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🌲 @denverpublicschools outdoor ed program
👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 We teach 10,000 students annually
🚜We are hiring! ⬇️
🏔 #getoutdoors

It’s been a little while, but here’s another M

It’s been a little while, but here’s another Meet the Staff Monday!

🌻Today we’ll say hello to Elise! She joined our team as a facilitator this past fall after moving here from New England where she was working in Outdoor Education. While a deep love of New England kept her out there for a while, a desire to experience new ecosystems and learn about new environments brought her out to Colorado! Her favorite thing about Balarat is getting to see how each class makes every trip feel special and unique :)

🌻And now for Elise’s answers to our getting to know you questions!

Do you have a silly talent?
🌻I can wiggle both of my ears!

Describe your ideal Sandwich:
🌻mozzarella, tomato, basil, and prosciutto! Toss some pesto in there for a real winner. Yum!

Check out all these happy little signs of spring!

Check out all these happy little signs of spring! Here’s to some sunshine and warmer weather!

Bonus points if you can identify the moth in the comments below! 🦋
Hint: It is not native to Colorado

Balarat is Hiring a Lead Caretaker! The position i

Balarat is Hiring a Lead Caretaker! The position is a full-time salaried position. Benefits included through Denver Public Schools and on site housing provided!

If living at Balarat and helping to make it the safe, clean, and beautiful place that it is sounds awesome to you….click on the link in our bio to learn more and apply!

Here’s to a beautiful last week with students on

Here’s to a beautiful last week with students on site! Thanks to all the schools, teachers, folks at home, and of course students who made this such an awesome year at Balarat! 🌱
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#outdooreducation #education #denverpublicschool #schoolsout #spring

Turkey spotting from mystery wall! 🦃 Yay for s

Turkey spotting from mystery wall! 🦃

Yay for some warmer weather! Tell us about your favorite wildlife spotting at Balarat :)

#outdooreducation #wildlife #denverpublicschools #environmentaleducation

⚒️Check out some of our awesome High School Le

⚒️Check out some of our awesome High School Leaders *crushing* it at Duval mine! They all deserve a *gold*star for their amazing work! ⚒️

Have you had the chance to check out the mine at Balarat, *ore* do you have any awesome memories from the mine tour? Let us know in the comments!🧨

#outdooreducation #denverpublicschools #education

For this Meet the Staff Monday we’d like to intr

For this Meet the Staff Monday we’d like to introduce you to the one and only Matthew Wagoner! (And his adorable dog Bia 🐾)

Matthew joined our education team this fall as a facilitator! His passions lie in nature. Rock climbing, camping, and hiking with his dog Bia occupy his free time. He also loves to find new adventures and learn new skills. And now for some fun facts about Matthew:

Describe your ideal sandwich:
Toasted wheat, tuna salad, lettuce, onion, and mayo. 🥪

What is a cool talent that you have?
Wood carving / whittling!

✨Check out our brand new Planetarium! ✨ Balar

We’ve got some new faces on staff this year so w

We’ve got some new faces on staff this year so welcome to an all new….Meet the Staff Monday!

🐛Barbara joined our staff this fall as a new Facilitator. She is originally from the mountains of North Carolina. She loves to spend her time outside, and loves Balarat because of the way she gets to watch so many different kids interact with the outdoors! She also has some pretty fun answers to our get to know you questions!

🐛If you could be any animal what would it be?
Definitely a firefly! I would love to light up whenever I wanted! And be able to fly!

🐛What is your favorite quote?
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it on a fruit salad.”

Take a look at one of our favorite Balarat activit

Take a look at one of our favorite Balarat activities!

Our students love to swing, walk, and scramble their way through our awesome low ropes course, and our teachers love to see their students work together to support each other!

A win-win all around :)

Our last trip of the semester has come to a close!

Our last trip of the semester has come to a close! What is something you are looking forward to over the holidays?

Beautiful snowy day here at Balarat! Hope you find

Beautiful snowy day here at Balarat! Hope you find something fun to do outside this weekend!

Come on out to the chipotle at 7400 E 29th Ave for

Come on out to the chipotle at 7400 E 29th Ave for our 4th-Annual Balarat Chipotle Fundraiser is this Wednesday, Aug 24th! See the flyer for details and thank you for your support! (You must mention BALARAT when paying.)

FYR did a pretty fire job on our challenge course

FYR did a pretty fire job on our challenge course today! 🔥

Bring on alll the rainy day adventures 🌧💙

Bring on alll the rainy day adventures 🌧💙

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Phone: (720) 424-2940

E-mail: balarat-staff@dpsk12.net

Office: CMS Community School, Room #206,
1300 South Lowell Blvd., Denver, CO 80219

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