5,000 Kids at the River
ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AT THE RIVER! SPREE is wrapping up another great school year of excursions along the River. We’ve enjoyed working with nearly 5,000 students and seeing their joy …
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APRIL 13, 2015 HOLIDAY CAMP: REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE RIVER
We had a blast becoming herpetologists and studying reptiles and amphibians! Reptiles:First we learned about some of the cool adaptations that reptiles have by dressing up as one! We dressed …
First GLC Volunteer Day: Johnson Habitat Park
This week we had our first GLC Volunteer Day of 2015 at Johnson-Habitat Park! Volunteers from the Greenway Leadership Corps met at Johnson-Habitat Park in southwest Denver for our “Park Design …
Spring 2015 SPREE Excursions Are Underway
The weather is warming up and the SPREE team is excited to get back out in the parks, teaching children through hands-on experiences along the River. Nearly 5,000 elementary students …
Greenway River Ranger Training Day
Yesterday we had a very snowy day training at Overland Pond Park for our new teachers and 10 high school River Rangers! The Greenway River Ranger Internship Program is designed …
Register Now: Summer Camp is Selling Out
Looking for a way to get your kids outside and active this summer while you are at work? Don’t want them to stop learning just because it’s summer? Then Adventures …
Greenway Leadership Corps is Now Recruiting
The Greenway Foundation is currently looking for participants for our Greenway Leadership Corps! If you or someone you know is interested in joining GLC, contact The Greenway Foundation’s Youth Program Coordinator, …
Scram, Store, or Snore
These two days were dedicated to discovering what animals do to survive the winter! On Monday we realized that many animals disappear over the winter months. Some animals migrate to …
Mammal Mysteries
Campers looked at different bio-clues like tracks, scat, pelts and skulls to discover these mammal mysteries. Our first task of camp was to discover what it means to be a …
2014 Excursion Recap
2014 was a great year for SPREE Excursions! We expanded capacity to take an additional 1,000 students on Excursions. In total, over 4,400 ECE – 5th grade students attended our hands-on …
Event Recap: Family Fishing Day 2014
Thank you to all families, friends, partners, and supporters who made Family Fishing Day 2014 a huge success! We had a great turn-out at 2014 Family Fishing Day! Over 70 …
SPREE Holiday Camps: Creatures of the Night
October 20 and 21, 2014: Creatures of the Night Explore bats, owls and more as we look into the creatures that go ‘bump’ the night here in Colorado. This week …
Panning on the Platte 2014
On Saturday, September 6th the Greenway SPREE team joined forces with Gold Unlimited to teach kids and families how to pan for gold in the South Platte River! We had a great …