Who is a part of this Collective?

Statewide

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You are welcome to contact me to begin connecting with CCNBEE.  I am happy to answer questions, provide resources, make connections, and have conversations about your work and how to advocate for outdoor ECE in you community.

Pagosa Springs, CO

Wings aims to deliver high-quality, inclusive, nature-based care and education to children ages 1-5, to inspire learning through nature and to create life-long connections with themselves, others, and their world.

Bear Creek, CO

To provide a safe place in nature for children to socialize, imagine, create and explore in order to learn, grow and sometimes make mistakes in order to learn and grow. We intend to ignite a spark in each child; one of joy, curiosity, appreciation, resilience, understanding.. The list goes on and on and on... 

Denver, CO

JuneBugs is a small forest-school-inspired summer camp run out of Washington Park in Denver, Colorado.  This is a half-day program catering to children aged 3-8

Denver, CO

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Denver Forest School’s mission is to connect children with their natural world through exploration, inquiry and investigation. Our aim is to provide high-quality, meaningful learning experiences that meet children’s developmental needs, while fostering their natural curiosity. 

Colorado Springs, CO

We are a licensed micro-forest and nature school serving children ages 3-5 in Black Forest, CO. Our approach is not an unsupervised free-for-all, but a behind-the-scenes facilitation of exploration and learning. 

Longmont, CO

Regenerative Nurturing and Therapy Consultant.  The approach to child raising that reclaims the village and involves all adults in the work of nurturing themselves, the children, and thus the whole world.  Also the Director of an outdoor program for young children.

Silverthorne, CO

Cultivating resilient, confident, independent, and creative learners through nature-based investigations and experiences that emphasize the connection between the child and their natural world. We empower educators to provide the highest quality care by creating a caring and inclusive environment that naturally promotes child development in all areas of learning.

Cherry Creek

SW Aurora & SE Denver, CO

A worker-owned cooperative (aka teacher owned and teacher led) that co-facilitates nature-based, multilingual, student-led learning for early learners and their families in South West Aurora and South East Denver along the Cherry Creek.

Wheat Ridge, CO

Wild Beginnings will offer a safe environment where children can learn, develop and thrive while reaching toward their highest potential. Wild Beginnings will provide an opportunity for all children to engage in life-changing experiences through nature and a quality outdoor education as well as enhancing creativity and well-being. 

Colorado Chapter

Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators formed in response to a growing interest in nature-based education. Our purpose is to develop a network of educators and educational institutions throughout the U.S. to support, connect and partner; to confidently, safely and joyfully venture outdoors with children; and to use nature for teaching and learning.

Pueblo, CO

By creating a platform for extended, regular, and consistent time outdoors for play, social connection, experience-based learning, and Nature immersion, our expert, kind and compassionate staff guide children in building a healthy sense of self, and a love for the natural world. We support the innate curiosity, wonder, and zest for learning that is natural in the young child.

Boulder & Lafayette, CO

Thorne Nature Experience builds Earth stewardship by providing youth with joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental education experiences that foster an emotional connection to nature.

South Boulder, CO

Homestar is a connected community of committed parents and teachers partnering to support our children and each other. Enriching children’s lives with meaningful, experiential and nature-based learning while nourishing and expanding their holistic being with a loving focus on social and emotional development. 

Evergreen, CO

Little Feet Forest School is a nature-based preschool program serving 3-6-year-olds in Evergreen, Colorado. We create opportunities for each child to tap into their unique powers through child-led exploration and play, in the support of the natural environment . 

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