Greetings from Young Ameritowne! I’m fortunate enough to work in a place unlike any other. You could say I get to be a tourist, only the place I’m visiting has no zip code, the constituency is made up of different people every day, and businesses never have the same employees twice. Each morning the (new) mayor gives an inspirational speech …
A Young AmeriTowne Original
As of December 31, 2012, Young AmeriTowne had reached 300,009 students throughout Colorado over its 21 year history. As we begin to wrap up our 22nd year, I sat down with a 34 year old Denver native who attended the first AmeriTowne – and many after it. She has some amazing memories of her time in Towne. Meet Becky… Becky, …
Friendly Faces: Meet Some New Staff Members
We have some new staff members helping around Towne. Meet these friendly faces who are working with 5th-7th graders every day. Clare Barrett I was born in Washington D.C. but grew up in Denver, and am a graduate of CU Boulder with a degree in international affairs with a geographic concentration in Latin America. I was a long time user …
When the first 5th graders walked into Young AmeriTowne on September 10, they had no idea just how special they were. They were the very first youth to experience the “new” Young AmeriTowne. Those 5th graders had never been to Young AmeriTowne before, so they couldn’t recognize any differences. However the teachers sure could! Over the summer, Young AmeriTowne was …
Vail? Colorado Springs? Durango? Sure – we’ve had students from these places come to Young AmeriTowne to get a unique and fun experience. But Texas? New York? Korea? We’ve never had anyone come that far before! Last week we hosted a junior camp of Young AmeriTowne. These 2nd-4th graders learned about banking, finance, supply and demand, and how to budget …
We’re in the midst of our third week of summer camp at Young Americans, and things have been great! We’ve had more than 400 young people come through our various camps, including Run Your Own Business, Young AmeriTowne and International Towne. During the day… So what is a typical day like during one of our summer camps? Watch this video …
Every day I oversee the phenomenal staff members who work with 5th graders coming to Young AmeriTowne. It never ceases to amaze me how enthusiastic each and every student is. These students usually only get to come to Young AmeriTowne once, and they have heard about the experience from their older siblings and other students in higher grades at their …
