Written by CI Senior Instructor Amy Atkins. Check out photos here! “I’m scared, but I want to try it.” It’s what every teacher hopes to hear as students figure out their learning edge and step into brave space. It’s what every camper should be saying this summer as they attempt new things and grow into… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute is grateful to receive a $15,000 grant from Xcel Energy Foundation for the second year in a row! This gift will help support our CAP Classes at AXL Academy, Angevine Middle School, Centaurus High School, New Vista High School, and STRIVE Prep – Westwood during the 2022-23 school year. Because of the continuing… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. Written by Cottonwood Institute instructor Tucker Knight. See more photos here! Cottonwood Institute led Horizons at Colorado Academy for a three day journey in the valley between the Wet Mountains and the Sangre de Cristos, home to Mission:Wolf. This group of middle schoolers was excited and nervous to sleep outside,… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. Written by Cottonwood Institute instructor Tucker Knight. See more photos here! A group of middle and high schoolers from the Casa de Esperanza program joined Cottonwood Institute for an adventure! The students were wrapping up a week-long program and concluded it with a hike and small celebration. It was a… Read more »
Cobbled Streets and Cottonwood Institute ventured to Chatfield State Park to hike the Audubon trail and practice nature skills! Chatfield was beautiful with lots of cottonwood trees, birds, grasshoppers, and water for the group to adventure around. We started off the day getting acquainted with the park and looking at the map. Earlier in the week,… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. Written by Cottonwood Institute instructor Carly Winner. See more photos here! Cottonwood Institute was thrilled to be able to partner with STRIVE Prep Sunnyside again this year on a summer expedition to Mission:Wolf, a non-profit educational wolf sanctuary in the remote Sangre de Cristo mountains. These middle schoolers were kind,… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. The Changemakers program took our end of the year trip to backpack through the canyons of Dinosaur National Monument. Over the course of four days, we as a group have grown closer than ever. From country roads to crunchy roads, we did it all; some of our personal highlights include… Read more »
When Conor Keane raised his paddle to win a survival skills training with Cottonwood Institute, he didn’t know that later he would be up to his forearms in soil and pine needles. Conor is part of We Ride 4, a recreational bike organization that raises money and awareness for awesome non-profits like Cottonwood Institute. He… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute and DCS Montessori explored Cal-wood through the lens of wildfire for 4 days and 3 nights. Highlights included completing a wildfire mitigation Action Project to help reduce unnaturally destructive wildfires, practicing proper fire-building techniques, playing games, and adventuring around the woods. The group was fortunate to be joined by various experts that taught… Read more »
Written by CAP Instructor & Curriculum Manager Chelsea Tossing If you live anywhere in the drought-stricken west, wildfire has almost definitely been on your mind these past few years. With three out of the four of Colorado’s largest wildfires ravaging the state in 2020 and both the Marshall fire and the NCAR fire impacting our… Read more »
