/ GarGar.htm Age group: K-12th grade Displays and interactive exhibits relating to reducing, reusing, recycling, landfills and household hazardous waste. Free. Category: AC Gardens on Spring Creek 2145 S. Centre Ave., FC 416-2486 www.fcgov.com/gardens Age group: 2 years and up Experience nature. Fun events, ongoing programs, and camps all with horticulture themes. Free. Category: BS AS Gargot Farms Riding Academy 3833 W. CR 8, Berthoud, 443-5467 www.gargotfarms.com Age group: 6-14 Indoor arena, 50 acres; English, individual, group, camps; equineassisted psychotherapy, sports psychology. Fee. Category: AT Girl Scouts of Colorado 855-726-4726 www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org Age group: 6-17 years old Summer camp open to all girls. Fee. CO, AS GK Gymnastics 2026 Lowe St., FC, 226-0306 www.gk-gymnastics.com Age group: 5-adult Price includes weekly bowling, skating, karate, gymnastics, movie, trampoline, conditioning and open swimming. Fee. Category: AT AS DC Global Village Museum of Arts and Culture 200 W. Mountain Ave., FC, 221-4600 www.globalvillagemuseum.org Age group: youth and adults Art collections and activities to promote international understanding. Fee. Category: AC Golden Girls Baton Academy 534 W. 66th St., LV 631-4842, www.batonacademy.com Age group: 4-16 years old Twirling, dancing, drilling, parades, festivals, shows. Improve coordination, poise, self-esteem, discipline. Fee. Category: AT, AS
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Greeley-Evans Youth League 6501 W. 20th St., GR, 339-8286 www.geyl.org Age group: Varies Recreational and competitive baseball and softball league for boys and girls. Fee. Category: AT, CO Greeley Museums Several locations throughout Greeley, 970-350-9220 Centennial Village Museum Store, 970-350-9224 Hazel E. Johnson Research Center, 970-336-4187 www.greeleymuseums.com Age group: 6-12 years old Hands-on activities for youth. Fee. Category: DC GRIT Athletics Livermore, 219-6214 www.gritathletics.com Age group: 5-18 years Wrestling, running and rodeo training for kids ages 5-18 years. Fee. Category: AT
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Hands On Music Academy 2856 Sitting Bull Way, FC, 207-9111 Age group: 4 and older Explore piano, guitar, voice, drums, bass composing, recording, team bands, Bach-Rock. Fee. Category: AR Harrington Arts Academy 575 N. Denver Ave., LV, 568-8370 www.harringtonartsacademy.com Age group: all ages Creative expression for all: acting, singing, dancing, drawing, songwriting, mainstage productions. Fee. Category: AR Haunted Game Cafe 3307 S. College Ave., FC, 402-2466 www.hauntedgamecafe.com Age group: 10+ years Family board game fun. Open games. Free. Category: AC Havoc Girls Lacrosse Northern Colorado, www.havoclacrosse.org Age group: 8-13 years old Northern Colorado girls lacrosse organization. Winter and spring seasons. Fee. Category: AT
Healthy Kids Club, University of Colorado Health 1024 S. Lemay Ave., FC, 495-7511 www.pvhs.org/healthykidsclub Age group: Preschool-6th grade Provides health and safety education, after-school programs and special events. Free. Category: BS AS Hearts & Horses 163 N. CR 29, LV, 663-4200 www.heartsandhorses.org Age group: 2 and up Therapeutic riding program for children with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges. Fee. Category: AS Hearts in Hand Child Development Center 2464 Marquette St., FC, 223-1245 www.heartsinhandschool.com Age group: 5-12 years old Private kindergarten; summer camp. Fee. Category: AC BS AS DC Heritage Christian Academy 2506 Zurich Dr., FC, 494-1022 www.heritagechristian.info Age group: Pre-K-12th grade Heritage Summer Learning Studio offers learning opportunities in a Christian-centered environment. Fee. Category: DC Highland Meadows Golf Course 6300 Highland Meadows Pkwy., WS, 204-4653 www.highlandmeadows.com Age group: 7-14 years old Weeklong Junior Golf camps for beginner and intermediate golfers. Fee. Category: DC Highland Park Lanes 1900 59th Ave., GR, 330-2695 www.highlandparklanes.com Age group: 4-18 years old Winter Junior Bowling League. Fee. Category: AT High Plains Library District 2650 W. 29th St., GR, 506-8560 Centennial Park Branch Library 2227 23rd Ave., GR, 506-8600 Farr Regional Library 1939 61st Ave., GR, 506-8500 Lincoln Park Branch Library 919 7th St. Ste. 100, GR, 506-8460 www.mylibrary.us Age group: all ages A community of libraries offering programs and materials for all ages. Free. Category: AC
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Horsetooth Cheer Elite 4103 S. Mason St., FC, 282-9890 www.epscheer.com/hcecheer Age group: K-12th grade All-star competitive cheer (3 levels), Recreational Cheer, tumbling. Fee. Category: AT
Inspiration Riding Academy FC, Pierce, 402-2536 www.inspirationridingacademy.com Age group: 5 to adult Teaching hunter jumper lessons. Pony club. Lesson horses available. Fee. Category: AT
iD Game Design & Development Academy Held at University of Denver & more, 888-709-8324 www.idgamedevacademy.com Age group: 13-18 Two-week, pre-college, intensive summer programs in game design, development, programming, & 3D modeling. Fee. Category: AC, RC
International Blackbelt Academy 1833 E. Harmony Rd., FC, #5 204-9977, 3091 W. 29th St., GR, 330-5425, www.internationalblack beltacademy.com Age group: age 4 and up Karate for kids and families. Fee. Category: AT
iD Programming Academy Held at University of Denver & more, 888-709-8324 www.idprogrammingacademy.com Age group: 13-18 Two-week, pre-college, intensive summer programs in programming, app development, robotics and more. Fee. Category: AC, RC
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iD Tech Camps Held at University of Denver, Colorado State University & more 888-709-8324, www.idtech.com Age group: 7-17 Create apps, video games, programs, movies, & more. Week-long, day, and overnight programs. Fee. Category: AC, DC, RC ideas happen here 402 N. College Ave., FC 227-3356 www.ideashappenhere.com Art classes at FC Museum of Art. Fee. Category: DC Impact Dance Academy 1031 Conifer St., FC 231-0844 www.impactdancecompany.com Age group: 11-15 years old Full-time age-appropriate activities for 11- to 15-year-olds. Fee. Category: DC Inner Strength Rock Gym 3713 S. Mason St., FC 282-8118 www.innerstrengthrock.com Age group: 6-14 years old Climbing classes for 6-8 and 9-14 years. All abilities welcome. Fee. Category: AT, DC
JasCo Music sixstring_slinger@yahoo.com Age group: age 10 and up Guitar instruction emphasizing solid technique and understanding music theory. Fee. Category: AR Jumpin’ 6055 Sky Pond Dr., Ste. P100, LV 776-9756, www.jumpin-fun.com Age group: 3-10 years A kids inflatable play place. Fee. Category: AT Karate West, Inc. 3725 S. Mason St., FC, 223-5566 www.karatewestinc.com Age group: age 4 and up Martial Arts programs for peewees (4-7 years), kids (8-12 years), teens, and adults. Fee. Category: AT Kent Mountain Adventure Center 170 Elm Road, EP, 586-5990 www.kmaconline.com Age group: 9-17 years old Rock climbing camps, wilderness courses, mountain biking, canyoneering, school groups, families. Fee. Category: RC Kids Night Out Chilson Recreation Center, 700 E. 4th St., LV, 308-0439, www.kidsniteout.org Age group: 8-14 years Disco, gym, contests, fun, supervised youth program Saturday nights. Fee. Category: DC KinderCare Learning Centers Centers in FC, LV, GR www.kindercare.com Age group: infant-12 years old Before- & after-school programs; enrichment programs. Fee. Category: AC BS AS
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Larimer County Foster Care Program 200 W. Oak St., FC 498-7000 www.larimer.org/fostercare Age group: 0-18 Foster care is a supportive service to children/families who must live apart due to abuse/neglect. Free. Category: RC Larimer Humane Society 6317 Kyle Ave., FC 226-3647 www.larimerhumane.org Age group: 8-12 years Spring Break: Kid Care Spring Camp. Fee. Category: DC Learning Rx 1100 Haxton Dr., Ste. 105, FC 672-2030 www.learningrx.com/fort-collins Age group: all ages Make learning quicker, easier and more fun by training your brain. Fee. AC Lewis Tennis School 2201 S. Shields St., FC 493-7000 www.Lewistennis.com Age group: K-12th grade Thirty-eight years directing tennis programs, professionally run instruction, tournaments, leagues. Fee. Category: AT Lincoln Center 417 W. Magnolia St., FC 221-6735 www.lctix.com Age group: all ages Live family-friendly performances to introduce children to arts and culture. Fee. Category: AR Little Bears Child Care 1247 Riverside Ave., FC, 472-1984, 2251 Hampshire Rd., FC, 484-3932, www.littlebearschildcare.com Age group: 6 weeks to 8 years Core knowledge emphasis, Spanish and sign language included. Fee. Category: AC AS BS DC Lobos Football Technique Camp c/o Rocky Mountain High School 1300 W. Swallow, FC, 488-7023 Age group: 7-13 years old Noncontact football technique. Camp led by Rocky Mountain Football program. Fee. Category: AT DC
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Lone Pine Classical School www.lonepineclassical.com Age group: 3rd-12th grade Latin and Greek classes for homeschoolers. Fee/Free. Category: AC AS BS CO Loveland Archery Exchange 907 N. VanBuren Ave., LV, 667-2934 www.lovelandarcheryexchange.com Age group: 9 and older Learn patience and focus. Have fun. Individual instruction and Saturday morning shoots. Fee. Category: AT Loveland Dance Academy 440 N. Lincoln Ave., LV, 667-2091 www.dancedream3.com Instruction in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, combo, and lyrical. Fee. Category: AR Loveland Laser Tag Fun Center 401 Denver Ave., LV, 663-9999 www.laserfuncenter.com 7 years and above Laser tag, laser maze, climbing wall, parties, group events and more. Fee. Category: AT Loveland Museum/Gallery 503 N. Lincoln Ave., LV, 962-2410 www.cityofloveland.org Age group: 1st-9th grade After-school arts classes, summer and spring break workshops. Fee. Category: AR Loveland Sports Camp LV, 980-1994 www.lovelandsportscamp.com Age group: 6-12 years Weekly camps providing kids a funfilled summer of sports and activities. Fee. Category: AT, DC Loveland Swim Club LV, 203-1374 www.lovelandswimclub.com Age group: 3 years through college Learn-to-swim and competitive swimming programs for athletes ages 3 through college. Fee. Category: AT Lyric Cinema CafĂŠ 300 E. Mountain Ave., FC 493-0893 www.lyriccinemacafe.com Age Group: 4-18 years Morning cartoons Mon.-Sat., kids matinees on PSD no-school days. Free. Category: AR
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Main Street Music Academy 609 Main St., WS 674-0052 www.mainstreetmusicacademy.com Age group: Varies Molding musicians since 1988. Private lessons and summer camps. Fee. Category: AR
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Math Tutoring 2102 Estrella Ave., LV 663-6447 Age group: 1st–8th grade Raise your child’s grades and confidence with a Thompson School District certified teacher. Fee. Category: AC
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Matpac Wrestling Windsor High, 1100 Main St., WS, 2181056, www.matpacwrestling.com Age group: K-12th grade Fall preseason program for wrestlers with heart and desire to be great. Fee. Category: AT
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Miramont Lifestyle Fitness 901 Oakridge Drive, FC, 970-282-1000 1800 Heath Pkwy., FC, 970-221-5000 2211 S. College Ave., FC, 970-225-2233 3755 Precision Drive, Ste., 100, LV, 970-744-5005 www.miramontlifestyle.com Age group: 5-18 years old Safe, fun and active after-school programs, day camp, no-school daycamp, swim lessons & more. Fee. Category: BA DC
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Moore Martial Arts 514 Main St, WS 686-1247 www.mooremartialarts.com Age group: Varies Teaching true self-defense with a combination of Anshinkai-do Karate and Kosho Ryu Kempo. Fee. Category: AT Mothers’ Center of Fort Collins www.motherscenterfc.org Age group: all ages Nonprofit outreach organization with programs for mothers and children. Fee and free. Category: CO
Mountain Kids 419 E. Stuart St., FC 482-3118 www.mountain-kids.com Age group: 5-18 years old Gymnastics, dance, swimming, preschool, summer day camp, afterschool transportation and care. Fee. Category: AC AS AT BS DC Mountain Sage Community School 2310 E. Prospect Rd., Ste. A, FC, 568-5456 www.mountainsagecommunityschool.org Age group: K-8 grades A K-8 charter school inspired by Waldorf education and sustainable living. Free. Category: AC Mulberry Pool 424 W. Mulberry St., FC, 221-6657 www.fcgov.com/recreation Age group: 6 months and up Swim lessons. Fee. Category: AT My Heroes 701 S. Overland Tr., FC, 678-984-7774 www.myheroestherapy.com Age group: k-12 grade Hippotherapy services for special-needs riders. Fee. Category: AR New World Sports 119 E. Mountain St., FC 224-5857 www.newworldsportsllc.com Age group: 8 to 18 years Guided biking, hiking and rafting tours. Fee. Category: AT DC NFL Flag Football & Cheerleading 155 E. Boardwalk Dr., #550, FC 855-500-2797 www.playnflflagco.com Age group: 5-17 years Registration includes official NFL jersey, mouth piece and flags. Fee. Category: AT NoCo Ice Center 7900 S. CR 5, WS 206-4423, www.ncyh.org Age group: age 4-adult Hockey and skating for youth and adult. Serving Loveland, Windsor, Greeley and Fort Collins. Fee. Category: AT
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Whimsical Dress-Up Party Rentals We design your party trunk according to the theme you choose, your RSVP list and guest sizes. We have girl and boy themes! • Dressing rack to display the costumes • 2 age-appropriate themed games • Music CDs for dancing and activities • Activity planner sheet • Themed coloring activity • Party time schedule
Northern Colorado Soccer Club 3527 West 12th St., Ste. 105, GR, 351-6255 www.northerncoloradosoccer.org Age group: 5-14 (indoor) Age group: 9-18 (outdoor) Promotes passion for soccer that is fun and positive for all participants Fee. Category: AT
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Northern Colorado Youth Hockey 7900 S. CR 5, WS 206-4423, www.ncyh.org Age group: 5-18 years old USA hockey. Competitive and rec teams with clinics and summer programs. Fee. Category: AT Northside Aztlan Community Center 112 E. Willow St., FC 221-6256, www.fcgov.com/ recreation Age group: Age 6 and up Activities, classes, programs, sports, camps. Fee. Category: Category: AT Philomusica 2105 S. College Ave., FC,419-8801 www.philomusica.com Age group: 1-12 years Music classes; instrumental lessons; innovative approach to group, prepiano, guitar lessons. Fee. Category: AR DC Piano & Guitar Institute 2925 S. College Ave., #8, FC, 2064930 1295 Main St. #3, WS, 686-9660 www.PianoInstituteLLC.com Age group: school-aged Students will be exposed to a variety of musical genres. Fee. Category: AR DC Piano Center of the Rockies 2721 S. College Ave., #5A, FC, 282-9171 www.pianocenteroftherockies.com Age group: All ages Specializing in piano classes for kids, teens, adults and retirees. Fee. Category: AR
Poudre River Public Library District Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave., Ste. 200, FC, 221-6740 Harmony Library, 4616 S. Shields St. FC, 221-6740 Old Town Library , 201 Peterson St., FC, 221-6740 Webster House Administration Center 301 E. Olive St., FC, 221-6740 www.poudrelibraries.org Age group: all ages Programs to encourage literacy, curiosity, and imagination for children, teens and adults. Free. Category: AC, AR Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies 1410 E. 11th St., LV, 663-3173 www.premiergymnastics.net Age group: Varies Recreational and competitive programs. Private lessons, open gym and special-needs. Summer camps. Fee. Category: AT Qdoba Events Center 218 Smokey St., FC 282-1112, www.ods-sports.com Age group: 8-13 years old Six-week high intensity inline hockey camps. Soccer-TBD, Lacrosse-TBD. Fee. Category: DC Raintree Athletic Club 2555 S. Shields St., FC, 490-1300 www.raintreeathleticclub.com Age group: 5-17 years old Swim lessons. Fee. Category: AT Ripple Effect Martial Arts 2948 Council Tree Ave., #137, FC, 282-3714 www.rippleeffectmartialarts.com Age group: 5-12 years High-energy summer and year-round martial arts program. Fee. Category: AT Rivendell School 1800 E. Prospect Rd., FC, 493-9052 www.rivendell-school.org Age group: Pre-K-6th grade Summer day camp sessions for age 6-12. Fun learning, hands-on activities, play. Fee. Category: BS AS DC Rocky Mountain Archery 4518 Innovation Dr., FC, 226-5900 www.rockymountainarcheryfc.com Age group: 6+ Indoor archery range offering equipment and lessons for all skill levels. Fee. Category: AT
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Rocky Mountain Cheer & Dance 148 SW 2nd St., LV, 669-0762 www.rmcdcrockets.com Age group: 18 mos-18 years old Recreational and competitive cheer, tumbling and dance. Fee. Category: AT Rocky Mountain Summer Music Camp at CSU Colorado State University, FC, 491-1584 www.bands.colostate.edu/camp/ Age group: 7th to 12th grade Camp for band, orchestra, vocal studies, jazz, percussion with worldclass instruction. Fee. Category: AR Rocky Mountain Youth Sports 3307 S. College Ave., #200-1, FC 631-9310, www.RMYouthSports.com Age group: k-12th grade Basketball teams and camps for boys and girls. Fee. Category: AT Rocky Ridge Music Center 465 Longs Peak Rd., EP, 586-4031 www.rockyridge.org Age group: 10-22 years old Classical music camp for all ages. Fee. Category: AR RollerLand Skate Center 324 S. Link Lane, FC, 482-0497 www.rollerlandskatecenter.com Age group: K-12th grade School fundraisers, birthday parties, school-break skates, private parties, live music! Fee. Category: AS
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Safe Routes to School 281 N. College Ave., FC, 416-2357 www.fcgov.com/saferoutes Age group: K-8th grade Kids and parents walking and biking to school for good grades and good health. Free. Category: AC, AT
5 Plus Lego Mindstorm STEM program for 4th and 5th grades.
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Roo Jumps Inflatable Party Rentals 3946 Carson Ave., Evans, 622-0055 Age group: All ages www.roojumps.com Inflatibles play areas for events. Fee. Category: AT
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Science Toy Magic 11 Old Town Square, FC, 484-2377 Age group: 5+ years Boomerang lessons. First Sundays March through September. Boomerangs provided. Free. Category: AC
Scott Downing’s Football Camp UNC, West Campus Fields, GR 350-9401 www.greeleygov.com/rec Age group: 8-14 years old Fee. Category: AT, DC Sera Schools Music Programs FC, 343-0819, www.seraschools.com Private, semi-private, and group instruction on piano, guitar, violin, and voice. Fee. Category: AT Southridge Junior Golf Academy 5750 S. Lemay Ave., FC 416-2828, www.golfsouthridge.com Age group: 5-16 years Beginner and intermediate golf classes. Fee. Category: AT Speech & Language Stimulation 317 N. Meldrum St., FC, 495-1150 www.speech-language-voice.com Age group: all ages Specializing in language programs, articulation, literacy, social-pragmatic language, vocal-cord issues, more. Fee. Category: AC Spring Creek School 1900 Remington St., FC, 224-4240 www.springcreekschool.com Age group: 1-12 years old Kindergarten, before- and after-school, summer camps. Fee. Category: AS BS DC Studio West Dance Center 216 W Horsetooth Rd., Ste. B, FC 225-1611, 645 N. Denver Ave., LV, 970-663-3133, www.swdcfc.com Age group: 3-17 Summer dance day camps & workshops. Fee. Catagory: AR DC Stylz Dance Studio 2925 S. College Ave., FC, 237-2819 www.stylzdancestudio.com Age group: 3 years and older Performance-based studio offering hip-hop, breaking, lyrical, jazz, ballet, tap, theatre jazz. Fee. Category: AR Sunshine House Four area locations, 800-551-1561 www.sunshinehouse.com Age group: Infant through school-age After-school and summer camp, part/ full-time available. Fee. Category: DC, AS
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Sykes Family Martial Arts 5800 S. College Ave., FC, 267-0490 www.sykeskarate.com Age group: 3-adult Karate, Jiu Jitsu, bullying prevention. Fee. Category: AT Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch 2939 N. CR 31D, LV 667-3915 www.sylvandale.com Age group: 6-18 years Old-fashioned family camp, ranch ad-ventures, trail rides, hay rides, camp fires. Fee. Category: DC, RC Team Fort Collins 201 S. College Ave., FC 224-9931 www.teamfortcollins.org Age group: K-12th grade Promotes healthy lifestyles for all ages to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. Free. Category: CO The Learning House 3533 Riva Ridge Dr., FC 266-0844 www.thelearninghouse.org Age group: 4-8 years old Four-day science camps filled with ex-periments, exploring and enthusiasm. Fee. Category. AC, DC The Reading Clinic 800 N. Garfield Ave., LV 667-3190 www.lovelandreadingclinic.com Age group: k-adult Individualized instruction in reading, writing, study skills and math. Fee. Category: AC The Studio 217 E. 4th St., LV 669-5155 3307 S. College Ave., FC 223-8155 www.thestudioco.com Age group: 4-18 years All-in-one camps, dance intensives, rock-star camps, and summer classes. Fee. Category: AR, DC Tomora Training Center 11000 U.S. Hwy. 34, GR 970-330-6552 www.tomoratrainingcenter.com Training, lessons, clinics and events revolve mostly around dressage. Fee. Category: AT
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T.R. Paul Academy of Arts & Knowledge 4512 McMurry Dr., FC 226-2800 www.tpaak.org Age group: Preschool-8th grade Free public Mosaica charter school with a fine-arts focus. Fee. Categories: AC Tutor Doctor 416-7777 www.tutoringnoco.com Age group: school age One-on-one, in-home personalized tutoring. Fee. Category: AC UNC Baseball Kids Camps UNC, Jackson Field, GR 351-1203 www.bearsbaseballcamps.com Camp includes defense, hitting, baserunning instruction. Live games & competition. Fee. Category: AT, DC UNC Football Camps UNC Butler-Hancock Fields, GR 351-1875 www.unccamps.com Age group: varies Several camps held throughout the summer. Please visit website for more information. Fee. Category: AT, DC UNC Jazz Camp UNC, 501 20th St., GR 351-2394 www.uncjazz.com Age group: middle school – college Jazz skills and theory camp. Students will work with nationally respected faculty. Fee. Category: AR, DC, RC UNC Las Chicas de Matematicas UNC Mathematical Sciences, Ross 2240A, GR 351-2425 www.unco.edu/nhs/mathscimathcamp/ Age group: 14-18 years Free 1-week math camp for incoming high school girls. Free. Category: AC, RC UNC Leadership Enrichment Program UNC, 501 20th St., GR, 351-2683 www.unco.edu/cebs/sep Age group: 11th-12th grades Motivating and challenging; gifted, talented and creative; high-ability learners. Fee. Category: AC, RC
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UNC Men’s Basketball Camps UNC Butler-Hancock Ctr., GR 351-1191, www.unccamps.com Age group: varies Offering several camps (skill & team) in June. Visit website for more information. Fee. Category: AT, DC, RC UNC Soccer Camps UNC, Jackson Soccer Stadium, GR 351-2568 www.unco.edu/summerconf Age group: 2nd-8th grade Soccer skills day camp for boys & girls. Fee. Category: AT, DC UNC Summer Enrichment Program UNC, 501 20th St., GR 351-2683 www.unco.edu/Sep Age group: 5th-10th grades, 4-9 year olds Enrichment program for high-ability learners entering 5th-10th grades. Fee. Category: AC, RC UNC Tennis Camps UNC Tennis Courts, GR, www. unccamps.com Age group: varies Offering several camp options. Visit website for more information. Fee. Category: AT, DC UNC Volleyball Camps UNC Butler-Hancock Ctr., GR 351-2998 www.uncvolleyballcamps.com Age group: 4th-12th grade Offers multiple camps in July, overnight/day and team camps. Visit website. Fee. Category: AT, DC, RC UNC Women’s Basketball Camps UNC Butler-Hancock Ctr., GR 351-1713 www.jaimewhitebasketballcamps.com Age group: 1st-12th grades Offering several camps in June. Visit website for more information. Fee. Category: AT, DC, RC UNC Wrestling Camps UNC, Butler Hancock Ctr., GR 351-1832 www.northerncoloradowrestling.com Age group: 7-18 years old Wrestling skills camps held in late July. Visit website for more information. Fee. Category: AT, DC, RC
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UNC Young Child Summer Enrichment Program UNC, 501 20th St., GR, 351-2683 www.unco.edu/Sep Age group: 4-9 years old Children’s enrichment program for high-ability learners. Fee. Category: AC, DC Up In Lights Productions LV, 292-8682 www.UILProductions.com Age group: 6-16 years Musical theatre training summer camps, singing, dancing, acting, final performance. Fee. AR, AS, DC VanCo School of Art 204 Maple St., Ste. 105., FC 430-5113 http://vancoschool.blogspot.com Age group: 5 to 11 years old Offers classical training for artists with a passion to learn and create. Fee. Category: AR Village Green Pool 1831 Valley Forge Ave., FC 493-2099 www.vgpool.com Age group: 0-18 years Swimming, diving, wading pool, swim teams, swim lessons, tennis. Friendly neighborhood community. Fee. Category: AT Village Green Synchronized Swimming Team 1831 Valley Forge Ave., FC 493-2099 www.vgsynchro.com Age group: 6-18 years old Fun, teamwork, exercise for girls in a safe, supportive environment. Fee. Category: AT Vollitude Volleyball Club Northern Colorado 690-3441 www.vollitudevbc.com Age group: ages 12-18 Offering opportunity for players to play at the club level in northern Colorado. Fee. Category: AT Vortex Swim Club 481-6640 www.Teamvortex.org Age group: 5-18 Developmental and competitive program for beginning and advanced swimmers. Fun environment. Fee. Category: AT
Windmill Child Enrichment Center 1215 Automation Dr., WS 674-0004 www.windmillcec.com Age group: 5-12 years Fun, safe summer camp for schoolage children. Fee. Category: BS, AS, DC
Young People’s Learning Centers 209 E. Plum St., FC, 482-1212 405 Mathews St., FC, 482-6264 1015 E. Elm St., Milliken, 587-7722 www.youngpeopleslc.com Age group: K-Junior High Fun and teen camps. Fee. Category: DC AS BS
Windsor Gymnastics Academy 687 Academy Court, WS, 686-6175 www.windsorgymnasticsacademy.com Age group: 5-13 years Summer day camp, fun activities. Fee. Category: DC
Youth Orchestra of the Rockies FC, 310-7998 www.cochamberorchestra.org/youthorchestra-of-the-rockies Age group: 7-18 years old Challenges young musicians to strive for excellence. Concerts held in November. Fee. Category: AR
Windsor Lacrosse 7025 Eastman Park Dr., WS 576-9694, www.windsorcolax.com Age group: 2nd-12th grade Basic lacrosse skills and skill development. Fee. Category: DC, AT Windsor Parks & Recreation 250 N. 11th St., WS, 674-3500 www.windsorgov.com Age group: 8-12 years Programs & activities for families. Fee. Category: AT
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2014-15 School Calendars S P E C I A L DAT E S , S C H O O L H O L I DAY S , S C H O O L N O T I N S E S S I O N
GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 Aug. 14 1-12 classes begin Aug. 19 K classes begin Sept. 1 Labor Day Sept. 19 No school for students Oct. 17 No school for students Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving break Dec. 19-Jan. 2 Winter break
Jan. 19 K-12, no school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Feb. 6 K-12, no school for students Feb. 16 K-12 no school, President’s Day Mar. 27 K-12, no school for students Mar. 30-Apr. 3 Spring break May 20 Last day of school for students May 22-23 High school graduations
POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT Aug. 18 Classes begin, middle & high school students Aug. 19 Classes begin, all other students Sept. 1 Labor Day Sept. 16 K-8 students off, collaboration day Oct. 16 K-5 students off, parent-teacher conferences Oct. 17 K-12 students off, parent-teacher conferences Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving Break Dec. 1 K-8 students off, collaboration day Dec. 22-Jan. 2 Winter break Jan. 5 No school for students, teacher work day
Jan. 19 Feb. 16 Mar. 13 Mar. 16-20 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 May 15 May 21-23 May 25 May 29
K-12 students off, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day K-12 students off, collaboration day K-5 students off, teacher work day Spring break K-12 students off, parent-teacher conference day K-8 students off, collaboration day K-8 students off, teacher work day High school graduations Memorial Day K-12, Last Day of Classes, Half Day
Feb. 16 Feb. 25 Mar. 13 Mar. 19 Mar. 20 Apr. 6-10 Apr. 20 May 20 May 22 May 23 May 25 May 29
K-12 students off, Presidents Day No school, teacher work day No school, teacher work day No school, parent-teacher conferences No school, teacher exchange day Spring break No school, teacher exchange day 12, last day of school No school—professional day High School Graduation Memorial Day K-11, last day of school, half day
Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Mar. 27 Mar. 30-Apr.3 Apr. 27 May 21 May 22 May 24
K-12 No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day K-5 No school—professional day K-12 No school, conference staff day K-12 No school, Presidents Day K-12 No school, professional day No school, Spring break K-5 No school, professional day K-12, last day of school No school—teacher work day High school graduation
THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT Aug. 20 K-5, 6 & 9 Transition Day Aug. 21 K-12 Classes begin Sept. 1 Labor Day Oct. 16 No school—professional day Oct. 17 No school—teacher work day Oct. 23 No school—parent-teacher conferences Oct. 24 No school—teacher exchange day Nov. 14 No school—professional/work day Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving break Dec. 22-Jan. 2 Winter break Jan. 5 No school, teacher work day Jan. 19 K-12 no school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 20 No school—professional day
WINDSOR SCHOOL DISTRICT Aug. 14 K-12 classes begin Aug. 29 K-5 No school—professional day Sept. 1 Labor Day Sept. 22 K-12 No school, professional day Oct. 17 K-12 No school—conference staff day Oct. 20 K-5 No school—professional day Nov. 24-25 K-12 No school, professional days Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving break Dec. 22-Jan. 5 Winter break Jan. 6 No school, teacher work day
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