http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/action-project-pick-it-up/ Manual students have decided to try and do something about the litter at their school.  After completing tedious research, calling on neighbors and community leaders for support, and writing a grant we have finally been able to purchase 10 additional trash cans for the school to be placed in high ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/action-project-in-progress/ Manual students took a day trip to explore their community and partake in a little fun! We started at Thrillseekers, an indoor rock climbing gym.  After learning about the equipment, safety tips, and a few techniques we were ready to climb! Tailor and Marissa race up the wall! Tayana takes her first shot ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/day-trip/ As the quarter comes to a close, I wanted to get some open and honest feedback from this class about how to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by the school, the Cottonwood Institute, ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/cap-post-course-survey-1st-semester-2008/ Our class has decided to tackle the problem of trash at Manual High School and the neighborhood. As we begin to formulate our plan, we need to do some research into what other people are doing, what resources are out there, and how we can motivate people to stop ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/trash/ Welcome to the Community Adventure Program! Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts about the environment, your community, etc. Please answer this survey honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this class use this information to assess the performance ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/pre-course-survey-1st-semester-2008/ The Cottonwood Institute is Proud to Present our 2008 Course Schedule... The Cottonwood Institute offers co-ed courses that provide adventurous high school students and adults with the opportunity to sleep under the stars, develop essential camping and wilderness survival skills, tackle important environmental issues, explore future careers, reduce their environmental footprint, ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/upcoming-courses/ Welcome to CAP! This semester we will become active community leaders through identifying a local environmental issue affecting our community and then doing something about it!  Through exploration, field trips, and guest speakers, we will learn about environmental sustainability, find ways to reduce our carbon footprint, develop camping and survival skills, and discover what it ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/manual-high-school/welcome-to-cap-fall-2008/