Written by Senior Cottonwood Field Instructor, Amy Kopkin Atkins Thermoregulation, the process of staying warm when it’s cold outside, may sound complex, but it’s definitely not rocket science… It’s more like biology. Outside Heat Source The “go to” way to stay warm in winter is an outside (meaning out of the body) heat source. Things… Read more »
Written by Senior Cottonwood Field Instructor, Amy Kopkin Atkins It is both intuitive and well known that spending time outdoors is a healthy anecdote to the mental and physical health issues that arise when one spends too much time on a screen. It’s another thing to see it in action. As Cottonwood CAP and… Read more »
A double field day exploring Golden, Colorado. Written by Field Instructor Jessie Colin. Escrito en español más abajo. The first snow in Colorado is a special time as it signals the changing of the seasons, and this was the backdrop of STRIVE Prep Westwood’s double field day. We had originally planned an overnight, but with… Read more »
STRIVE Prep Westwood’s fall fishing field day. Written by Field Instructor Jessie Colin. Escrito en español más abajo. On a beautiful fall day, 11 CAP students, 2 instructors, and 1 school chaperone from STRIVE Prep Westwood journeyed to Lake Lehow to meet with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). We began the day with a site… 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 »
Written by CAP Instructor Alison Kraner (Escrito en español más abajo) The STRIVE Prep Westwood CAP Club set out for our Field Day last week! We met up at school and walked over to Huston Lake Park, where we set up shop at a sunny, lakefront picnic table. Once there, we began our watershed study… Read more »
Fire is both destructive and a source of regeneration. The students of STRIVE Prep – Federal took this lesson of the duality of fire to everything they accomplished over the two weeks of their Explore Outside program. They broke down barriers and generated new and incredible skills! The students came together to overcome challenges, spend… Read more »
Beginning my first season as a Cottonwood Instructor, I was thrilled to hit the ground running with one of our Explore Outside programs! On June 1st, our two-week program with STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside 8th graders began. During our time together, we covered all kinds of content that got us exploring the natural world. We… Read more »
Another group of STRIVE Prep – RISE freshmen headed out to White Ranch Park for their class’ fifth and final orientation trip last Saturday. Due to snowy weather, the group had to deviate from their planned overnight excursion, and instead headed out for a day trip to the beautiful Rawhide Trail just outside of Golden…. Read more »
The fourth group of freshmen from Strive Prep – RISE headed into the woods last weekend for an eventful camping trip full of friendship and adventure! The group met Saturday morning and traveled up to Sylvan Dale Ranch where they set up shop at Daddy J’s campground. Exploring, eating s’mores, and adventuring in the Devil’s… Read more »
