“The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown, is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.” ~Francis Moore Lappe During third quarter, or “Winter” CAP students decided to focus their action project efforts on Food Miles. After much discussion and deliberation students chose to prepare (and repair) the existing garden… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
5th Annual Base Camp Bash: Leading The Way!
Set your GPS coordinates, orient your map, and save the date for the 5th Annual Base Camp Bash fundraising event and silent auction to benefit the Cottonwood Institute. Come enjoy a glass of wine and delicious appetizers. Bid on fabulous trips, mountain getaways, outdoor gear, concert and event tickets, and night on the town… Read more »
CAP Pre-Course Survey, 4th Quarter 2010
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about the outdoors, the environment, your community, etc. Please answer this survey honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this class use this information to assess the performance of the class and this… Read more »
CAP Post Course Survey, 3rd Quarter 2010
As the quarter comes to a close, I wanted to get some open and honest feedback from this class about how to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by your school, the Cottonwood Institute, and this information will help… Read more »
Lakewood High School Students Pass the Snow Test
Amidst the bustling halls of Lakewood High School, 10 brave students stood outside waiting for a school bus dressed in their winter best: winter hats, coats, and snow pants. Their indoor classroom was a thing of the past as they headed out with the Cottonwood Institute for a day trip to Echo Lake on Mt…. Read more »
GO CAP!
3rd quarter CAP is off and running… students are planning their action project which focuses on food miles. Some of the events and actions they have planned include: The planning and construction of a garden shed to support our garden. Repairing and Reworking the garden paths and fencing. Volunteer work with Growing Gardens in exchange… Read more »
Winter Staff Training 2010
Several weeks have passed since we completed our annual Winter Staff Training for Cottonwood Institute instructors, but now it’s time to reflect on what we learned during that action-packed day. We covered a variety of skills, including: winter safety and risk management concerns, winter survival priorities, quinzhee snow shelters, emergency snow trench shelters, fire-making techniques… Read more »
2nd Quarter CAP Students Tackle Water and Snow!
The days were shorter and the nights were cooler, but New Vista High School’s 2nd quarter Community Adventure Program class was on fire as they prepared for their two overnight camping trips. While the first trip gave them beautiful fall days, the other made them endure freezing temperatures. However, both trips were enjoyed by all,… Read more »
Students Take The Lead To Reduce School’s Environmental Footprint
After completing the Community Adventure Program, the Cottonwood Institute’s core program, six extraordinary New Vista High School students realized that they wanted to continue making a difference in the world even though their class had ended. With their enthusiasm and persistence to change the world, they went above and beyond the call of duty to… Read more »
Conserving Water Creatively
“When you drink the water, remember the spring” ~Chinese Proverb How much water do you use everyday? Where does your water come from? How long could you survive without water? The second quarter CAP class chose “water” as their environmental issue. Students got excited about this issue after reading the New York Time article “The… Read more »
