Ignite Imaginations
Build Literacy Skills
Strengthen Communities
Boulder Valley Spellbinders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to bringing the art of oral storytelling and developing inter-generational relationships to elementary schools in the Boulder Valley School District.
Upcoming Trainings
Become a Volunteer Storyteller!
Sign up now for 2024 training for new Storytelling Volunteers
January 29, February 5, February 12, 2024, 1-4 p.m.
$75.00 Scholarship available if needed.
Boulder Valley Spellbinders Storytellers share the rich oral tradition of tales that teach and enchant. Spellbinders® volunteers usually adopt a classroom and tell, rather than read, stories to students. Working with teachers, volunteer storytellers enhance literacy, stimulate imagination, and broaden multicultural understanding.
A Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller:
- Learns many types of stories (fables, folktales, and fairytales
- Has access to collections of stories and online resources
- Tells stories on a regular self-chosen schedule to students of Boulder Valley School District or at senior centers in Boulder Valley
- Shares information and develops relationships with teachers, students, and other storytellers
- Has opportunities to tell for community events sponsored by the Louisville Cultural Center and other Boulder events
A Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller Receives:
√ 12 hours of instruction and practice prior to telling
√ consultation with a Certified Spellbinders Trainer
√ the opportunity to shadow experienced storytellers
√ the chance to attend monthly chapter meetings with mini-workshops
√ interaction with fellow volunteers for story ideas and suggestions
Please contact BoulderValleySB@gmail.com for information about Spellbinders training in Boulder, or call Paulette Foss at 303-443-1665
Spellbinders® is an award winning 501(c3) non-profit organization that enhances literacy, develops character and builds intergenerational community
Training content is standardized; however, other training requirements may differ among affiliate Spellbinder organizations.
Boulder Valley Spellbinders® has MOVED! General Membership Meetings are now held:
When: 1st Thursday of each Month
Time: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: Frasier Meadows at 350 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303
Meeting room is the North Community Room on the Garden Level. Library time is 6:00-6:30 pm in North Community Room. Rather than taking a long hike from the Independent Living Main Entrance, please park on Thunderbird Drive or the small parking lot. For entrance – Buzz the intercom at the Frasier North Entrance.
We would love to have you join us for our monthly meeting and meet our Spellbinders® Community! If this is your first visit, please email us at BoulderValleySB@gmail.com to let us know that you are coming.
Contact Us
Boulder Valley Spellbinders® is a Licensee of the 501 3(c) nonprofit Spellbinders®. We serve the communities of Boulder Valley.
Leader Email: BoulderValleySB@gmail.com
Monthly Meeting Location: 350 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303
Boulder Valley Spellbinders ® is a Literacy Project sponsored by Boulder Flatirons Rotary!
Our Leadership Team
Our Officers are Diana King, Leader, and Paulette Foss, Treasurer. We are led by our Steering Committee with additional members: Judy Owens, Susan Litt, Dave Hooley, Kathy Randall and Brad Goodman. Our group shares a love of storytelling and an interest in promoting the tradition of oral storytelling with the members of the Boulder Valley Spellbinders. Interacting with students and community members as we tell our stories, we find satisfaction and enjoyment bringing fun to our audiences and igniting imaginations. Our monthly meetings help support and encourage our members in the art of storytelling, by planning fun monthly meetings with time for fellowship, workshops, shared stories, and ideas as well as help in becoming better storytellers.
Meet Our Trainer
Paulette Foss
Paulette holds a fondness for three key areas of storytelling: 1) The art itself, 2) The inherent magic, and 3) Finding one’s story. Her abundant regard for all three components sheds light to the inner-workings of her mind, which allows her to be both an incredible Storytelling Volunteer and a Trainer for our group.
Paulette has been with the Boulder Valley Spellbinders® since 2014. If you or someone you know is interested in signing up for our Volunteer Training, please contact her at pdfoss@gmail.com.
Our Impact
Each year Boulder Valley Spellbinders® Storytelling Volunteers take the time to ignite imaginations, build literacy skills, and strengthen our communities. For the school year of 2021-2022, we had: