BLUFF LAKE OUTDOOR HOMESCHOOL ENRICHMENT
Bluff Lake Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment combines place-based natural science with experiential learning and community-building. Our staff ensures your child grows in their knowledge of ecology while gaining skills in teamwork and outdoor activities. The program is conducted year-round (weather permitting) at Bluff Lake Nature Center. A variety of activities, experiments, challenges, service projects, explorations, and just plain fun help our participants build nature knowledge, self-awareness, and skills outdoors.
This program is designed to supplement your homeschool curriculum with social development, conceptual understandings of ecology, and practical applications of outdoor skills in our unique setting. We have age-appropriate options for grades K-6.
“My children are learning how to interact with different personalities, learning conflict resolution, and how to develop friendships.”
“I appreciate the level of respect and communication my child receives from their teachers”
2025-26 School Year Logistics
LOCATION:
Bluff Lake Nature Center
3192 N Havana Way, Denver, CO 80239 (Our parking lot will be temporarily closed - you will need to park in the neighborhood)
9:00am-3:00pm, Daily Drop-off & Pick-up
COST:
If your student is already enrolled in an options program and utilizing state funds, you are eligible to participate with tuition at a cost of $3,100/year per student. There is a $100 discount for siblings. Need based scholarships are available - you can apply here.
AGES/DAYS OF THE WEEK:
Mondays: Kindergarten-1st (Currently accepting self-pay students)
Wednesdays: 4th-6th (WAITLIST ONLY)
Thursdays: 2nd-4th (Currently accepting self-pay students)
STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO:
16 students per day along with 2 staff members
Find our handbook here!
YEARLY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
35 Week Program from August, 25th, 2025 thru May, 22nd, 2026. CALENDAR
Fall Semester: August 25th-December 18th
Themes: Hygiene, self-awareness, and skills for the outdoors.
Fall Break November 24th - 28th
Winter Break December 22nd - January 2nd
Spring Semester: January 6th - May 22nd
Themes: Social development, ecology, stewardship.
Spring Break March 30th - April 3rd
HOLIDAY POSTPONEMENTS:
Monday sessions that fall on a holiday will be moved to Tuesday. Including the following: September 1st to September 2nd; October 13th to October 14th; December 8th to December 9th; January 19th to January 20th, and February 16th to February 17th.
DAILY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
9:00 am-3:00 pm, Daily Drop-off & Pick-up at location listed above
Sample Daily Schedule:
9:00-9:15 am Check-In time
9:15-9:30 am Community and introduction to the day’s topic
9:30-10:30 am Morning Activity #1 (hike, lesson, skill development)
10:30-11:00 pm Snack Time
11 am-12 pm Morning Activity #2 (hike, lesson, skill development)
12:00-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-1:30 pm Afternoon Activity #1 (hike, lesson, skill development)
1:30-2:00 pm Snack and Free Time
2:00-3:00 pm Afternoon Activity #2 (hike, lesson, skill development)
Students will learn the following concepts:
Social and Community Development
Mindfulness practices
Leadership / Followership
Teambuilding Games
Service-Learning Projects
Group Problem-Solving
Outdoor Skills and Experience
Fire building and safety
Basic first aid
Leave No Trace practices
Clothing and shelters
Navigation and travel techniques
Place-Based Environmental Science
Flora and fauna
Colorado’s life zones
Geology
Water Cycle
Ecological concepts
