At the end of August, a brave group of chefs from Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, joined Cottonwood Institute for a day of survival activities and fun in the foothills. A dozen chefs from several Snooze locations came together to experience a day of survival training that centered around a competition of two randomly selected teams. … Read more »
Posts By: Madeline Bachner
Casa de la Esperanza Families Enjoy Time Together Outdoors
In late June, several families and individuals from Casa de la Esperanza joined the Cottonwood Institute on an overnight adventure to Cal-Wood in Jamestown, CO. This family overnight trip was preceded by Cottonwood’s work with Casa de la Esperanza youth in the mini-CAP program this spring. This weekend together was a great opportunity for students… Read more »
Colorado Academy Sees the World Through the Eyes of a Wolf
Colorado Academy Upper School joined Cottonwood Institute for a week at Mission:Wolf this spring. This unique and unassuming space in the wilds of Southern Colorado houses around 40 wolves and educates the public on wolf behavior, habitat, and the ongoing needs for management of these amazing creatures in the wild. Their mission to inspire “individuals… Read more »
Earth Knack Primitive Skills with Colorado Academy: Thoughts from an Instructor
Colorado Academy Primitive Skills Course at Earth Knack was a huge hit. One of the Cottonwood Institute instructors, Clark Patton, lived in a tipi at Earth Knack for nearly a year. Here are his thoughts about the Primitive Skills trip: “Earth Knack is located in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, the largest alpine meadow… Read more »
Colorado Academy: Colorado Firecamp: Colorado Knowledge
Colorado Academy (CA) and Cottonwood Institute teamed up to provide a Wildland Firefighting course for the middle school interim trips. The Wildland Firefighting course took place at the base of Mt. Shavano peak near Salida, CO. The group stayed at Angel of Shavano Campground and spent time at the Colorado Firecamp learning about fire mitigation… Read more »
Littleton Academy meets Mission:Wolf
Connections with people, animals, and nature once again brought Cottonwood Institute and Mission: Wolf (M:W) together. During the month of May, Cottonwood Institute delivered two incredible courses for Littleton Academy, serving nearly 50 students. M:W is located near the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountain range just outside of Westcliffe, Colorado. It is a wolf sanctuary… Read more »
Graffiti, Local Food, and Night Hikes: Strive Prep Makes Lasting Memories With Cottonwood Institute
STRIVE Preparatory Schools recently wrapped up two of our “Mini-CAP” 6-week Community Adventure Programs. The Westwood campus and the Lake campus both had a great time during their 6-weeks together, which concluded with a final overnight camping trip. During the accelerated version of our Community Adventure Program, the students played games, learned more about each… Read more »
Snow Flies as Casa de la Esperanza Gears up for Mini-CAP!
Cottonwood Institute is starting another season of our 6-week Community Adventure Program with Casa de la Esperanza in Longmont, CO. It’s been a rough start with school canceled due to snow and cold blustery days keeping many activities indoors. Despite the weather, we have a dedicated group of students getting to know each other and… Read more »
Earth Task Force Goes to the Capitol!
On February 22nd, a group of four Earth Task Force members attended the Alliance for Sustainability Conference at the Colorado State Capitol Building. At the conference the Earth Task Force learned about current bills that focus on sustainability, climate change and the environment. Adam Stenftenagel, the co-founder and CEO of Snugg Home presented at the… Read more »
Another Great Collaboration with Johnson and Wales Environmental Leadership Summit
Johnson and Wales University (JWU) worked with the Cottonwood Institute for the third year in a row to offer another great Environmental Leadership Summit. Eyes were opened, ideas were hatched and questions raised as the day got underway with excellent speakers and hands on activities. By the end of the day, 21 students had participated… Read more »
