“My experience leads me to believe that the main distinction between those who fully participate in their communities and those who withdraw into private life doesn’t rest in the active citizens’ grasp of complex issues, or their innate moral strength. Instead, those who get involved view their place in the world very differently. They have… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
Five things you can do in five minutes (or less) to protect the planet
I just learned that today was Blog Action Day, where bloggers around the world were encouraged to blog for the environment. Given that the Cottonwood Institute is committed to sustainability education, I had to post something! I found this post on GoodSearch.com and I wanted to spread the word about 5 things you can do… Read more »
Raise Money for the Cottonwood Institute by Searching The Internet!
The Cottonwood Institute recently established a partnership with GoodSearch.com and now you can help raise money for the Cottonwood Institute by searching the Internet! You may have heard about this website through friends, the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, or CNN. If you use this website, which is powered by Yahoo, every time you search the… Read more »
CAP-15 Post Course Survey, 1st Quarter 2007
As the first quarter comes to a close, I want to get some open and honest feedback from the 1st Quarter 2007 CAP class to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by the school, the Cottonwood Institute, and this… Read more »
Quote for October 5, 2007
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.” – Buddha
Quote for October 4, 2007
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her serenity.” – E.B. White
Sustainability Resources
In order to help people tread lightly on the planet, we have compiled the following list of sustainability resources for people to learn more about issues they care about and how to make small changes in their daily lives to make reduce their environmental footprint: ENVIRONMENTAL MOVIES: 11th Hour An Inconvenient Truth The Power of… Read more »
Action Project Journal
EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY THINK THAT PAPER AND PLASTIC IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS FOOD AND WATER WE STILL USE THEM IN OUR DAILY LIVES. FOR INSTANCE, WE USE PAPER FOR THINGS LIKE TAKING NOTES IN CLASS OR WRITING IMPORTANT LETTERS TO OUR FAMILY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE USE AND NEED PAPER TO BETTER… Read more »
First Overnight Trip
Sept. 15-16, 2007- We took our first overnight trip at White Ranch. Skills we learned and practiced during the weekend included friction fire, fox walking, the 360 degree stalking game, how to set up camp, use cook stoves, and hanging a bear bag. The weather was great, and we all enjoyed plenty of jokes and… Read more »
Journal Discussion for Tuesday, September 18, 2007
This weeks journal entry is a chance for students to reflect on how the Action Project is going so far. In general, how do you think our action project is going so far? Specifically, what is going well in terms of positive actions, behaviors, successes. etc. that you have observed? Also what is not going… Read more »
