MTN School start!

Monday, June 8 at 8AM

(Dropoff window 8-8:30 AM)

(Pickup window 4:30 to 5:00)

Two Rivers Community School- 195 Center Drive

Meet Teachers, establish text groups to sign students in and out. Icebreakers, Name Games, Personality tests... week 1 is our chance to introduce and make friends while we learn processes that will help us go further later in Summer!

Teacher Team:

Mary Guillory (337) 377-5692 has been a cornerstone of MTN School for five years. Her perspective is wide, inclusive and aware of every kid!

Haley Wilken (215) 620-1488 is a creative, playful new Teacher this year. She has made an immediate impact and the kids love her! We are lucky to have her assertive, responsible skillset on our Team.

Miranda Sheek (Randi) (423) 895-3375 is our newest Team member! She has led our Team on hiking meetings and arranged a great Spring Cave special access with USFS Biologists for the Trapper's Lake camping trip.

Sasha Ellis (208) 597-0326 is a deep well of knowledge, compassion and experience. She is well-known and respected for her work at Sopris Elementary and as a Ski Coach at Sunlight.

Tisha Neuman (970) 948-5725 is a great Teacher and an astute, wise presence on our Team. I have learned a lot from her and look forward to more. We are off to a stormy start at Yellowstone with an intrepid Team. Please call Mary first and Haley while we are away.

Finn Smith is a younger Teacher, but a giant influence for good on our Team and with our "community of learners." He is the Lead Fishing Guide. His Mom, Lora, is the GSES Principal. Let's give him a graduation present and send him to CSU with a MTN School peak experience this Summer!

Brooke Canady (804)380-8760 is our talented, but sometimes reluctant Art Teacher, Controller, State of Colorado Liaison, Vehicle Shuttle partner, Community Relationship-Builder... She is the hardest working, remembers evthg... None of MTN School is possible without her. We celebrated 22 years of marriage last night!

I'm Mr. Ben 😂. Lead Teacher. Lifelong Learner steeped in sense of wonder kid-questions. Giving all I can to build and safely execute a Summer our kids will love and remember. 8 years as a liberated Teacher, Adventure Coach, and mentor to younger Teachers we need to develop for the good of our community and the human, stay human family.

Early Monday Plan:

Meet and greet Teachers with a timed rotation in and spilling out from the TRCS Gym. Teachers have class assignments. We will share and dial in our groups as needed so everyone gets time with all of the unique Teacher voices.

(Everyday 3:30 to 5:00- Read, Sketch/Draw/Color, Chess, Garden, build)

June 8-12 Teton/Yellowstone (Ben)

June 8-12 Sports Camp (Shane)

June 8- Icebreaker plans

June 9- Icebreaker plans

June 10- Mitchell Creek plans- hiking, Dora Bus shuttle (practice safety/driving plans)

June 11- Field Day GSMS

June 12- Mats- (Yoga, Dance, Gymnastics)

June 15-17- High Alpine Trapper’s Lake and Spring Cave (Mary, Randi and Finn)

June 15- Bikes- Orientation and safety plans/Riding as a Team (No Haley)

June 16- Climbing (Trees and at Puoux (early trip) for capable climbers) Watercolors w Haley

June 17- Gardening and Fishing plans, Rifle Climbing Center 9:30 to 11AM

June 18- Bikes- Orientation and rides by ability level, Rifle Climbing Center 9:30 to 11AM

June 19- Four Mile Park- Forts and Forests 

June 22-25- Dino/Flaming Gorge

June 22- Bikes- short rides by ability level AND building projects at TRCS

June 23- Fishing groups and Gardening groups

June 24- Mitchell creek hike and Scavenger Hunt, Rifle Climbing Center 9:30 to 11AM

June 25- Field Day (Soccer, Baseball, Distance races), Rifle Climbing Center 9:30 to 11AM

June 26- MTN School and Rec Ctr Field Day at Two Rivers Park

June 29 and 30- Hanging Lake Hike and Screen Printing

July 1- KDNK/AZYEP for 8-9 students from 1 PM to 3 PM AND  Climbing/Fishing trip to Wolcott

July 2- Bikes and Support Team to Glenwood Canyon by ability level

July 3- Fourth of July Holiday

July 6- Flat Tops trip- Buford Road

July 7- Field Day- (Baseball/Track/Wrestling)

July 8- Catch It!- Fish, lizards, Bugs, Snakes

July 9- Foraging Day- apricots, mullein, hawthorn, apricots, plums, mushrooms, raspberry…

July 10- Reading Olympics! (Book reports, Art, Team challenge)/ Horse Lessons 7-8 kids pre-selected

July 13-15- Rifle Gap Overnight/ Foraging Week

July 13- Boss Day (nominated kids TBD)

July 14- Fishing groups/River day/Lift-up

July 15- Scavenger Hunt of the Century/Rifle Climbing Center

July 16- Rifle Climbing Center AND Horse Lessons for 7-8 kids pre-selected

July 17- Holiday at Home!

July 20- Movie Day in Rifle/ Journey Home Animal Center Volunteer-older group of 12 starts about (9AM) Kennel cleaning and animal enrichment (waiver/online volunteer application)

July 21- Lift-up/ Younger group 10 kids Journey Home Animal Center starts about 9AM Kong set up and animal enrichment (waiver/online volunteer application) Elk Creek Climbing Group- 10 older kids

July 22- Beaches clean up and signage

July 23- Field Day- Sullivan Park (Soccer, Baseball, races)

July 24- Maroon Bells and Horse Lessons Haley friend in town/three day weekend? (No Haley!)

July 27- Downtown Glenwood, Library, Doc Holliday Museum, Ice Cream

July 28-Triathlon and Beach cleanup Day- wooden, painted signs and T-posts.  Teachers to visit first and plan ahead for bags, gloves, safety, blue truck/trailer dump runs

July 29- KDNK/AZYEP and Powers Art Center (AM)for 8-9 students from 1 PM to 4 PM/South Canyon for capable riders

July 30- Horse Lessons 7-8 kids pre-selected/Puoux

July 31- Holiday at Home!

August 3- Wood shop:  Haley’s Beautiful Birdhouses and Ben’s Viking Chairs

August 4- Meadow Creek Lake- Buford Road access Flat Tops or Woodshop (Birdhouses/Viking Chairs

August 5- Wood shop:  Top Secret Project

August 6-Party

August 7-Party