EDUCATION LINKS

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
http://aspennature.org

ACES is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education, stewardship, and the study and conservation of the natural world. Founded in 1968 by Elizabeth Paepcke, ACES continues to educate and inspire residents and visitors to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado through its Naturalist Field School, interpretive public programs, internship programs and education programs. ACES' programs are held at the Hallam Lake Nature Preserve, located in the heart of Aspen, and at Rock Bottom Ranch Wildlife Preserve, located along the banks of the Roaring Fork River.

Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
http://www.boec.org

As a non-profit organization BOEC is dedicated to helping people reach their full potential. With expeditions and trips, adaptive skiing, custom programs for groups, internships, teambuilding and leadership programs, service learning, and therapeutic adventure programs, people of all abilities can get involved. Students and guests are given the opportunity to learn new skills, experience natural areas, challenge themselves and work together to enhance the health and self-confidence necessary to expand human potential.

Gore Range Natural Science School, Red Cliff
http://www.gorerange.org

GRNSS strives to raise environmental awareness and inspire stewardship of the Eagle River watershed by providing natural science learning adventures for youth and adults. Customized programs are an adjunct component to standardized science curricula and provide an opportunity for real life, hands-on science education outside the classroom. Programs include: scientific field study trips for school groups, outreach in the classrooms, year round programs for youth and adults, interdisciplinary science education, teacher training workshops, summer science day programs, residential backcountry science camps, and adult natural history seminars.

High Mountain Institute, Leadville
http://www.hminet.org

HMI is dedicated to nurturing personal and community growth through interaction with the natural world and to the idea of "simple in means, rich in ends." Learning by experience, academic excellence, and education that inspires intellectual growth are fundamental principles of the institute's programs. HMI's defining program is the Rocky Mountain Semester (RMS) an academic and wilderness program for motivated college-bound students in their junior or senior year of high school. In the wilds of the Colorado Plateau, there are many teachable moments that form a bridge between the lessons of the textbooks and those of the larger world. Additionally, HMI offers short-term programs such as wilderness medicine and avalanche courses, custom leadership training programs, professional development seminars for educators, and program development consulting services for smaller outdoor programs.

Keystone Science School
http://www.keystone.org/Science_School/science_school.html

Keystone Science School's mission is to provide quality science education through hands-on inquiry of the natural world. Five main programs in the school carry out that mission: C.A.S.E.: Classroom Access to Science Education, Discovery Camp: A summer/science education residential camp for 9 to 16 year olds, Earth Stewards: An environmental education collaboration among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Foundation, schools, local organizations, other governmental agencies and businesses to build educational value on refuges and public lands, Key Issues and Key Issues II: Professional Development Programs for teachers and Summer Youth Programs, and the International Telementor Program: An electronic mentoring program for professional adults and students worldwide in which the student is placed into a proactive position where success is measured by the execution and outcome of his or her plan.