25 Facts for 25 Years…
Happy Anniversary Boulder Journey School!

1 Original owner who continues to be an active part of the school

2 Names – Make A Mess And Make Believe, Boulder Journey School

3 Locations – Washington School, Burke Elementary, 1919 Yarmouth

48 states’ residents have visited the school for professional development – Missing North Dakota & Delaware  

5 times we moved the studio

6 Visiting Artists in Residence – Jen Rudkin, Pat Clark, Lemon Sponge Cake, Bruce MacIntosh, Yunn Pann, Barry Kluger-Bell

761 Employees – 54 current employees

8 Pet Chickens

9,000 “Owie Reports” filled out

10 Faculty Members have been here for more than 10 years - Ellen, Sam, Vicki, Alison, Jody, Andrea, Christi, Fara, Sieminski, Mary

11 Articles published

125,000 Diapers changed

13 Projects on Ramps and Rolling

14 Years studying the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education
15 Conferences hosted

16 Lost red Crocs
17,000 square feet of school building

181 Interns graduated from our Teacher EducationProgram

1995 moved into our current building

20 visits from the plumber…. per year

21 Countries’ citizens have visited our school for professional development – Argentina, Australia, Canada, Columbia, China, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Sweden, United Kingdom

22,000 recycled materials used by children in the school

230 current children

2400 children graduated from our program

25 more great years to come

We want to hear from you. Do you have any memories or stories about Make a Mess and Make Believe or Boulder Journey School from the last 25 years? Email memories@boulderjourneyschool.com and we will post your story here. Remember to check back often to read submissions from our friends, colleagues and community!