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Compass Day & Enrichment Activities
COMPASS Day is Clear Creek’s 5th day of school, with engaging activities that ignite student interests and enhance learning. Clear Creek has a 4-day school week providing low to no cost enrichment/recreation experiences on the COMPASS Day (Fridays). COMPASS Day programs are free for CCSD students from 8am-12pm at Carlson and King-Murphy and from 10am - 2pm at the Middle/High School. The Middle and High School Learning COMPASS Day programs have a more flexible schedule depending on the activity. For Friday afternoons, Kids Korner (serving Idaho Springs/Carlson) and Rocky Mountain Kids (serving Evergreen/King-Murphy) offer fee-based afternoon care. Transportation is provided for field trips and off-site activities leaving from each school site on COMPASS Day.
COMPASS stands for:
C hoices in
O utdoor Education
M etro & Mountain Expeditions
P assion Projects
A cademic Achievement
S tudent Internships/Jobs and
S pecial Family Time
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Outdoor Education: Students can dive deeper into the great outdoors through formal outdoor education and informal leisure time.
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Metro & Mountain Expeditions: Students can participate in field trips to Denver, the mountains and beyond, discovering new places, people and experiences.
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Passion Projects: Students can pursue their unique passions in extracurricular activities, athletic events, fun classes and independently led projects.
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Academic Achievement: Students can access tutoring services and participate in STEAM activities. Older students can take college classes at nearby colleges.
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Student Internships/Jobs: Students can explore professional pathways via internships and jobs. They can also complete community service hours.
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Special Family Time: Students can enjoy ski weekends and other excursions with their family. Or, they may simply prefer rest and relaxation time.
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Benefits
Some students seek out fifth day enrichment opportunities and find themselves thriving in a different learning environment. Other students are benefiting from having a fifth day with no direct instruction, and instead have time to complete homework and seek extra help as available.
Students : Students can take advantage of experiential learning opportunities across the region, thriving outside the traditional classroom setting.
Families: Families can choose between formal enrichment programming or opt to create a day of quality family time, appointments, outdoor leisure, etc.
Community: Community groups can partner with the district and provide experiential learning, internships and community service opportunities.
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For any questions on COMPASS Day, please reach out to the relevant site coordinator:
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King-Murphy- Johnna Crawford: johnna.crawford@ccsdre1.org
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Clear Creek MS/HS- Luke Goldman: luke.goldman@ccsdre1.org
Please email general questions or concerns to compassday@ccsdre1.org.