Emily Griffith and the Opportunity School in Denver, Colorado

This is the inspiring short story, 45 minute read, of a teacher who had a vision to reach and teach "all who wish to learn." Emily Griffith started her Opportunity School on September 7, 1916 in Denver, Colorado. It was open to people of all nationalities, all colors, all ages and all walks of life. This remarkable woman accomplished so much in her lifetime! Learn about her first teaching job in a sod schoolhouse on the Nebraska plains, her time in Denver where she helped thousands of people, and her later years in a rustic cabin high in the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver.