Afterschool Program - Maple Grove Session 1 2024

Youth & Climbing Program

Afterschool Program

Join our afterschool wilderness survival club to learn valuable survival skills and be guided through engaging activities! This club is perfect for those looking for a fun unique experience after school hours. Lean how to build shelters, work through orienteering courses, practice your fire building skills and more. Come learn with us and make your after school hours an adventure!

This program is tailored for youth ages 6-12. In this course, youth will explore different wilderness survival skills during 7 different programming days (no class 11/28). Youth will experience this all in a small, supportive environment facilitated by highly skilled instructors and we provide gear, educational materials, and a snack.

  • Age: For youth 6-12 years old.

  • Dates: September 12 to October 24, Thursdays 2:35PM-4:30PM
    • 9/12- 10 Essentials, LNT
    • 9/19- Shelter Building
    • 9/26- Navigating & Orienteering 
    • 10/3- Fire Building & Safety 
    • 10/10- First Aid & Wilderness Survival Games
    • 10/17- Knot Tying & Climbing
    • 10/24 -Water Purification, Forging/Back Country Cooking

Location: Our office & PICK UP is located at the American Mountaineering Center (AMC) at 710 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401. Pick up will be in the lobby by the North entrance of the building.

  • Cost: $315 for non-members; $300 for members
    • Transportation from Maple Grove Elementary Golden to our facility is provided each week. PICK UP WILL BE AT THE AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING CENTER (AMC).
    • Course fees include: transportation, instruction, any gear provided, snacks, quality instruction.
  • Financial Assistance 
    • There is financial assistance available for this course. If you would like to apply for financial assistance please fill out our Financial Assistance Application.

Transportation Details

Each week the CMC Instructors will meet your youth at the Maple Grove Elementary campus for pickup. The instructors will transport the students in our 15 passenger van to the trails for the program. Pick up will be at 4:30pm from the American Mountaineering Center. (710 10th St. Golden CO 80401)

  • Pick up at Maple Grove Elementary Campus: 2:35pm

Any students 7 years or younger MUST have a booster seat to ride in our vehicles. We have a handful of extras that can be reserved for your student for the session. Please reach out to hanahamilton@cmc.org with any questions or to arrange booster seat drop off. 


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. 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.

Here is a step by step guide for the registration process

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


Refund/Cancellation policy


Registration Minimum:

This course needs 7 registrants to run the program. If there are less than 7 registrants by September 6th, the course may be canceled and the registrants will receive a full refund. 

Program Requirements

This program has no scheduled activities.

Roster
Required Equipment

CMC Will Provide the Following:

  • Safety Equipment
  • Educational Curriculum
  • Snacks

Participant Packing List:
If you are unable to bring any of the items below, please let us know. CMC does have a few extra items that we are happy to loan out.

  • Clothes (comfortable clothing for climbing):
    o Loose fitting pants or shorts
    o T-shirts and a long sleeve shirt
    o Closed-toe shoes
    o Sweater and/or warm layer
    o Jacket 
    o Brimmed hat
    o Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen and lip balm (must be labeled with child's name)
  • Water bottle (at least 1 liter)
  • Snacks
  • Personal medications (inhaler, EPI pen, etc.) – please have all containers and
    bottles labeled and also listed on the medical form

**Cell phones, gaming devices, tablets, and iPods are NOT allowed on this program.

Program Materials

You must register for this program to see program materials.