Afterschool Programs
COMPASS MONTESSORI: AFTER SCHOOL CLIMBING/ COLORADO ECOLOGY -
Winter 2026 (12 Weeks)
(For Compass Montessori Students ONLY - Transportation provided)
Compass Montessori students in grades 1–6 are invited to join an action-packed 12-week after-school program that blends indoor climbing with hands-on ecology exploration! Held every Tuesday from 2:45–5:00 PM (Jan. 20–Apr. 7, no class 3/24), this program offers the perfect mix of adventure, learning, and fun.
Students will be picked up from Compass Montessori (Wheat Ridge & Golden Campuses) in our 15-passenger van and transported to the Colorado Mountain Club, where they’ll alternate between climbing sessions and ecology-based lessons. Young climbers will learn belaying, knot-tying, and movement techniques on our brand-new indoor rock wall, while ecology weeks feature engaging activities like examining animal skulls and pelts, studying Colorado weather and geology, and even creating lightning with a Van de Graaff generator!
This program builds confidence, curiosity, and teamwork while helping students discover what makes Colorado’s natural world so unique. Spots are limited, don’t miss your chance to climb, explore, and connect with nature this winter!
MAPLE GROVE: AFTER SCHOOL CLIMBING/ Colorado Ecology -
Winter 2026 (12 Weeks)
(For mAPLE grove Students ONLY - Transportation Provided)
Maple Grove Elementary students in grades 1–5 are invited to join an exciting 12-week after-school adventure that combines indoor rock climbing with hands-on ecology exploration! Held every Thursday from 2:35–5:00 PM (Jan. 22–Apr. 9, no class Mar. 26), this program offers a perfect balance of movement, discovery, and fun.
Each week, participants will explore a new theme—alternating between climbing and ecology sessions led by our team of qualified instructors. During climbing weeks, students will learn essential skills such as belaying, knot-tying, and climbing technique on our brand-new indoor wall. On ecology weeks, they’ll dive into Colorado’s wild side, examining animal skulls and pelts, exploring bird ecology, investigating snow science, and even creating lightning with a Van de Graaff generator!
Students will be picked up from Maple Grove Elementary at the end of the school day (2:35 PM) and transported by the Colorado Mountain Club in a 15-passenger van to our Golden facility. Parents will pick up participants from the CMC at 5:00 PM.
This program helps students build confidence, curiosity, and teamwork while discovering what makes Colorado’s natural world so special. Spots are limited—don’t miss your chance to climb, explore, and learn with us this winter!
Mitchell: AFTER SCHOOL CLIMBING/ Colorado Ecology -
Winter 2026 (12 Weeks)
(For Mitchell Elementary Students ONLY - Transportation Provided)
Mitchell Elementary students in grades 1–5 are invited to join an exciting 12-week after-school adventure that combines indoor rock climbing with hands-on ecology exploration!
To best serve the Mitchell community, we are offering a Wednesday and a Monday program this session. The Wednesday and Monday courses follow the same curriculum, it is NOT recommended for students to enroll in both.
Monday Program: Every Monday from 3:35–5:30 PM (Jan. 26–Apr. 6, no class Feb. 16 or Mar. 23 & 30)
Wednesday Program: Every Wednesday from 3:35–5:30 PM (Jan. 28–Apr. 8 no class Feb. 4 & 18 or Mar. 25)
Each week, participants will explore a new theme—alternating between climbing and ecology sessions led by our team of qualified instructors. During climbing weeks, students will learn essential skills such as belaying, knot-tying, and climbing technique on our brand-new indoor wall. On ecology weeks, they’ll dive into Colorado’s wild side, examining animal skulls and pelts, exploring bird ecology, investigating snow science, and even creating lightning with a Van de Graaff generator!
Students will be picked up from Mitchell Elementary at the end of the school day (3:35 PM) and transported by the Colorado Mountain Club in a 15-passenger van to our Golden facility. Parents will pick up participants from the CMC at 5:30 PM.
This program helps students build confidence, curiosity, and teamwork while discovering what makes Colorado’s natural world so special. Spots are limited, don’t miss your chance to climb, explore, and learn with us this winter!
MONDAY PROGRAM:
WEDNESDAY PROGRAM:
How to Register
Click here for a step-by-step guide for registration!
Every registrant will need a CMC membership. If you already have a CMC individual membership and wish to sign up a youth participant, you will need to create a separate guest account with a different email. You can also choose to upgrade your individual membership to a family membership to be able to register the youth participant on your account and receive the discount.
If you do not have a membership, you can choose to sign up for a free guest membership or pay for a family membership and receive a discount off of camps, events, and afterschool programs. To register, an adult parent/guardian needs to make an account for themselves with their own birthdate and email. Once the adult has a membership with CMC, they will add a youth to their account and complete a youth information form for the youth participating in the program. Once the youth form is completed, you can register the youth participant.
Forms and Paperwork - for the Youth Information form to be complete a document needs to be uploaded for the Health form and the Immunizations form. However, our afterschool programs DO NOT need these forms to participate (only our licensed summer/winter camps). If you have those documents on hand, you are welcome to upload them or you can upload a blank placeholder document so you can complete the registration.
Please reach out to youth@cmc.org with any registration issues.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
AT CMC, WE BELIEVE THE OUTDOORS ARE FOR ALL!
- If you need financial assistance for our camps, click here to apply!
- If you would like to set up a payment plan to finance your next adventure, email us at youth@cmc.org.