Outdoor Education
was originally called “Educational Fridays” before the founding of Lincoln Hills Cares
Outdoor and Environmental Education Program
prepare youth for higher education and career opportunities
Career Pathways Program
Envisioned and established by
Dr. Nathanial Howard
hosted enthusiastic campers for two weeks of hiking, climbing, swimming, and enjoying the mountain air.
Camp Nizhoni
Denver businessman established Wink's Panorama in 1928
Obrey Wendell Hamlet
number of counties and cities served
13 counties and more than 32 towns and cities
Number of youth engaged in 2019
60 students engaged
ESTEM stands
Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Navajo word for “beautiful”
Nizhoni
made some of the best BBQ west of the Mississippi at Winks Panorama for guests
Melba Hamlet
offers curriculum in
cultural history, natural sciences, the environment, and outdoor recreation
Number of partners engaged via Pathways
37 partners
established in core concepts in
Environmental Literacy & Stewardship
Nizhoni was re-established
2013
was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980
Winks Lodge (and Historic LH)
Archery
Critter Crates
Dam Builders,
etc
Programs and Curriculum offered
Teens Inc
along with youth education, focuses also in
Educator professional learning
In 1916 a group of Denver, Colorado women started a branch of the YWCA
Phillis Wheatley Camp Nizhoni
Lincoln Hills Cares was founded by two enterprenaurs
Robert F. Smith and Matthew Burkett
prior to 2017, Lincoln Hills Cares was originally called
Willow Educational Services
a summer service learning program that engages a diverse group of youth ages 16-20 from the Denver metro area and Front Range communities of Colorado.
TeamWorks program
Currently serves the following school districts
Aurora and Cherry Creek School Districts
YWCA camp Nizhoni hosted girls during these years
1924-1945
we operate on the ancestral lands and traditional territories of
Arapaho (Hinonoeino), Cheyenne (Tsitsistas), and Ute (Nuciu) People