Summary
Organization name
The Kiva Center
other names
TKC
2014
Tax id (EIN)
81-4937192
Category
Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1780 Lombardy Dr.Boulder, CO 80304
Boulder County, CO, US
Help us unlock our $15,000 Matching Grant by donating today! Will you help us reach our goal?
As a nonprofit organization, The Kiva Center deeply values the philanthropic support of the community. Together we can nurture the next generation of leaders. Your donation will support mission-critical efforts such as:
- Providing free after school programs for children in underserved communities.
- Tuition assistance to our home school program for families facing economic distress.
- Teacher training scholarships to educators working in under-resourced communities.
- Leadership training for our own mentors.
The impact of your donation will be forever etched on the hearts and souls of the children of The Kiva Center. Your gift is what allows us to reach more children and keep our center operational. Thank you for your support.
Testimonials
A nurturing, soulful, and fun place for children to spend their days. A well balanced program for both the inner and outer lives of little ones while offering opportunities for parents to connect.
- Parent of 8 year old student
This is one of the most powerful, authentic, enriching programs and communities we have found after years of research, trial and error! Thank you so much.
- Parent of 12 year old student
The leaders do an amazing job of planning and reaching out to families each week, which enables us to connect more at home around the topics they are exploring at Kiva. They are also amazingly adept at working with a diverse set of children. We are looking forward to continuing this program again.
- Parent of 9 year old student
Thank you for coming to teach our class about compost. The compost tea looked weird but cool under the microscopes. The worms enjoy their new home. I learned a whole lot when you came to teach. The little play you put on was funny.
P.S. Sammy will keep composting so you don't have to worry.
- 3rd Grade Student at BCSIS in Boulder, CO
Mission
The mission of The Kiva Center is to guide children to become creative ecological stewards equipped to lead their communities towards a balanced relationship with the Earth.
Background Statement
What Happens when we boldly dare to follow our dreams?
It began with a vision…
A yearning to provide children with learning experiences where they feel at home within their community, revel in the wonders of the outdoors, and be recognized for their unique gifts in the world. We envisioned a place where kids could discover their intellectual and creative gifts outside of standardized test scores.
It spontaneously launched with a request...
When families in the Boulder community asked the founders to host a backyard outdoor day camp in August 2014, we began to see an opportunity for growth.
And it continued with heartfelt enthusiasm…
"Well, are you going to continue?" asked a Father of three students on the last day of camp. "I want to send my kids here throughout the entire school year to get them outdoors and off the couch and screens."
The Kiva Center was born. When it began, there was no classroom - just the awe-striking beauty of the outdoor scenery of their riverside home. Preschool-aged children arrived early in the day, and were joined by their older buddies who rushed over as soon as they got out of school. Within a month, as the chill of the Fall began to set in, children, parents, and friends (including "Garrett the Carrot" who joined The Kiva Team) joined together to convert an old garage into The Kiva Center's first classroom.
The Story Lives on...
The work of The Kiva Center now operates throughout Colorado, providing local school outreach programs, homeschool enrichment, summer camps, and family learning experiences. This work ignites a passion in our students to preserve and regenerate the natural environment by exploring the outdoors, planting gardens, sharing their stories through theater, learning traditional living skills with their families, and making lifelong community connections. In early 2017, The Kiva Center officially became a 501c3 non-profit, and has since reached over 600 students through these programs.
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Organization Data
Boulder, CO 80304