YMCA of the Rockies Outdoor Education Department

06/22/2018

Hey everyone! YMCA of the Rockies - Estes Park Center is hiring fall OE Instructors (Aug. 13 - Nov. 9th). Come be apart of our awesome team and teach kids in and around Rocky Mountain National Park!

https://jobs.ymcarockies.org/outdoor-education-instructor-seasonal-room-and-board-included/job/8457307

08/24/2016

Fall 2016 training is going great! We are excited for schools to get here!

06/23/2016

Hey everyone, we are still looking to fill our OE Coordinator position. It is part-time year round, 28 hours a week. If you or anyone you know might be interested check out the link below.

https://apply.coolworks.com/ymca-estes-park/job-details.asp?JobID=46916

Under the supervision of the Outdoor Education Director, the Outdoor Education Coordinator will assist school leaders and groups by providing information, knowledge and support to ensure all Conference services and Outdoor Education programming are delivered in a timely, efficient, and professional…

05/07/2016

Join us for the Bear Benefit Concert tonight 6-9pm at the Estes Park Events Complex! Take a photo with our friends at the Estes Park Photo Booth and check out our new bear display!

05/04/2016

We are currently hiring OE paid internships and instructor positions for the fall season at YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center.

Check out the link below to apply and for more info:
http://ymcarockies.org/work/

05/01/2016

"Noticing Deficit Disorder is a failed relationship with the natural world, a complete loss of the ability to see or appreciate what is directly in front of one. Without seeing, there can be no understanding, no relationship, no sense of connection."

http://www.acacamps.org/resource-library/camping-magazine/noticing-deficit-disorder-how-camp-can-restore-art-seeing-world .zNu8x2se.dpuf

We are in the midst of an epidemic of visual impairment no medical doctor can fix — but which camps might cure. Back in the `60s, artist, researcher, and psychologist Rudolf Arnheim (1969) lamented that the American school system had become a “12-year apprenticeship in aesthetic alienation,” — produ…

01/25/2016

YMCA of the Rockies staff are amazing! Meet Ryan and Arianna, our PLSW Coordinators this past summer.

The second video in our short series titled "Explore Your Rockies," follows two climbers to Jurassic Park for a fun filled day of rock climbing.

11/23/2015

We're thankful for all the times we got to play by a river.

What are you thankful for?

10/30/2015

Just wanted to say thanks from Estes Park Center for yet another awesome fall outdoor education season! This season we served over 3,000 students and hope we made an impact on each one.

09/29/2015

Check it out!
http://snowmountainranch.org/specials/outdoor-education-experience-for-education-professionals-nov-5-6/

Outdoor Education Experience for Education Professionals, Nov 5-6 Each year, we serve thousands of students from the Front Range of Colorado with fulfiling, enriching Outdoor Education programs. Join us November 5th-November 6th at Snow Mountain Ranch for an Outdoor Education experience! You’ll rec…

09/21/2015

The YMCA of the Rockies is a great place to earn badges! Bring groups for an overnight or day trip, add in some Outdoor Education programming, and you've got yourself an experience they won't soon forget!

09/18/2015

Two years ago this week, Pine Grove Elementary was on property during the 2013 Flooding Event. This year while on their trip they were greeted with a beautiful rainbow