The Nature Center at Butler Corner in partnership with The Alpine International Preparatory Academy will host a meeting of our outdoor education program for parents of returning students as well as new enrollees and anyone interested in the program on Tuesday, May 20^th at 3:00. We’ll meet at The Nature Center at Butler Corner, 20503 Road 31, three miles north of Dolores.

The Outdoor Education Program is four homeschoolers in grades K through 6. We will begin classes for the 2025-2026 school year on August 26 and will continue every Tuesday until the end of May 2026 with appropriate holidays throughout the year in sync with the public school calendars.

Our school mainly meets outdoors learning about the flora and fauna of the area as well as many other outdoor topics. We hike some, we do crafts, learn carving, weaving, hopefully archery, wilderness skills and animal husbandry.

We have a library, a weaving studio, alpaca barn, goats, chickens, geese, a gazebo, castle in the oaks, forts, and an old-fashioned school house.

Our staff is caring and knowledgable.

We are funded by the Alpine International Preparatory Academy out of Colorado Springs. 

For more information call 970-882-4593

Do you want a job that challenges you to provide children with a fun, enriching, educational, and outdoor experience? Do you love the outdoors and environmental science? If you answered YES to the above questions, Nature Center at Bulter Corner, in partnership with Alpine International Preparatory Academy (AIPA), might be an excellent job. Our staff is role models, mentors, and leaders. 

This position primarily supports the Outdoor Exploration Program (OEP) which meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the fall and spring and can continue into other program areas throughout the year. A successful candidate may hail from various backgrounds, loves teaching and being outdoors, be inspired to work with children, and is passionate about different ways of knowing, including science, art, play, creativity, and nature connection. They are energetic, professional, motivated, and cooperative team players willing to work hard, have fun, and make a difference. In addition, they possess a solid motivation to grow professionally as instructors and key staff members of the Nature Center at Bulter Corner and AIPA. 

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