Ongoing and workshop-based professional development for education organizations. Cottonwood Institute collaborates with schools and youth organizations along the Colorado Front Range—primarily for middle and high school students—to provide high quality, high impact environmental education and service-learning programs. We work with schools and other organizations to develop their own toolkits for facilitating student challenge and meaningful… Read more »
Ongoing and workshop-based professional development for education organizations. Cottonwood Institute collaborates with schools and youth organizations along the Colorado Front Range—primarily for middle and high school students—to provide high quality, high impact environmental education and service-learning programs. We work with schools and other organizations to develop their own toolkits for facilitating student challenge and meaningful… Read more »
Centaurus High School held a caption contest with photos from their winter field day – scroll down to see! Post written by field instructor Camille Zwaan, and captions written by the students. Escrito en español más abajo Centaurus High School’s CAP Class set out on their winter field day trip on Wednesday, February 9th to… Read more »
Angevine Middle School students came out of their shells and bonded on their winter field day. Escrito en español más abajo Written by Field Instructor Barbara Ramsdell. See photos here! Eleven students from Angevine Middle School’s CAP class set out on Friday, January 28th for their first winter field day at Caribou Ranch Open Space…. Read more »
The Changemakers winter field day featured a skeletal surprise, quinzhee, avalanche training, and plenty of falls in the snow! Written by Chelsea Tossing. Check out more photos here. Escrito en español más abajo If you’ve ever been to Brainard Lake in the winter, you know how absolutely beautiful it is; endless miles of trails take… Read more »
Winter Staff Training with Cottonwood! Written by Teagan Papke. Check out our photos here! What does a winter staff training at Cottonwood Institute entail? A snow-stomping hoedown (or… “snowdown”); a beloved quinzhee named Quinn; lunch with hot cocoa and donuts; snowshoes and sunshine; laughter; teamwork; reflection; sharing; and a ski-in guest star appearance from Paul… Read more »
AXL’s first winter field day of the year at Staunton State Park! Check out more photos on Flickr. Written by CAP Instructor Carly Winner (Escrito en español más abajo) On January 7th, AXL Academy CAP Class set out on the FIRST winter field day of the school year! The students arrived at school after a… Read more »
Find out what students thought of CAP Class during fall 2021! Written by Curriculum Manager Chelsea Tossing (Escrito en español más abajo) Our 2021 CAP classes have wrapped, and it’s been an eventful semester here at CI! After COVID put a pause on our field experiences during the 2020-21 school year, we were thrilled to… Read more »
Written by Field Instructor Carly Winner (Escrito en español más abajo) See more photos here! As our partnership continues with Lafayette Youth Corps and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, we ventured to Cottonwood Park and the Coal Creek Trail in Lafayette! The interns have previously done trailwork along the waterways at Waneka Lake and Coal Creek. Today,… Read more »
In the beginning of December, Cottonwood and the William Smith High School CAP Club in Aurora ventured to Roxborough State Park in Littleton, Colorado. The weather was a warm 65 degrees with sunny skies and not a cloud in sight. As much as we enjoyed the weather, the group decided that the unseasonably warm temperatures… Read more »
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