Afterschool Program

Get ready to rock your Thursdays! This fall, Maple Grove Elementary students in grades 1–5 are invited to climb to new heights in a 12-week after-school indoor climbing/ Wilderness survival program at the brand-new wall at the Colorado Mountain Club in Golden. Whether your child is new to climbing or already confident on the wall, this program offers an engaging mix of outdoor skill-building, climbing skills and techniques, and fun.

Each Thursday, students will be picked up from Maple Grove Elementary in our 15-passenger van and transported to the CMC, where they’ll learn climbing techniques, safety skills, and belaying through hands-on instruction and games.

But that’s not all—this fall's program also includes an exciting wilderness survival curriculum! In addition to climbing, students will explore essential outdoor skills like building shelters, reading maps and compasses, learning the 10 Essentials, Leave No Trace principles, fire safety, and basic first aid—all designed to build confidence and resilience both on and off the wall.

With a focus on confidence, coordination, and teamwork, students will challenge themselves and support one another—all while having a blast.

• Age: 1st-5th grade
• Dates: September 4 - November 20 2025; Thursdays 2:35pm-5:00pm 
  • See full weekly schedule below
• Location: The program is located at the Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) at 15605 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401. 

• Cost: $460 (Non-Member) $480 (member) for the 12 week session
  • Course fees include: instruction, shared group gear (ex: ropes), harnesses, helmets, shoes, any additional curriculum supplies, and snacks! 

• This program is specifically for Maple Grove Elementary Students
• Transportation will be provided for students from Maple Grove Elementary (2:35pm) to our facility each week.
• Pick up is at the CMC Offices in Golden. (15605 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401) 

Transportation Details

Each week the CMC Instructors will meet your youth at Maple Grove Elementary for pickup at 2:35pm on Thursdays. The instructors will transport the students in our 15 passenger van to the CMC Offices for the program. Pick up will be at 5:00pm from the CMC Offices.

Any students 7 years or younger MUST have a booster seat to ride in our vehicles. Please reach out to hanahamilton@cmc.org with any questions or to arrange booster seat drop off. 

Pick-up Details  

Pick up will be at 5:00pm from The Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) at 15605 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401. 

Registration instructions: 

If you would like to register your student, and you are not a CMC member, you will need to make a FREE guest membership account here. Once this guest membership is made for the adult (with the adults email) you will add your youth to your account. Each participant will need to fill out a Youth Form and Waiver. Only fill out the required items on the youth form. Health forms are required to submit this youth form but NOT to participate in afterschool programs. You can upload health forms if you have them or you can upload a blank placeholder document. Once this Youth Form is filled out, you can complete registration through this page.

Please reach out to youth@cmc.org with any questions about registration! We are happy to help.

Weekly Schedule:

• 9/4/25 (Week 1): Introduction to Indoor Climbing Safety
• 9/11/25 (Week 2): 10 Essentials, LNT
• 9/17/25 (Week 3): Climbing Knots & Beginner Climbing Technique
• 9/25/25 (Week 4): Shelter Building
• 10/2/25 (Week 5): Belaying & Beginner Technique Continued
• 10/9/25 (Week 6): Back Country Cooking & Free Climb
• 10/16/25 (Week 7): Navigating & Orienteering 
• 10/23/25 (Week 8): Intermediate Climbing Technique
• 10/30/25 (Week 9): Fire Building & Safety 
• 11/6/25 (Week 10): Free Climb Day & Belay Test-out
• 11/13/25 (Week 11): First Aid & Wilderness Survival Games
• 11/20/25(Week 12): Climbing Games & Competition

Refund/cancellation policy

This course requires a minimum of 6 participants. If this minimum is not reached, 1 week prior to the course, the course will be cancelled and a full refund will be given.