Help SPRUCE put down roots! We are currently in our Capital Campaign to build our permanent facility @ 743 CR 510 Durango, CO 81303!

06/16/22 - Bayfield Block Party

SPRUCE participated in building community rapport at the Bayfield Summer Block Party with a wet sponge throwing activity at our booth. We will continue having a presence at future block parties on
July 21 & Aug 18

05/06/22 - End of Year Event

We had a wonderful End of Year event at the lake. We have enjoyed Pine River Industrial's facility this year and thank Andy & Ellis for providing such a great space as landlords!

04/06/22 - Mini Society

Each student at SPRUCE learned about entrepreneurship including; budgeting, marketing, profit & loss by creating products from household items presented at their businesses on Market Day culmination event.

03/01/22 - Phase VII

We received an unexpected surprise in the mail in the form of a grant of $27,500.00 towards our Capital Campaign from the Dellora A & Lester J. Norris Foundation. 

02/04/22 - Phase VI

We launched our SPRUCE' n Up our Sports Zones Exercise Campain to raise money to purchase playground & sports equipment. 

1/5/22 - DI

Groups began planning their unique challenge 
in their specific area of

Destination Imagination to prepare for the competition on 3/5/22! 
AA =  Improvisation 
          Festival Frenzy

MH = Science Up Close
          Dust Mite Skit

MM = Monster Manners
         Skit & Tree House

12/16/21 - Phase V

Christmas Caroling Community Service Event to the neighbors of the new SPRUCE property.

11/12/21 - Phase IV

Capital Campaign 
Meet, Greet, & Eat
Event to preview exterior colors and features of new building. 

10/14/21

SPRUCE has reached 15% of Capital Campaign Goal.

9/5/21

SPRUCE's six year struggle with purchasing property is published in the Durango Herald. 

8/26/21 - Phase III

We planted roots and broke ground on our property! 

7/31/21

SPRUCE approves floor plans for the community learning campus based on a student led class blueprint from 2015. 

6/30/21

Capital Campaign Website
is Launched

5/1/21

Past SPRUCE

Locations ​

4/28/21

SPRUCE moves into storage units and is temporarily building-less due to high rent prices.

3/3/21

Architect Janet Wiley published first-draft schematics. 

2/26/21 - Phase II

SPRUCE Purchased 3.1 acres at 743 CR 510 Durango CO 81303 to build a Community Learning Campus. 

1/1/21 - Phase I

​SPRUCE approved to hire  Architect Janet Wiley to design school building.