SPREE Campers Work to Defeat the Trash Monster
SPREE Summer Camp is underway and campers and staff had a fun first week, becoming special agents to help the environment. We started the week learning special agent skills, including …
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Getting Creative at Art on the River
It was a warm, sunny day for Art on the River this past Saturday at City of Cuernavaca Park. For the last two years, this event has ended early or …
Spring Break Campers Become Herpetologists
Have you ever wondered what a herpetologist is? Campers at SPREE’s Spring Break Camp learned all about reptiles and amphibians, becoming herpetologists-in-training.Campers started the week by creating their own field …
Campers Learn About Hibernation
Campers at SPREE’s February 20th Holiday Camp got to explore where animals go in the winter. We did a relay to collect food and added layers of clothing to represent …
Holiday Camp Recap: Journey of the River
February 3rd was a chilly day but SPREE campers still had fun learning about the journey of the The South Platte River, from the mountains to the ocean. Campers …
SPREE Campers Learn About Winter Weather
While many students around Denver enjoyed a day off in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr, SPREE celebrated the day with a holiday camp, “Wild About Weather”. With fresh snow …
Reserve Your Spot and Join SPREE for Spring Break Camp
Looking for something for your kids to do when school is off this spring?Have them join SPREE for fun and educational days filled with games, crafts, and adventures about the …
Campers Learn About Colorado’s Big Cats and Canines
Over the Thanksgiving Break, campers joined SPREE to enjoy time outside at Johnson Habitat Park while learning about Colorado’s big cats and canines. Campers got to see and feel lynx, …
Campers Explore Nocturnal Animals and Beavers
SPREE’s Fall Holiday Camps are underway, getting kids to the South Platte River on their days off from school. In October, SPREE held two days of programming at Johnson-Habitat Park …
Huge Success at Family Fishing
Fish On! FAMILIES EXPLORE THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FISHING Thank you to all of the families who joined us Saturday October 8th, 2016 at Overland Pond Park. It was a …
Theme 10: Things with Wings
SPREE campers had an amazing time learning all about the things with wings that live in Denver and Colorado! We learned about bats, bugs, birds, owls, and more! Did you …
Theme 9: Junior Park Rangers
This week SPREE campers became Junior Park Rangers! They became experts in their camp park by exploring, mapping, and playing in it! We helped take care of our camp park by doing …
Theme 8: Underwater Explorers
Theme 8 had us exploring the depths of the South Platte and the Cherry Creek! We learned about the river and creek as a habitat and about the many creatures …
Theme 7: Outdoor Adventures
We had an amazing week learning about outdoor adventures! Each day was packed with explorations, activities, and critter crawls!We had a days dedicated to hiking, camping, survival, geocaching, and Leave …
4th Annual SPREE Camp Out
SPREE’s 4th annual summer camp out took place on July, 22nd in Johnson Habitat Park. We had 12 families attend! This was one of three great overnight events SPREE hosted this summer to …
Theme 6: Time Travelers
Theme 6 took us back in time through Colorado’s history!We started in the time of volcanoes, the first mountains, and even back to when Colorado was under water! Then we …
Theme 5: Defeat the Couch Potato
Over the week of July 4th we had a short week of camp, but it wasn’t short on fun! This week we dedicated ourselves to having all kids of active and …
Theme 4: Water Engineers
Theme 4 of summer camp transformed the kids into scientists! All week we talked about the amazing power of water and investigated how we use it day to day. We …
Theme 2: River Art
Summer camp’s theme 2 was all about River Art! Each day was filled with many mediums and art types, and all focused on art inspired by nature and the river! Our special …
Summer Camp Special Agent Training
We had a blast theme 1 at SPREE summer camp! Each day we got missions from Chompers- SPREE’s own Special Agent! Each day we had a mission directing us to …
Summer Camp Staff
We are so excited to start kick off our summer camp season with an amazing summer education staff!Meet the 2016 summer SPREE team! Jamie Akens: Born and raised in Colorado, …
Spring Holiday Camps Get Kids Exploring The River
Campers joined SPREE in March and April to learn about the South Platte River at Johnson-Habitat Park. During spring break week, we explored small critters on land and in water, …
February Campers Solve an Animal Mystery and Learn About Birds
SPREE’s Adventures Outside Day Camp Program held two camps in February. In the first camp, we solved the mystery of who Roxy Raccoon saw in the River. Along the way, …
Campers Learn About Energy and Defeat the Energy Leech
Campers at SPREE’s Adventures Outside Holiday Camp enjoyed a beautiful January day learning about energy at Johnson-Habitat Park. Campers explored the camp building and park grounds on an energy scavenger …
Native November at SPREE Holiday Camp
CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT NATIVE ANIMALS OF THE SOUTH PLATTE AND NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY How did early Native Americans use the South Platte River, get food, and entertain themselves? What animals …