Students rotate through short, hands-on stations led by real ranchers, farmers, and artists, then get free time and a professional rodeo, so they are fully immersed in the environment and culture of the West.
We want to meet you where you are. I’m happy to design the curriculum and the stations around what you’re teaching and what you think your students need.
Each day is planned in advance with classroom teachers and taught by deep experts in their fields, including CSU professors and History Colorado staff.
Cost: Free for schools that need it. Schools that can pay a little help us take more students. Either way, we’ll make the trip happen.
We’ve hosted classes as small as 60 and as large as 600. Dates are set around your calendar: the Stock Show in January, or the State Fair in late August.
Led by volunteers who do this work for a living. Stations vary by setting and year.
A Colorado ranching family explains the life, the gear, and the work, from saddles to range conservation.
CSU extension and a 4-H student show what animals produce, how they’re cared for, and what rural life is like.
Follow a drop from snowpack to dinner table, and see why every choice counts.
How crops are grown and harvested, and how weather, soil, and markets shape a farmer’s decisions.
Rodeo queens and PRCA officials explain the events and the athleticism, and cover how the animals are cared for, so students know what they’re about to watch.
A working western artist shows how art preserves heritage and tells the story of the West.
Every class is different, so we customize the day to each group of students. Other stations we can add or swap in:
The state’s many stories, told with real artifacts you can hold.
Wildlife stewardship, conservation, and the stereotypes it breaks.
Wildfires, forest life cycles, and the people who fight fire.
Nutrition, beef, and what goes into the food on their plates.
Here’s how our 2026 trip with Kent Denver ran. Times shift with your bus and bell schedule.
Our experts lead the stations, and you bring the chaperones (about two per group), a bus, and parent permission forms. We handle presenters, stations, and tickets.