Anne and Peter Thulson are back to take you to Denver's Art Museums and Galleries.

Our art making in the afternoon will focus on making individual paper mache puppets that will progress throughout the week as we see more and more art. We will also continue our tradition of placing small art interventions into the city's cracks and crevices. We provide snacks, art supplies, museum entry, and transportation fees.

Anne is Odyssey’s art studio teacher; Peter teaches kindergarten and first grade at the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning.
June 15-19, June 22-26 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

An average American child spends 27 hours a week watching television—and much less than that outside. In summer, hours can add up. Revoke that remote and get your child up and moving with Odyssey Summer Sports Series.

Students develop an understanding of exercise and sport training techniques, fundamentals of team sports, and what it takes to be a team player. Through training and playing sports, students learn leadership skills, collaboration, commitment and determination—all while having a terrific time!

Each day focuses on a different sport: soccer, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, basketball, and a Friday field day featuring classic coordination-building games like three-legged races, egg-and-spoon race, water-balloon tossing, etc. Available for one week only!

Taught by Odyssey's, Peter Barclay, teacher's assistant and semi-pro rugby player for the Denver Barbarians.
June 15-19 9 a.m.-noon (one week only)

A typical child loses more than a month’s worth of knowledge in math, reading and language arts during the summer months. Created by The Odyssey School to help all students retain the basics of numbers and words, each morning’s instruction will emphasize continuing development of skills. We will reinforce grade-level benchmarks and extensions. Each child will receive individual attention each day and lessons will also be differentiated, focusing on skills needed to be built up. Instructors are Expeditionary Learning teachers and teaching assistants. A certified reading teacher will be on hand to work with emergent readers and to build comprehension for older students.
All 8 weeks 9 a.m.-noon

The Odyssey School: Minds-on, Hands-on Afternoons
Using Expeditionary Learning style, students will develop arts, crafts, and cooking skills while learning valuable math and language concepts. Enrichment activities will include music, games, science experiments, and outdoor play. We will also be leaving campus about once a week for fieldwork experiences, to such places as museums, nature preserves, and the Zoo.
All 8 weeks 1-4 p.m.

Odyssey Summer Skills for K-5/Odyssey Minds-On, Hands-On Afternoons Combo
Save $25 per week when you choose the combo!
All 8 weeks 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Summer Expeditions are carefully designed two-week “slices” of full-on expeditions, being previewed prior to next school year. For upcoming 4th and 5th graders, we have:

Simple Machines & Electricity (July 13-24)—How do simple machines work? What can we invent? What are the benefits and costs of technological progress? This slice will focus on science, with integration of math. Reading and writing are to be infused throughout.

Colonial America & Foundations of the U.S. Government (July 27-Aug. 7)—Who is an American? How was our government formed? Why did we end up with a democracy? This slice will focus on humanities. Reading, writing and math are to be infused throughout.

Frontloading content primes students for success in the coming school year and overcomes the single biggest obstacle in learning, insufficient background knowledge. Whether as a preview (for continuing Odyssey students) or a stand-alone experience (for non-Odyssey students), this Summer Expedition will be adapted to meet each learner’s needs and interests.
July 13-17 & July 20-24, July 27-31 & Aug. 3-7 9 a.m.-noon

Summer Expeditions are carefully designed two-week “slices” of full-on expeditions, being previewed prior to next school year. For upcoming 6th graders, we have:

Colorado Geology & History (July 13-24 and July 27-Aug. 7)—What could we mine for here? Why did miners come to Colorado? What’s the rock cycle? What is geologic time? This slice features a dual focus on science and humanities. Reading, writing and math are to be infused throughout.

Frontloading content primes students for success in the coming school year and overcomes the single biggest obstacle in learning, insufficient background knowledge. Whether as a preview (for continuing Odyssey students) or a stand-alone experience (for non-Odyssey students), this Summer Expedition will be adapted to meet each learner’s needs and interests. The two sessions of the 6th grade program will be identical. A student shouldn't take it twice.
July 13-17 & July 20-24, July 27-31 & Aug. 3-7 9 a.m.-noon

Summer Expeditions are carefully designed two-week “slices” of full-on expeditions, being previewed prior to next school year. For upcoming 7th and 8th graders, we have:

The Internal Combustion Engine (July 13-24)—How do cars work? Where does our energy come from? How should we use the resources we have? This slice will focus on science, with integration of math. Reading and writing are to be infused throughout.

World War II & the Holocaust (July 27-Aug. 7)—How are in-groups and out-groups created? When should we obey authority and when should we resist? Why did democracy fail to prevent World War II? This slice will focus on humanities. Reading, writing and math are to be infused throughout.

Frontloading content primes students for success in the coming school year and overcomes the single biggest obstacle in learning, insufficient background knowledge. Whether as a preview (for continuing Odyssey students) or a stand-alone experience (for non-Odyssey students), this Summer Expedition will be adapted to meet each learner’s needs and interests.
July 13-17 & July 20-24, July 27-31 & Aug. 3-7 9 a.m.-noon