Environmental Education

Environmental Education at Sky Ranch is designed to provide an immersive and exciting place for students to experience the outdoors. Sky ranch creates a space where students can engage with nature in a deeper way, while also creating meaningful relationships with their classmates. We are surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest, providing a unique environment to see, hear, and learn more about nature.


Curriculum is targeted to Elementary & Middle school and have programs for both Christian and Public schools for groups of varying sizes. If you are interested in starting a conversation about designing an environmental ed. trip, please fill out the interest form below.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN


WILDERNESS TRAINING

Learning about nature is fun, and here at Sky Ranch this especially true! It's important that in having fun, we're also learning about ways we are to respect and understand the nature surround us. At Sky Ranch, you experience the wilderness firsthand. It is in this safe and controlled environment, that students will gain respect and knowledge for nature.

NATURAL SCIENCES

Nature is amazing! At Sky Ranch we are fortunate to be immersed in a unique and beautiful Rocky Mountain Environment. Because of this we can experience with all our senses what amazing things the world is doing around us all the time!

SUSTAINABILITY

 The goal of education does not end once your time at Sky Ranch is over. Students will be taught the importance of taking the knowledge they've learn about the environment and the appreciation they've found, down the mountain into their homes and communities. The work we are doing today, is so that the world we experience can be preserved for future generations.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE


NATURE

There are few places where nature surrounds you in the way it does at Sky Ranch. Camp sits on 117 acres at 9,200 ft above sea level surrounded by National Forest and only 3.3 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park.

COMMUNITY

Our emphasis on individual and group development is a catalyst to building a close and unique community. Our experiences always include an element of team building as it is a key component to the success of our programs as well as our goal of bringing these experiences down the mountain.

LEADERSHIP

With great knowledge comes great responsibility! And the knowledge gained at Sky Ranch is too valuable not to share with our communities down the mountain. Our mission for students is to become advocates for the environment and our future.

EE Groups

Booking Season:

We offer the opportunity to book Environmental Education Groups from

Mid-August through the end of November each year. If you are interested or wanting to know more, please fill out the interest form found below and one of our staff will be in contact with you.

Pricing Info.


***Pricing for Environmental Education Groups Vary Depending On:








Lodging

The type of lodging and the number of night your wanting for your trip will determine the cost of your lodging.

We have 3 lodging styles to choice from:

  • Ruth Retreat Center (4 rooms, 8 per room)
  • Bunkhouse Cabins (10 cabins, 10-12 per cabin)
  • Christ Lodge Rooms (4 rooms, 3-5 per room)

To see images of these facilities, click here: Facility Rental.

Programming

Environmental Education groups can contract a number of different program elements that Sky Ranch Staff will facilitate.

Here is a list of these programs, we offer:

  • leading our high ropes course
  • instructing lower ropes elements
  • guiding day hikes (trained guides)
  • lead environmental ed. classes

Meals

If you are wanting Sky Ranch to provide meals during your EE Trip, meals are contracted at a per person cost.

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • We can do a pack-out lunch if you are planning a day hike
  • Supper
  • We do offer the option of adding a snack time as well.

Meeting Spaces

Apart from a full Ruth Cabin or Lodge rental, meeting spaces are not included in lodging rentals.

We have 3 Meeting Space options:

  • Christ Lodge Meeting Space (100 capacity)
  • Backpack Center (50 capacity)
  • Ruth's Meeting Space (50 Capacity)

Community Spaces (no cost associated) are campfire locations, worship areas and recreation area.

A group a reserve these spaces for a particular time but not for the entirety of your stay (unless a full camp rental).

If attending an Environmental Ed. Trip, each participant, youth and adult is required to complete Sky Ranch's participant release form.

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