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 »
Posts By: Ford Church
Change the World Movie Night: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Come join the Cottonwood Institute on Thursday, August 14th 2008 for a free viewing of the film, The Real Dirt on Farmer John. The movie will begin at 6:30 pm at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, and will be followed by a discussion about how to change the world! “Soil tastes good today.” –… Read more »
Notes From The Field: Horse Caretaker Project
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!
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
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
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 »
Last Chance to Receive Sold Out Jack Johnson Tickets!
Breaking news from the Cottonwood Institute: Jack Johnson is performing live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 17th and it’s completely SOLD OUT, right? Right…well, technically. The Cottonwood Institute received a donation of TWO GREAT TICKETS to this very show and YOU have the chance to make them YOURS. They will be auctioned off to… Read more »
Eating Ecologically
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 »
Change The World Movie Night: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Come join the Cottonwood Institute for a screening of the documentary, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, this Thursday, July 14th, 2008 at 6:30pm at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver. The movie is free and will be followed by a discussion of the film and how we can take action to… Read more »
New Interns Storm the Cottonwood Institute
Several new sets of helping-hands have joined the Cottonwood Institute as interns. In the future, you will be seeing their work around this blog and beyond. Our new Cottonwood Institute Blog interns, Cailin and Misra, will be contributing steady updates about Cottonwood Institute courses, news and other juicy bits. It is their hope to offer… Read more »
