Afterschool Program

This program is tailored for youth ages 6-12. In this course, youth will explore different wilderness survival skills during 5 different programming days (no class 9/24). 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: August 27 to October 1 , Tuesdays 2:45PM-5:00PM
  • 8/27- 10 Essentials, LNT
  • 9/3- Shelter Building
  • 9/10- Navigating & Orienteering 
  • 9/17- Fire Building & Safety 
  • 9/24- NO CLASS
  • 10/1- First Aid & Wilderness Survival Games

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: $245 for non-members; $230 for members
  
  • Transportation from Compass Elementary Golden & Wheat Ridge to the hiking trails 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 their respective 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 5:00pm from the American Mountaineering Center. (710 10th St. Golden CO 80401)

• Pick up at Wheat Ridge Campus: 2:45pm
• Pick up at Golden Campus: 3:00pm

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 August 19th, the course will be canceled and the registrants will receive a full refund.