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Trip Log for May 14 – 15, 2005

The Community Adventure Trip Log (TLOG) is a tool that we use to document each trip. Students can use this as a reference and template for coordinating their own trips outside of this class and future CAP classes will use this information as a reference for future trips. This is also a reflective tool for… Read more »

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4 Days in May Action Project Schedule

Alright, here is the play-by-play for the Community Adventure Program’s 2005 4-Days in May Action Project at New Vista High School: Monday, May 9th, 2005: 9:00am-3:00pm – We will meet at New Vista High School in Room 200 and will meet Laurie Deiter with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. Laurie will… Read more »

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About CAP

What is the Community Adventure Program? The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a unique academic experience for adventurous students who want to practice engaging outdoor skills, discuss and debate local outdoor and environmental issues, develop deeper friendships with their classmates, and who want to make a positive impact in their community. The CAP is unique… Read more »

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Introducing CAP: 3rd Quarter 2005

With this crazy bunch of cool cats, I know that this will be another amazing quarter with the Community Adventure Program at New Vista High School. Last Friday, we took a hike up to Chautauqua Park to get to know each other outside of the classroom and to become familiar with what was going on… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review –December 14, 15, and 17, 2004

As the logistics were beginning to come together for our Action Project last week, this week we focused on finalizing our panel of experts. We are proud to announce the following panelists for our Action Project called Transportation: From Pollution to Solution, which will be held at New Vista High School on Wednesday, January 5,… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review

As the logistics were beginning to come together for our Action Project last week, this week we focused on finalizing our panel of experts. We are proud to announce the following panelists for our Action Project called Transportation: From Pollution to Solution, which will be held at New Vista High School on Wednesday, January 5,… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review –December 7, 8, and 10, 2004

This week we spent a lot of time in class finalizing our vision for our Action Project and coordinating the logistics to make it all happen. We have two weeks to coordinate everything before the holiday break, so it is go time! Here is what we have come up with so far… Title: Transportation: From… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review – October 26, 27, and 29, 2004

Well it was touch and go for a few moments, but the CAP is a go, go, go for the 2nd quarter of 2004 at New Vista High School in Boulder, Colorado. Due to the madness of drop/add at the beginning of the quarter we weren’t quite sure we would have enough students for a… Read more »

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Pine Beetle Infestation: To Treat Or Not To Treat?

By Zoe Kline and Roxanna Sears, Community Adventure Program Students, 1st Quarter 2004 Pine Beetles are becoming an increasingly widespread problem in Colorado and neighboring states. According to Tom Eager, US Forest Service entomologist, in an article appearing in the Rocky Mountain News on July 12th, 2004, Ips and twig beetles have killed 65 to… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review – October 12, 13, and 15, 2004

On Tuesday, we made final preparations for our Action Project. Caylin went over final logistics and made an equipment list for everyone to gather before we went in the field for our Action Project. Wednesday was the big day we had been planning for the past several weeks. Our plan was to meet Zachary Price… Read more »