Oh what a night! The 2014 Base Camp Bash was an outstanding success. What happens when you bring together amazing people, incredible sponsors, fabulous auction items, committed educational partners, present cool awards, enjoy delicious food and beverages, a great band, and toss in a “Change Your World” Selfie Booth? Well, for those of you who… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
Game On! 9th Annual Base Camp Bash This Saturday
PLEASE NOTE: Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets for the VIP party from 6-7pm and the main event from 7 – 10pm are still available, but must be purchased at the door. GAME ON! After months of planning, the 9th Annual Base Camp Bash to benefit the Cottonwood Institute is this Saturday, April 26,… Read more »
Earth Task Force Hosts “Bring Your Own Mug” Day
This past March, students from New Vista High School’s Earth Task Force (ETF) hosted an exciting community event called Bring Your Own Mug Day (BYOM). The purpose behind the event was to encourage students and staff to use their own reusable mugs, in place of taking advantage of disposable cups. Reusable mugs are an important… Read more »
Share, EEvolve, and Grow with Cottonwood Institute
Cottonwood Institute had a great time attending sessions and presenting at the 14th Annual Teaching Outside the Box Conference in March 2014! As always, the conference was inspiring and rejuvenating, filled with sessions, roundtable discussions, networking opportunities, and celebrations. Each year, the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education hosts the Teaching Outside the Box Conference. The conference… Read more »
STRIVE Westwood Students Connect with Each Other and the Natural World
In mid-March, the Mini Community Adventure Program (Mini-CAP) crew from STRIVE Preparatory Schools’ Westwood campus embarked on an overnight camping adventure in the foothills of Colorado with the Cottonwood Institute. Highlights of the trip for the students were learning and practicing primitive survival skills, and simply spending time away from the city and within the… Read more »
Earth Task Force Students Host a Clothing Swap
Last month, students from the Earth Task Force at New Vista High School in Boulder, CO hosted a clothing swap. The purpose of the event was to encourage peers and staff to pursue their fashion interests in a more eco-friendly manner. Due to the money and materials that are invested in the purchase of new… Read more »
Springing into Action in 2014
Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking This spring, we will facilitate our Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking Program to students from Littleton Academy, Logan School, Colorado Academy, and STRIVE Preparatory Charter Schools. As part of the program, students will camp out for nearly a week at Mission:Wolf, a wolf refuge located in south central Colorado, to… Read more »
The Community Adventure Program Celebrates 10 Years at New Vista High School!
2013 marked the 10th year Cottonwood Institute (CI) has been teaching at New Vista High School! That’s 10 years of exploring, adventuring, playing, and taking action in the Boulder community. Back in the summer of 2003, Ford Church, CI’s founder and executive director, approached New Vista High School about implementing the Community Adventure Program (CAP),… Read more »
Recycling with Worms at STRIVE Prep Excel
Within the first couple weeks of their Cottonwood Institute Mini-CAP class, students at STRIVE Prep Excel decided they were frustrated with the closed system of food in their community. They saw heaps of wasted food and food scraps and started to cultivate a passion and motivation to tackle this issue. Their first step was to… Read more »
Support The Cottonwood Institute For Colorado Gives Day On December 10th, 2013!
This is the time of year when your in-boxes are being inundated with requests from worthy organizations to support their cause, but we wanted to take a moment to share a few reasons to support the Cottonwood Institute for Colorado Gives Day on December 10th, 2013: We Connect Students To The Outdoors. This year we… Read more »
