Students met with the principal of P.S.1 to discuss ideas for their project: Making P.S.1 more environmentally friendly. She provided some great feedback, and is happy to help us as we further develop our project this quarter.
On February 8, students spent the day in Golden Gate State Park. We strapped on our snowshoes, and went in search of snow deep enough to build a Quinzhee shelter. We learned all the steps to building this dome-shaped shelter, including the best parts- digging out and breaking it down!
The Cottonwood Institute was fortunate to receive financial support from The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. Funds are generated through their Community Trust and distributed to Boulder County nonprofits that serve one of five primary funding areas including: the Arts, Civic Engagement, Education, the Environment, and Health and Human Services. The Cottonwood Institute will use… Read more »
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Now that you have an overview of the class and have a basic understanding of what we will be doing this quarter, what are you looking forward to?
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 »
The Cottonwood Institute just completed our Winter Staff Training on Saturday, January 5, 2008. This training was open to qualified instructor candidates who were interested in facilitating winter programs for the Cottonwood Institute. We covered: winter safety and risk management concerns, winter survival priorities, quinzhee snow shelters, emergency snow trench shelters, and setting up a… Read more »
Ford Church, Founder and Executive Director was interviewed by Ward Lucas on NBC’s 9News on Tuesday, December 18, 2007! To check out the video segment online, Click Here. To view the text version, Click Here. Ford was also interviewed by Carol Conzelman on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 on KGNU 88.5 FM, one of Boulder/Denver’s best… Read more »
As the first semester comes to a close, I want to get some open and honest feedback from the 1st Semester 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 »
