On Thursday, February 19, 2015, Earth Task Force (ETF), a student led conservation group at New Vista High School, executed a unique day of consciousness – Bring Your Own Mug Day. Bring Your Own Mug Day focuses on urging students to drink from reusable mugs instead of ones destined for the landfill. Students who brought… Read more »
We are thrilled to have Taryn Longberry join the Cottonwood Institute team and we are moving forward full steam ahead! In addition to taking over the Program Coordinator position, she is gearing up for teaching her first quarter as Community Adventure Program Coordinator (CAP) at New Vista High School in Boulder, CO. We are proud… Read more »
Welcome to Cottonwood Institute’s new website! We love the new look and feel and how it clearly articulates who we are and what we do. The Home Page in particular is very easy to navigate, featuring drop-down menus and clickable photo links to our most popular pages. We are excited about the newly improved About Us page, which… Read more »
2014 has been an amazing year and we can’t wait to share the incredible experiences we created for our students and share how they ignited change in their communities. There are 3 things you can do right now to help us reach our annual giving goal to raise $20,000 by December 31, 2014 to help… Read more »
WHAT IS IT? #Giving Tuesday is here and today officially kicks off the giving season! Hopefully you survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but this is a day dedicated to charities and for giving back. WHAT FOR? Between now and December 31, 2014, Cottonwood Institute is committed to raising $20,000 to meet our annual giving… Read more »
On Thursday, November 13th, 2014, a student led environmental action team at New Vista High School called the Earth Task Force (ETF) implemented a Clothing Swap event during the school’s hour long lunch. ETF worked a couple weeks prior to the event to create a comedic promotional video to grab the attention of the students… Read more »
What were our students up to this year with Cottonwood Institute? Check out our Top 10 Inspiring Stories from 2014! We are wrapping up another awesome year here at Cottonwood Institute. As we reflect on 2014, we’re awed at the incredible adventures, growth, and action projects our students have accomplished. None of this would have been possible… Read more »
UPDATE: Online registration is now closed, but we are still taking walk up registrations at the door tonight. Come join us! The leaves are falling and the snow is coming, which means it is time for Cottonwood Institute’s annual Beer Release Party Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Wynkoop Brewing Company. RSVP… Read more »
In late October, students from STRIVE Preparatory Schools’ Excel campus went backpacking as part of their Community Adventure Program (CAP) class with Cottonwood Institute. CAP at STRIVE is a semester-long class, which meets two days each week for 15 weeks. The first few weeks of class in August and September focused on teambuilding, nature awareness,… Read more »
In September of 2014, Community Adventure Program (CAP) students at New Vista High School embarked on their first overnight backpacking trip of the quarter! Led by Cottonwood Institute (CI) instructors Katie and Sandy, the group of 10 students hiked up the trails at White Ranch Park in Golden, Colorado. Once arriving at their campsite for… Read more »
