Afterschool Program

We know December is a busy time for many parents, families, and students, and because of this, we’re offering a special 3-week afters school climbing program to fill the gap between our standard 12-week fall and 12-week winter sessions.

This limited program runs Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, December 4-18, giving Maple Grove students the chance to keep climbing through the holiday season. Each week, participants will rock climb on our indoor wall at the Colorado Mountain Club. New climbers will learn the basics of climbing safety, movement, and knots, while returning students will have the opportunity to build on their skills and learn more advanced techniques.

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.

We love climbing with Maple Grove students and can’t wait for some extra time on the wall together this December!

• Ages: 1st-5th grade
• Dates: December 4 - December 18 2025 (See full weekly schedule below)
• Time: Thursdays, 2:35pm-5:00pm 
• Location: The program is located at the Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) at 15605 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401. 
• Cost: $120 (Non-Member) $105 (Member) for 3-week session (Course fees include: instruction, shared group gear [ex: ropes], harnesses, helmets, shoes, any additional curriculum supplies, and snacks!)
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  • Please note, if you have an individual membership and wish to sign up your child, 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 your child on your account and receive the discount.
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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 CMC Offices for the program.

• Pick-up @ Maple Grove Elementary Campus 2:35pm

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. 

Weekly Schedule:

• 12/4/25 (Week 1): Introduction to Indoor Climbing Safety/ Free Climb
• 12/11/25 (Week 2): Intermediate Climbing technique/ Free Climb
• 12/18/25 (Week 3): Climbing Games/ Climbing Challenge

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.

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.