Click HERE to view and register for the Academy's upcoming summer programs. There is an adventure for everyone with an exciting blend of new and classic programs. Academy participants can discover the "backyard and beyond" with opportunities to spend a part of their summer exploring Telluride's peaks, the rivers of the Southwest and excting locations across the globe.
Programs range from mountain sports, backcountry expeditions, artistic expressions and the performing arts.
Open registration begins on February 1st. We look forward to seeing you in Telluride this summer.
Every year we depend on the generosity of our families and friends to help us fulfill our long cherished commitment of inclusion, participation and diversity. In 2011, our Tuition Assistance Fund supported 229 local children who, without your generous support, would not have been able to attend the Academy. A donation of $100 or more enrolls you as a Member of the Academy, and remember, membership has its privileges.
With sincere thanks,
Telluride Academy Board
of Directors and Staff
The Academy's 2012 Summer schedule has been released! We are picking up right where we left off this past summer and are looking forward to offering a kaleidoscope of programs that will provide exciting and engaging experiences for first time and veteran participants alike. Look for brand new adventures near and far as well as the return of our most popular programs from last summer and even a few classics making an appearance in 2012!
Summer fun wouldn't be complete without getting wet and we are looking forward to continuing and enhancing our extremely popular Ducky Nation, Ducky World and Ducky Universe programs next summer. Countless Academy kids of all ages loved their opportunity to paddle their own inflatable kayaks on local lakes and rivers and 2012 will now have even more chances to explore and play with paddles! Advanced white water junkies will find their share of big waves and big adventures in our Wet and Wild programs.
Adrenaline junkies will find they will be well taken care of in 2012 with an entire summer of programs that focus on getting you out and about and up and away! There will be numerous rock climbing and mountain biking specific programs as well as opportunities for backcountry trekking and camping. Jump on a train for some high alpine adrenaline adventure in our new Animas Adventure program and the return of the ever popular Colorado Train Trek! For those masters of the mountain who want to do it all and combine their favorite adrenaline activities into one big adventure should look out for our Bike, Boat, Belay program, our new Castles, Canyons and Cliffs adventure and our long standing Roads, Rocks Rivers and our Outdoor Leadership Challenge programs.
Making a return in 2012 will be our educational and engaging food and farm programs. Balance your pursuit of adventures with some culinary creations and excursions to places near and far. Join Free Range Kids for trips and overnights to local organic farms. Get busy in local kitchens with Celebrity Chefs or join Farm to Table for a two week road trip to working farms, ranches and culinary communities throughout the southwestern United States!
There will also be some opportunities to join our veteran Academy instructors for adventures across the country and the globe with journeys to New Zealand, Belize, California and more!
Academy programs are designed to provide participants opportunities to learn new skills and build on existing ones. Programs encourage "challenge by choice" with the intention of promoting personal growth while simultaneously empowering individuals to pursue active and adventurous lifestyles.
We hope to see you this summer!
"Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives." - Thomas Berry
VALENTINE'S DAY AUCTION
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New Horizon - After School Climbing Program
Small Senders, Grades 1-3
Tuesday & Thursdays 3:15-5:00, enrollment is limited to 12 students
For more information click here
Youth Climbing Team, Grades 4-8
Wednesdays & Fridays 3:15-5:00, enrollment is limited to 12 students
Third Session of Climbing
Starting Tuesday, January 9th!
REGISTER HERE
Horizon Mission Statement -
Our goals with the high school age participants in the Horizon climbing program are centered on development of leadership, safe practices, and responsibility in the climbing world. We intend to teach these kids the skills necessary to become competent climbers as well as stewards of the land. Curriculum will have a strong influence of Leave No Trace camping ethics, respect for other climbers and oneself, and appreciation for wilderness areas.
We want to provide new access to young adults to the world class climbing and wilderness areas this region has to offer. These opportunities need to be as available in conjunction with organized sports, arts, and academic programs to young adults in Telluride. We will provide 3 weekend trips throughout the fall of 2011 to high school students as described in detail in the following documents.
Our clubs mission is to develop responsible, competent and confident climbers both physically and mentally. Over these three weekend courses, we will focus on technical traditional climbing skills in addition to camping and travel skills. Specifically, we will focus on communication, teamwork, basic risk management, movement on rock, rope handling, knot tying, belaying, top roping, rappelling, and anchor building. As students show safe practices and improvement we may move into teaching multi-pitch climbing, protection placement, and lead climbing. Each student will have the opportunity to progress at his or her own speed.
We intend to emphasize developing a responsible, positive attitude toward outdoor recreation and travel that will help a student build upon his or her own natural abilities. These skills developed through climbing provide solid foundations for future life experiences such as teamwork, communication, and using your body and mind to their full potential.
Elaine Demas - Executive Director
Elaine joined the Academy as its Executive Director in January of 2010 but she is not new to the Organization having served on the Academys Board of Directors from 2000-2006. She ventured to this part of the world with her husband Damon in 1990 for the amazing outdoor adventures found throughout the southwest. Both of her children have grown up in the Academy. Xanthe (17) is a senior at Telluride high school and Sam (15) a Freshman. Elaine also serves on the board of Just For Kids, a local foundation whose goal is to support regional childrens programs and services.
Luke Brown - Program Director
Luke Brown is a Colorado native that spent his childhood exploring the far reaches of the southwest with his gypsy-like family. These childhood adventures have shaped his love and appreciation for the power of play and have fostered a deep passion for outdoor recreation. Luke graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Natural Resource Recreation and spent three summers with the Academy as a Field Instructor before taking on the Program Director role in the fall of 2006. Luke still gets field time as an instructor on the Academys annual Mudd Butt International trips and throughout numerous local adventures during the summer.
Larry Rosen - Finance Director
Originally from Connecticut, Larry and his wife Heather settled in the Telluride region in 1993. Having worked at Telluride Academy since 1998, he has been an integral player in the Academys growth and development since. A veteran outdoor enthusiast, Larry has explored the many mountain and canyon regions of the Colorado Plateau. Since 2009, Larry has spent the majority of his time enjoying raising his daughter Eleanor in their Ophir home.
Pamela Shifrin - Office Manager
Pamela moved back to Telluride from Arizona after being away for 10 years. She now lives here full time with her husband Scott and two children, Jacob (12) and Brooke (8). She has been with the Academy since 2009 and enjoys skiing and biking. Jacob and Brooke have attended the Academy for three summers and they have both participated in over 15 programs each and have made friends from all over the country.
Stephanie Zodtner - Registrar
Stephanie moved to Telluride in the winter of 2008 not knowing anybody, never having been to Telluride, and by herself. The adventure, community and beauty of the region has been a blessing every day since that first winter. Stephanie is looking forward to contributing to the Academy's mission and to the many families that are a part of the Telluride Academy!
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Dr. Peter Hackett, the Academys Medical Advisor , is a world renowned high altitude expert and altitude research pioneer. He is a leading authority on altitude illness, high altitude climbing, wilderness medicine, and the effects of altitude on people living and working in the mountains. Dr. Hackett is also a board certified Emergency Physician. Dr. Hackett has been at the frontier on altitude research, with years of experience in the Himalayas, Denal i, South America and in Colorado. Dr. Hackett has authored more than one hundred articles on altitude issues, has edited six books and is respected internationally fo his expertise. In addition to his extensive clinical and research experience, Dr. Hackett's recreational activities of high altitude mountaineering, skiing, and living at altitude have lent him a personal understanding of altitude physiology. This includes the 111th summit on Mt. Everest. Dr. Hackett directs all executive, clinical, research, and educational activities of the Institute for Altitude Medicine.
Sally Davis works as a musician, theater director, and arts educator in Telluride,Co. and in communities around the world. She is on the Telluride Institute Board of Directors and is a recipient of the Telluride Institute Visionary Award and has recently received three Just for Kids grants. Sally conducts Story Theater and visual arts workshops at the Ah Haa School, and has annual projects such as The Mudd Butt Mystery Theater Troupe, Circus Holus Bolus and Moving Mountain Theater in Telluride. She is the director of the Telluride Institutes Watershed Education Puppet Theater.
Kim Epifano has a 25-year history as an award winning choreographer, director, performer, vocalist, educator, and collaborator. She is the artistic/executive director of her company Epiphany Productions which she founded in 1997. She received her MFA in Choreography from UC Davis and has more than 15 years of experience teaching dance at the collegiate level. In April 2010, Epifano traveled to Vietnam with Mudd Butt International to bridge artistic alliances and create a performance piece with young adults from the city of Hue and America. For the last 24 years, Ms. Epifano has been the co-director with Sally Davis of the Mudd Butt Mystery Theater Troupe in Telluride, CO
Amy Lubenstein is our esteemed specialist from the renowned and respected Pinhead Institute. She works with several programs during the summer including Mad Scientists and Boom!
Michael Stasiuk has been the Propmaster for the Mudd Butts for 20 years. He has 16 international muddy adventures to his history as well. In addition to creatively recycling cardboard around the planet, he is a long time teacher to elementary students in New Durham, NH and a sculptor of figurative assemblages in his studio in Portsmouth, NH. He teaches adults at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, ME and Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, TN. He has sculpture in private and corporate collections. He is also published in books such as Found Object Art 1 and 2. He is represented by the Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA and the George Marshall Store Gallery in York, ME.
Annie Quathamer, the Academy's Boating Directo r says this about the popular and reputable boating program at TA: "Let my heart spill out how much I love water, river-running, canyon exploration and paddling. Kayaking since 2002, my passion for rivers and paddling has blossomed into a full-on lifestyle and commitment. Thanks to my dear friends who have passed on to me this wonderful addiction to paddle-sports, I have felt compelled to do the same and share this joy with others. American Canoe Association certified kayak instructor since 2007, I love teaching paddle skills and adventuring in rivers with paddlers of all levels. In addition to paddle instruction, I also enjoy independent kayak expeditions around the globe. Please join me and the Telluride Academy in becoming one with water while expanding your skills of paddling and experiencing beautiful river valleys"
Matt Wilson and the professional staff of the Telluride Kayak School partner with the Academy on numerous boating programs during the summer. Matt, originally from Park City, Utah began his professional guiding career in 1995 for Holiday River Expeditions on the classic alpine rivers of central Idaho. After spending three seasons as a kayak/raft guide on the Rio Futaluefu in the Patagonia region of Chile, Matt returned to college, graduating with a B.A. in Modern Languages. Since then Matt has pursued a career of swiftwater instructor, river guide and ski patroller. As owner of 4 Corners Whitewater, Rapid Action Rescue and Telluride Kayak School, he feels the canyons of the San Juan Mountains are the ideal place to share his love for rivers. Matts passion is expedition paddling which has lead him around the world in search of first descents from Russia to Madagascar. Recently Matt was named as one of Outside Magazines New Kings of Adventure. Matt also enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and coffee.
Board of Directors
President
Lindsey Walker - Telluride, Colorado
Vice President
Katherine Borsecnik - Chevy Chase, Maryland
Secretary
Shira Lipsey - Telluride, Colorado
Treasurer
Kevin Kirton - Houston, Texas
Directors
Megan McManemin - Dallas, Texas
Sue Groner - Bedford, New York
Rosie Cusack - Telluride, Colorado
Joel Cantor - Telluride, Colorado
Nicole Pieterse - Telluride, Colorado
Kyle Schumacher - School District Rep - Telluride, Colorado
Every summer hundreds of students venture out into the Telluride region, camping and exploring. If you own a piece of land that you are willing to share with us, we would love to talk with you further. We dont need out-buildings or services of any kind, raw land is perfect! If you are interested in learning more, please click on the link above.
Every year, the Academy upgrades equipment and invests in new gear. Keeping our equipment in tip top shape is an important but expensive undertaking. This year we will be purchasing a new Ducky Fleet for our boating program as well as new climbing ropes and helmets. Pease click on the link above to make a donation.
During each two-week summer session, an Academy family hosts a Parent Mixer. The mixers take place on Wednesday evenings when students are enjoying a night under the stars. Parent Mixers are usually attended by approx. 40 adults and are a great way to meet new friends and share your Academy experiences. If you are interested in hosting a Parent Mixer please click on the link above.
Membership donations support the Academys operations and tuition assistance fund awarding over $150,000 in assistance annually. Membership has its privileges. Member registration opens Jan. 3rd with general registration beginning Feb. 1st. Although donations of any size are appreciated, a minimum donation of $100 is required to achieve membership status.
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2012 Summer Field Instructor
Position
Telluride Academy is now hiring 2012 summer Field Instructors. Strong candidates must possess sound and responsible decision making skills and have previous experience working with children. Successful applicants are flexible, motivated individuals that have an affinity for creativity and spending significant time outside! Instructor responsibilities include ensuring a safe, engaging and educational experience for groups of students ranging in ages from 5-17. The majority of Academy programs occur in the Telluride region of the San Juan Mountains and the deserts of the Southwest. During a typical two-week Telluride Academy program, two co-instructors (male and female) will share responsibility for a maximum of 13 students. Programs typically run from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday with overnight campouts each Wednesday. First year Academy instructors will typically run programs that cater towards our younger participants and will visit locations that are located within the Telluride region. However, we try to create an experience for our staff that involves interactions with a range of ages and activities. Types of activities that instructors may facilitate include; overnight camping, day hiking, ecological exploration, mountain biking, swimming, inflatable kayaking, outdoor cooking, arts and crafts, canoeing, rock climbing and backpacking. Within the structure of established itineraries, Academy instructors are given the freedom and flexibility to shape, plan and implement daily programming a unique and successful key to the Academys long-standing success. Potential applicants must be available for our annual pre-season staff training held in early June each summer.
About the Academy
The Telluride Academy, based in the heart of the rugged San Juan Mountains, is one of the largest and most unique outdoor youth organizations in Colorado. Each summer, the Telluride Academy, a 32-year-old non-profit organization, welcomes approximately 800 students who participate in more than 100 diverse programs. The Telluride Academy offers programs that introduce children to the beauty of the natural world. Through exploration and play, we strive to inspire imaginations and instill an awareness and appreciation for the outdoors. Our curriculum encompasses specialized activities that focus on adventure, art, ecology, science, mountain sports, performing arts and regional and international travel.
Core values and goals
Enrichment through experiential education
Inclusion of children from all socio-economic backgrounds
Respect and recognition of the unique individual
Responsible environmental stewardship
Qualifications
Knowledge and enthusiasm for outdoor/experiential education
Significant prior experience working with youth
WFA and CPR certification (or ability to obtain with the Academy or independently)
Criminal and driving background check required
We Offer
Rewarding experiences working with youth
Highly competitive wages
Pay increases for certain certifications and qualifications
Pre-summer Wilderness First Aid training
Paid staff training
Beautiful mountain town setting
Staff events and pro deals
Established and experienced staff members
To Apply
To apply, please send a detailed cover letter, resume and completed application to luke_tellurideacademy.org. Please specify which job you are applying for. Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews held in March. Please contact Luke Brown at 970-728-5311 or via e-mail if you have any questions. Applications are due by
February 24th, 2012.
Instructor ApplicationRepaired3.pdf
2012 early childhood Instructor
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