River Ranger Internship Kicks Off
This past Monday, our new cohort of High School River Rangers had their first teaching day! A class of 5th grades came to Overland Pond Park, and River Rangers taught …
Camp
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 …
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 …
Fall Colors Holiday Camp
SPREE CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT FALL SPREE campers recently enjoyed a break from school and some beautiful weather while learning about autumn. This one-day holiday camp took place on November 2nd, …
Underground Investigation at Holiday Camp
UNDERGROUND INVESTIGATORS AT SPREE HOLIDAY CAMP How fast can a mole dig? What creatures might we find under a dead log? The first fall camp for SPREE’s Adventures Outside program …
History Detectives Week At Summer Camp
HISTORY DETECTIVES WEEK Mountains, seas, and prehistoric creatures! SPREE summer campers became history detectives in the final week of summer camp this year. We learned about prehistoric oceans and the …
Summer Campers Explore Denver History
WEEK 10 CAMPERS EXPLORE THE RIVER AND DENVER HISTORY Have you ever traveled through time? SPREE summer campers have! We spent our tenth week of summer camp exploring the history …
Campers Become Water Engineers
WEEK 9 SUMMER CAMPERS BECOME WATER ENGINEERS Do you know what flocculation means? SPREE campers do! At SPREE’s Adventures Outside Summer Camps, we spent our week discovering the power of …
Amazing Animal Adaptations at SPREE Summer Camp
WEEK 8 CAMPERS HAVE FUN LEARNING ABOUT ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS At SPREE’s Adventures Outside Summer Day Camps, we spent the week learning about the incredible talents of the animals of Colorado. …
Campers Enjoy Outdoor Adventures Week and SPREE Camp Out
CAMPERS ENJOY OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WEEK AND SPREE CAMP OUT Week 7 was an exciting week for campers at SPREE’s Adventures Outside Summer Camps. After a week of camping games and …
Campers Explore Life Underwater
SUMMER CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT LIFE UNDERWATER In Week 6, campers at SPREE’s Adventures Outside Camps explored below the surface of the River. We started off the week learning about watersheds …
Mad Scientists Week at Summer Camp
CAMPERS USE NATURE TO INSPIRE INVENTIONS Week Five at SPREE’s Adventures Outside Day Camps was all about experimenting and inventing! We learned a lot from nature, took apart old machines, …
Campers Welcome July With a Splash
CAMPERS ENJOY A WEEK OF SUMMERTIME FUN IN JULY Campers at SPREE’s Adventures Outside camps had a fun start to the month of July. They learned about the properties of …