To offer an engaging and dynamic environment that inspires children and families to explore, create and learn together through discovery and play.
To offer an engaging and dynamic environment that inspires children and families to explore, create and learn together through discovery and play.
In the fall of 2007 a group of local families gathered to address the need for an informal educational center for children, as well as local and visiting families. Although other drop-off day care opportunities existed in Crested Butte, there was no indoor facility and only limited programs for parents and children to play, create and learn together in a structured environment.
The Trailhead Children’s Museum received its nonprofit status in 2008, and has since been providing enriching exhibits in an engaging environment, hand-on educational programs in art and science, and extensive community outreach. The Trailhead annually serves more than 5000 children and families living in and visiting Gunnison County.
In 2011 the Trailhead and the Crested Butte Center for the Arts began discussions with a local art school about how to best serve the Crested Butte community with high-quality arts education for all ages. These collaborative discussions resulted in the Trailhead merging with the art school to provide services for children ages 0-12, and the Center for the Arts assumed the programming for ages 12-adult. The Trailhead and the Center are now aligned in our arts education curricula, thus providing the most effective model for developing artists in the Valley.
The Trailhead now offers a full range of children’s art and science programs that are unmatched by any other organization in our Valley. In recognition of its many accomplishments and its collaborative efforts, The Trailhead was named the 2012 “Non-profit Organization of the Year” by the Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce.
The Trailhead Children’s Discovery Museum offers an engaging environment that inspires children and families to explore, create and learn together through discovery and play. The current long-term goals of the Trailhead are as follows:
Expected results of The Trailhead’s exhibits, programs and outreach are enriching, educational experiences for ALL children, the strengthening of the educational resources in the community, as well as the opportunity for families and caregivers to connect with children in meaningful ways.
Board of Directors
Katie Mueller, President, Interim Treasurer
Erin Fabbre, Vice President
Melissa Fenlon, Secretary
Liz Ewing
Cathy Rancourt
Alexa Zin
Abigail Vining
Staff
Sarah Broadwell, Executive Director
McKinley Lenker, Program Director
Rachel Cottingham, Art Teacher
Jade Witzel, Art Teacher
Beryl Sandridge, Teacher, Events Staff
We welcome your questions, suggestions and ideas!
Phone: 970.349.7160
Email: director@trailheadkids.org
*Please email all immediate questions, as office hours vary.
501 Elk Avenue
Crested Butte, CO 81224
PO Box 1508 Crested Butte CO, 81224
970-349-7160
director@trailheadkids.org
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