Fully seizing the opportunity to make a difference in their community, middle school students in the Community Adventure Program (CAP) class at PS1 Charter School decided to focus their Action Project on alternative transportation. Seeing as none of them are able to drive yet, they quickly discovered that they were all pretty good at using… Read more »
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT: At the Cottonwood Institute, we are known for “changing the world, one adventure at a time!” I wanted to take a moment to send you our Change the World Report to share our accomplishments for 2008. We could not have accomplished what we did this past year without the generous support of… Read more »
If you were spending a beautiful, snowy winter day cross-country skiing in the mountains and an unexpected storm suddenly made it impossible to return to your car before night fall, would you know how to survive? On Saturday, January 24, 2009, a group of adults headed into the mountains to participate in the Cottonwood Institute’s… Read more »
Welcome to the CAP Club Blog! Hello!! Welcome to New Vista High School’s NEW CAP (Community Adventure Program) Club! I’m so excited things are finally getting rolling. Not so long ago we didn’t even know what CAP Club was going to be, and now we’ve not only figured out our purpose, but some great activities,… Read more »
Did you know that… 115 pounds of newspaper is the equivalent of one tree? Paper makes up about 34 percent of our garbage– the largest chunk? In Boulder you can now recycle plastics numbered 1-7, but only if the plastic is a certain shape? There are many other things you can recycle, like plastic bags,… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
We’ve seen the impact of the “Average” American footprint on the planet, it doesn’t look good. We’ve hiked to Chautauqua to begin to learn our natural world, and to look at the environmental issues faced by Open Space and Mountain Parks in Boulder We’ve read a report on Boulder County’s environmental strengths and weaknesses…. Read more »
Did you know that the United States alone disposes of over 22 billion petroleum based water bottles every year, and that each of these bottles will take an estimated one million years to decompose? The second quarter Community Adventure Program (CAP) class at New Vista High School heard this and decided to take action! In addition to… Read more »
Third quarter–winter CAP– is here! This week we’ve been hiking, getting to know each other and our local environment, playing in the beautiful snow, and… more coming soon. “No problem is insurmountable. With a little teamwork, courage, and determination, a person can overcome anything.” –Peter Scott.
