Nature Connection Grows for Lafayette Youth through Shared Outdoor Experiences During the Lafayette Explore Outside Program Written by Erin Angel, Senior Instructor, Changemakers & Alumni Coordinator. What do you get when you bring a group of Lafayette youth (middle school students) together for outdoor adventures, new experiences, plenty of laughter, and a little bit of… Read more »
More Than 100 Participants Gathered to Learn Traditional Skills, Connect with Nature, and Strengthen Community Connections. Written by Kira Gilliland, Changemaker Alum. Over the past couple of years, our Ancestral Skills Gathering has had a meaningful impact within our small community. This year, however, we wanted to make it even bigger and better. The 3rd… Read more »
Students Enjoyed a Day of Fishing, Birding, Playing, Relaxing, and Doing Service Work at Golden Ponds. Written by CI Senior Instructor Erin Angel. Lafayette Explore Outside (LEO) is a new program for us this year. A small group of middle school-age students meets twice a month, once for an evening workshop and once for an… Read more »
From Sudden Storms to Sunshine and From Root Veggies to Flower Fields, Our Miller Farms Harvesting Adventure was Everything We Hoped For—and More! Written by CI Senior Instructor Erin Angel. The students from Lafayette Explore Outside (LEO) spent a gorgeous Colorado day harvesting vegetables and playing outside at Miller Farms on our very first trip… Read more »
