Horizons Enrichment Program
“I love to see people, especially kids, taken out of their normal world and offered a chance to experience a different universe of opportunity, and that’s what they are doing out there…at Horizons.”
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, after visiting Horizons at CA

Overview
Horizons at Colorado Academy is a national, non-profit program that offers student enrichment designed specifically for children from low-income families. Founded in 1964 at a private school in Connecticut, Horizons is committed to the development of the whole child through experiences that enhance self-esteem, foster responsibility, build problem-solving skills, and encourage a life-long interest in learning. The program emphasizes academic enrichment, social growth with structured group dynamics, swimming lessons and sports participation, life-skills, cultural experiences, and the arts.

In 1998, CA launched its own Horizons Program by extending its facilities to help 13 Kindergarten children from nearby Spanish-speaking neighborhoods, and today this program has grown to serve 110 students for six weeks every summer and six selected “Super Saturdays”during the school year.

Horizons’ accomplishments:

• Improved attitudes about learning
• Increased oral language proficiency
• Improved reading skills
• Increased school attendance rates

Click to learn more about the National Horizons Program.

What does Horizons look like?
School, in the best sense of the word!

The summer Horizons program features:

• Twelve to fourteen students per class, led by a teacher and assistant teacher team

• Classes in reading/literacy, math, science, using hands-on, project-based learning

• Daily swimming lessons, as well as sports opportunities

• Art, music, poetry and computer lab experiences

• A weekly field trip, two nutritious meals a day and daily bus transportation

• A professional and caring staff, plus many dedicated volunteers, operating with a visionary and hands-on Advisory Board

The year-round Horizons program features:

• Six “Super Saturday” sessions with bus transportation and meals
• Three cultural experiences, such as field trips or guest artists
• Three Science Saturdays with hands-on, fun-filled learning

Find Out More About Horizons
See the Horizons at Colorado Academy brochure. Click here.

Horizons Advisory Board
The Horizons Advisory Board is a hands-on board of directors with a vision for the future and ideas for today, committed to making this program as strong and successful as possible. The Advisory Board meets four times each school year and each member is also involved with one or more committees, including: Program, Development, Education, and Community/Publicity.

For more information
Contact Horizons’ Executive Director,  Jenny Leger:  send e-mail.

Make a Donation
To make a donation to Horizons at Colorado Academy, click here.