Did you know that… 115 pounds of newspaper is the equivalent of one tree? Paper makes up about 34 percent of our garbage– the largest chunk? In Boulder you can now recycle plastics numbered 1-7, but only if the plastic is a certain shape? There are many other things you can recycle, like plastic bags,… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
Did you know that the United States alone disposes of over 22 billion petroleum based water bottles every year, and that each of these bottles will take an estimated one million years to decompose? The second quarter Community Adventure Program (CAP) class at New Vista High School heard this and decided to take action! In addition to… Read more »
Well done second quarter CAP! You’ve made a movie about water conservation. Submitted a proposal to BVSD encouraging them to replace appliances with low-flow versions. Gotten to the root of the rainwater collection laws in Boulder County. Cleaned up the Creek And a lot more! As a part of their action project students in second… Read more »
For our Action Project, the Community Adventure Program (CAP) students at PS1 have decided to take a look at transportation. In doing so, we found out that most of the students in our class are pretty good at using public transportation (since they can’t drive!). However, we also found that it would be much more… Read more »
Our second overnight is complete, our action project is in full swing, and next week we’ll be going rock climbing to celebrate. The past few weeks have been busy ones. We met with North Boulder Recreation Center to get a look at a LEED certified building, we chose our environmental issue, and survived a… Read more »
Issue: The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a unique course that the Cottonwood Institute has implemented into local middle and high schools. Through this program students learn about outdoor awareness and environmental sustainability. They are also provided with the opportunity to make real change in their communities by addressing a local environmental issue. firths quarter… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute’s educational philosophy is based upon two major tenets: environmental education and service-learning. We wanted to take the opportunity to define these and other pedagogical approaches and techniques used to teach our educational programs. These definitions offer a very broad explanation to complex terms, but attempt to synthesize these key terms into understandable… Read more »
Ford Church, Founder and Executive Director of the Cottonwood Institute, is an amazing man who sadly does not have the ability to grow facial hair. But this October, despite the odds, Ford will be attempting to grow a mustache! Why would he want to do such a silly thing you ask? Well, for Mustache4Cash of… Read more »
