Today students at PS1 took a field trip to REI’s Denver flagship store to learn about the various items they need to bring on our first camping trip. Each team of students was responsible for learning about different gear:clothing, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, food and cooking, and footwear. Based on our upcoming trip to Golden… Read more »
The first quarter of the Community Adventure Program 2008-2009 has been action packed!! We started with getting to know each other and jumped right into local environmental issues, hiking, ecology, and choosing our action project topic! As the instructor of this amazing course I am delighted to have a group of… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
