Cottonwood Institute is grateful to receive a $15,000 grant from Xcel Energy Foundation for the second year in a row! This gift will help support our CAP Classes at AXL Academy, Angevine Middle School, Centaurus High School, New Vista High School, and STRIVE Prep – Westwood during the 2022-23 school year. Because of the continuing… 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 »
Cottonwood Institute had their first overnight trip (EVER!) with William Smith High School in late April. 15 students headed out to Camp Patiya outside of Boulder. The group was excited to get started and began to assess the area for hazards, areas to play, kitchen set up, and more. Students set up their campsites and… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. Check out more photos here! AXL Academy students got to experience two overnights in one trimester! Their second overnight was at Cal-Wood Education Center in Jamestown. The group was prepared for all that came at them as their overnight in April was cold, snowy, and full of new experiences! The pro… Read more »
Escrito en español más abajo. Written by CAP Instructor Carly Winner. Check out more photos here! The third and final trimester group of the 2021-2022 school year at AXL Academy had their first overnight in the middle of April! The group of seventh graders explored Camp Patiya in the mountains outside of Boulder. After following… Read more »
We are excited to do a little bragging about our amazing Cottonwood Institute (Cottonwood) Senior Instructor, Erin Angel (she/her)! Erin is a woman of many talents, interests, and passions, and we are excited for you to get to know her better! Erin teaches Cottonwood’s core CAP Class and Changemaker Program in Boulder County. Erin helps… Read more »
With bluegrass music, craft cocktails, Yeti hats, cotton candy, Ripple Effect Awards, and so much more, the 2022 Base Camp Bash was definitely bodacious and bustling. The Base Camp Bash is the main fundraising event for Cottonwood Institute and raises approximately 20% of our annual operating budget – no pressure! Having said that, we are… Read more »
For their April field day with Cottonwood Institute, Centaurus High School students tested the water quality of Coal Creek above and below the Marshall Mesa fire site. Written by CAP Instructor Erin Angel. Check out more photos here! Escrito en español más abajo. Water pollution is on the minds of the Centaurus High School CAP… Read more »
Lafayette Youth Corps hosted a family day for their March session with Cottonwood Institute! Written by Carly Winner. Check out more photos here! Escrito en español más abajo. March showed up with a range of weather, but on March 12 for our field day with the Lafayette Youth Corps and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers it was… Read more »
We are all changemakers; knowingly or unknowingly, the effects of our actions ripple out, changing the world in large and small ways each day. Every year since 2013 at the Base Camp Bash, Cottonwood Institute recognizes the ways our students make change in their schools, their communities, and the world. The Ripple Effect Award celebrates… Read more »
