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.
Your application does not guarantee a spot. Please do not make plans to participate until we contact you. Acceptance emails will be sent out on a rolling basis beginning in mid-September. A trip packet will be sent with the acceptance email with specific details about the trip.
Once you are accepted into an Outdoor Leadership program we will request a $100 deposit to hold your spot. We will ask for the program balance about one week prior to the start of the program. Our programs 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 one months notice before the start date of the program. If you are receiving a full scholarship, we will ask for a $20 deposit. This deposit is refundable if your teen participates in the program. If this is out of reach financially, please contact Rebecca for accommodations. Please call us at 303-258-3821 if you have any questions. You can
Outdoor Leadership Thanksgiving Trip
Calling all middle schoolers and 9th graders! Apply for the TEENS, Inc. 2025 Thanksgiving Outdoor Leadership Trip from Saturday, November 22 through Tuesday, November 25. Spend three nights and fours days at Sylvan Lake State Park, just south of Eagle, Colorado. We will be staying in rustic cabins right along the lake. We are still working through logistics and activities for this trip.
Activities will be finalized in October.
Please reach out if you have any questions. Call us at 303-258-3821 and ask for Rebecca or email rebecca@teensinc.org.
This September!
After School Rock Climbing
Climbing will be held Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7pm.
Here are the dates:
-Thursday, September 4th
-Monday, September 8th
-Thursday, September 11th
-Monday, September 22nd
-Thursday, September 25th
-Monday, September 29th
NOTE: We’ve reached capacity, but you can still register to join the wait list.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Every summer TEENS, Inc. offers multi-day leadership retreats for teens in the community. This year, we’re also starting a new Outdoor Belonging program.
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.
NOTE: Once you are accepted on to an Outdoor Leadership trip we will request a $100 deposit to hold your spot. We will ask for the trip balance about two 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 two months notice before the start date of the trip. If you are receiving a full scholarship, you will be asked to pay a $20 deposit which is fully refundable if your teen joins the trip. Refunds will be issued the week the trip departs.