Give your child a summer full of fun and skill-building activities, not screen time! Send them to Balance Adventure Camp for nature-based adventures all day long. Call (303) 529-9608 to learn more.
Balance Adventure Camp offers two full months of nature exploration, hands-on scientific discovery, and exciting programs. If you have a child aged 6-11, it’s the perfect summer destination. Got more than one? Even better! Contact us today to learn about sibling discounts!
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A report from Loyola University Chicago underscores the important role of outdoor activity in youth development, emphasizing its positive effects on executive function, socialization, and a greater appreciation for nature. Yet, despite these proven benefits, children today spend half as much time outdoors as they did just 20 years ago. Balance Adventure Camp aims to tackle this decline by offering fun, educational, and nature-based activities for elementary-aged students all summer long.
The organization prioritizes natural exploration to deepen your kid's ecological understanding and foster a stronger connection to the environment. As such, the program includes activities such as hiking, wildlife tracking, and plant identification, all intended to build foundational life skills like patience, endurance, and problem-solving.
Balance Adventure Camp’s scientific activities include geologic exploration of Colorado’s landscape and environmental studies that teach your child how to become an active protector of the natural world. In addition to academic enrichment, these lessons also improve your kid's critical thinking and observational skills.
The summer program also offers survival skills training, covering fire building, navigation, and animal care—skills essential for fostering confident, self-reliant students. This part of the camp features collaborative challenges intended to teach your kid teamwork, leadership, and effective communication.
The camp emphasizes storytelling throughout the day to keep campers engaged and inspired. Your child will also take part in lessons about Colorado’s rich history and culture, along with a creative hour focused on improving self-expression through songs, dance, storytelling, and art.
Balance Adventure Camp's owner, Monica Ballon, is a school administrator with a doctorate in education and the camp director, Anna Morgan, has a degree in Wilderness Therapy and Outdoor Education. The highly credentialed experts handpick counselors for their expertise in child development, wilderness first aid, and Leave No Trace principles.
“All activities are carefully scaled and adapted to be developmentally appropriate for each age group, with the complexity and independence level increasing as children progress through our program,” a representative says. To this end, Balance Adventure Camp offers a progressive learning model with three different tiers, Explorer for ages 6-7, Pathfinder for ages 8-9, and Trailblazer for ages 10-11.
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