Pre-Course Survey, 1st Quarter 2008

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Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts about 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… Read more »

Pre-Course Survey, 1st Semester 2008

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Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts about 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… Read more »

Notes From The Field: Horse Caretaker Project

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Spending seven days in nature learning camping and wilderness survival skills from enthusiastic guides sounds like one heck-of-a good time.  But on July 8th, the Cottonwood Institute sweetened their course experience by throwing in a little something special (a sugar lump, if you will…okay, a BIG sugar lump): horses. This year’s Horse Caretaker Project was… Read more »

Welcome to CAP Fall 2008!

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Welcome to CAP! This semester we will become active community leaders through identifying a local environmental issue affecting our community and then doing something about it!  Through exploration, field trips, and guest speakers, we will learn about environmental sustainability, find ways to reduce our carbon footprint, develop camping and survival skills, and discover what it… Read more »

Introducing Paige Doughty

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Hi there! My name is Paige Doughty.  I am the new Community Adventure Program instructor for New Vista.  I am thrilled to work with high school students and can’t wait to get started. A little about me… I am a writer, an artist, and an environmental educator. I am always looking for ways to blend… Read more »

Notes From The Field: Wildland Firefighter Project

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On June 14th, 2008 the lives of five high school students were sparked alight as they set out on the week-long Wildland Firefighter Project offered by the Cottonwood Institute.  Led by two amazing people, Steve McCue and co-guide Megan Hurley, the adventurous group based themselves just outside of Buena Vista, CO, and set about experiencing… Read more »

Eating Ecologically

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One of the core programs at the Cottonwood Institute is called the Community Adventure Program (CAP). CAP is a class offered to public high schools students, which combines outdoor survival skills with environmental awareness and education. Throughout the class, students design an Action Project to address an environmental issue that is affecting their local community…. Read more »