Outdoor Leadership

Outdoor Leadership programming aims to use outdoor adventure as a means for the fostering growth in our core tenets:

Leadership
Perseverance
Hard Skills & Technical Competence
Healthy Risk Taking
Community Building
Environmental Connection

Through intentional programming, the learning that takes place by working through outdoor challenges as a group can transfer into many aspects of youth’s life at home.

TEENS, Inc. Outdoor Leadership programming operates on a sliding scale to ensure that outdoor opportunities are accessible to all youth. No one is ever turned away for not being able to pay.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group hiking lakeside.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group posing for a photo in the desert.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group kneeling above a map planning their next hike.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group posing for a photo during a snowy outing.

A group of green tents with a mountain vista in the background.

A black & white image of a teen climbing during an outdoor leadership outing in Boulder Canyon.

A group of teens and an educator riding a ski lift at Eldora together.

A teen climbing during an outdoor leadership outing in Boulder Canyon.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group looking out over a desert canyon vista.

A teen slapping the chains at the top of a climb during an outdoor leadership outing.

Two people wearing climbing hats are high-fiving in the desert with a blue sky as their backdrop.

A TEENS, Inc. outdoor leadership group posing for a photo inside of a slot canyon.

Two teens getting ready to prepare food for the group , a white passenger van is in the background.

An educator being silly and giving a teen a piece of food.

A group of hands together all wearing tap gloves for crack climbing.

A teen climbing a crack on top-rope during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

A teen climbing during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

Two teens hanging out at the bottom of a climb.

A panoramic shot of a group of youth and an instructor with a view of an alpine lake and a big sky.

A group of teens getting ready to climb during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

Teens at the bottom of a climb giving each other beta.

A teen smiling at the camera after descending from a climb.

A teen wearing an orange climbing helmet and looking up at the rock wall.

Teens hanging out at the bottom of a climb during an outdoor leadership outing.

A teen climbing/stemming during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

A teen belaying during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

An instructor belaying during an outdoor leadership outing with TEENS, Inc.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Every summer TEENS, Inc. offers multi-day leadership retreats for teens in the community.

These exciting adventure and camping trips consist of a variety of outdoor activities. For teens these trips provide an intro into back-country living and technical skills. We focus on group communication and leadership skills to help teens navigate these experiences.

Our lead instructor is an AMGA certified single pitch climbing instructor, a Wilderness First Responder and is trained in backcountry travel and group facilitation.

Tuition is set on a sliding scale based on family income and circumstances. No student is turned away because of financial reasons.

More summer Outdoor Leadership opportunities will be announced next year for 2024!

NOTE: Once you are accepted on to an Outdoor Leadership trip we will request a $200 deposit to hold your spot. We will ask for the trip balance about 2 weeks prior to the trip. Our trips are popular and we want to ensure that all available spots are filled, which is difficult if people drop out last minute. Your deposit is non-refundable unless you cancel with 2 months notice before the start date of the trip. If you are receiving a full scholarship, you will not need to pay a deposit, but we request that you are certain you want to do the trip before accepting the scholarship.