BLUFF LAKE OUTDOOR HOMESCHOOL ENRICHMENT
Bluff Lake Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment combines place-based natural science with experiential learning and community-building. Our staff ensures your child grows in their knowledge of ecology while gaining skills in teamwork and outdoor activities. The program is conducted year-round (weather permitting) at Bluff Lake Nature Center. A variety of activities, experiments, challenges, service projects, explorations, and just plain fun help our participants build nature knowledge, self-awareness, and skills outdoors.
This program is designed to supplement your homeschool curriculum with social development, conceptual understandings of ecology, and practical applications of outdoor skills in our unique setting. We have age-appropriate options for grades K-6.
If you would like to register for this state funded program, please visit blufflakehomeschool.org to learn more and register your child for the 2025/26 school year.
2025-26 School Year Logistics
LOCATION:
Bluff Lake Nature Center
3192 N Havana Way, Denver, CO 80239 (Our parking lot will be temporarily closed - you will need to park in the neighborhood)
9:00am-3:00pm, Daily Drop-off & Pick-up
COST:
If your student is already enrolled in an options program and utilizing state funds, you are eligible to participate with tuition at a cost of $3,100/year per student. There is a $100 discount for siblings. Need based scholarships are available - you can apply here.
YEARLY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
34 Week Long Program from September 2nd, 2025 thru May 22nd, 2026
Fall Semester:
September 2nd**-December 18th
Themes: Ecosystems & Team/Community Building, Adaptations, and Problem Solving
Fall Break November 24th - 29th
Winter Break December 22nd - January 2nd
Spring Semester:
January 6th - May 22nd
Themes: Decision Making, Safety & Risk Management, Biodiversity, Leadership & Stewardship
Spring Break March 30th - April 3rd
AGES/DAYS OF THE WEEK:
Mondays: Kindergarten-1st
Wednesdays: 5th-6th
Thursdays: 2nd-4th
STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO:
16 students per day along with 2 staff members
HOLIDAY POSTPONEMENTS:
**First Monday session will be held on Tuesday September 2nd due to Labor Day on the 1st. (Classes that fall on Holiday Mondays will be held on the Tuesday immediately following them. This means that Monday sessions that fall on a holiday will be moved to Tuesday. Including September 1st to September 2nd; January 19th to January 20th, and February 16th to February 17th.)
DAILY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
9:00am-3:00pm, Daily Drop-off & Pick-up at location listed above
Sample Daily Schedule:
9:00-9:15 am Check-In time
9:15-9:30 am Community and introduction to the day’s topic
9:30-10:30 am Morning Activity #1 (hike, lesson, skill development)
10:30-11:00 pm Snack Time
11:00-12:00 pm Morning Activity #2 (hike, lesson, skill development)
12:00-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-1:30 pm Afternoon Activity #1 (hike, lesson, skill development)
1:30-2:00 pm Snack and Free Time
2:00-3:00 pm Afternoon Activity #2 (hike, lesson, skill development)
Students will engage and learn with the following activities:
Social and Community Development
Mindfulness practices
Leadership / Followership
Challenge Course
Teambuilding Games
Service-Learning Projects
Group Problem-Solving
Outdoor Skills and Experience
Fire building and safety
Basic first aid
Leave No Trace practices
Clothing and shelters
Hydration / Nutrition
Navigation and travel techniques
Place-Based Environmental Science
Flora and fauna
Colorado’s life zones
Astronomy
Weather patterns
Geology
Water Cycle
Ecological concepts
Questions? Contact Us:
School Programs Manager - Mark McMullen Bushman (mark@blufflake.org)
