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Pre-Course Survey, 1st Semester 2008

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 »

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Welcome to CAP, Fall 2008!

Welcome to CAP! This semester we will become active community leaders through identifying a local environmental issue affecting our community and then doing something about it!  Through exploration, field trips, and guest speakers, we will learn about environmental sustainability, find ways to reduce our carbon footprint, develop camping and survival skills, and discover what it… Read more »

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Pre-Course Survey, 1st Quarter 2008

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 »

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Pre-Course Survey, 1st Semester 2008

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 »

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Welcome to CAP Fall 2008!

Welcome to CAP! This semester we will become active community leaders through identifying a local environmental issue affecting our community and then doing something about it!  Through exploration, field trips, and guest speakers, we will learn about environmental sustainability, find ways to reduce our carbon footprint, develop camping and survival skills, and discover what it… Read more »

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Introducing Paige Doughty

Hi there! My name is Paige Doughty.  I am the new Community Adventure Program instructor for New Vista.  I am thrilled to work with high school students and can’t wait to get started. A little about me… I am a writer, an artist, and an environmental educator. I am always looking for ways to blend… Read more »

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On belay

CAP class students spend Tuesday’s class time climbing at Thrillseeker’s climbing gym to celebrate the rapidly approaching end of the school year.  We found it a bit more difficult than it looks, but everyone was game to hit the wall, and had a lot of success pushing past some preconceived limits, and in some cases… Read more »

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CAP Post Course Survey, 4th Quarter 2008

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 »

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CAP Post Course Survey, 4th Quarter 2008

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 »

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PS1’s Final Overnight of the Year

PS1 CAP class students spent the weekend at Taylor Mountain, camping, hiking, and learning survival skills.  With only 3 students brave enough to attend this trip, the instructors were able to delve more deeply into some complex skills, and the students responded with great interest, pushing through difficult and frustrating skills until they found success…. Read more »