While trying to get in touch with past Cottonwood Institute students, I got a very enthusiastic response from Coral Hackler. Coral took the Community Adventure Program at New Vista High School in 2004. She was very excited to be able to contribute to the Cottonwood Institute in any way she could. Here is what she… Read more »
As the quarter comes to a close, I wanted to get some open and honest feedback from this class about how 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 information will help… Read more »
As the end of the year approaches and you decide what charities to support this year, we hope you will consider the Cottonwood Institute. We accomplished amazing results in 2008 and we could not have done it without the generous support of individuals like you! In these challenging economic times, we wanted to offer the… Read more »
What do Cottonwood Institute students go on to do later in life? What are these folks doing today to feed their passion for the outdoors and the environment? Well, over the past few weeks I have been getting back in touch with Cottonwood Institute Alumni to see what they are up to. The first alumnus… Read more »
2nd quarter CAP is in full swing! We’re a small group, but we have a lot of inspiration. The past few weeks have been an inquiry into the local environmental issues of the city of Boulder and Boulder County. We began with a visit from Ghita Carroll, BVSD’s new sustainability coordinator. Ghita led us on… Read more »
After many long hours and a lot of hard work, the Cottonwood Institute is excited to announce the launching of its new website! In addition to being much easier to navigate, the site offers a variety of new features and course listings that we can’t wait to share with you. Under the Courses Section of… Read more »
Welcome to your first web journal question! Now that we have completed our preliminary course work: you’ve learned a little bit about your environmental footprint, spent some time getting to know the natural world, and begun to think about reducing energy use at school… How do you feel? Are you inspired, overwhelmed, hopeful, confused? Do… Read more »
In class we read the article “Multiplication Saves the Day: How just a few of us can save the planet” by Bill McKibben. One of the pieces of advice he gives, in order to multiply the impact of individual citizens own actions, is to join a movement larger than yourself. McKibben writes: “So here’s the… Read more »
Issue: The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a unique course that the Cottonwood Institute has implemented into local middle and high schools. Through this program students learn about outdoor awareness and environmental sustainability. They are also provided with the opportunity to make real change in their communities by addressing a local environmental issue. firths quarter… Read more »
Our first overnight to Golden Gate Canyon State Park was a blast! For most of the students it was their first time camping overnight in a tent. We practice many skills including map and compass skills, fire skills, leave no trace principles, cooking, and nature awareness. We also went on a long hike and few… Read more »
