On Wednesday, we took a break from coordinating logistics to meet up with Alex Hearn from Rocky Mountain Rescue up in Chautauqua Park. Alex talked to us about search and rescue in Boulder County, briefed the students about the purpose and function of the organization, and then put CAP students to the test. After hiking up the trail about a mile, Alex presented the group with a rescue scenario. Dan was showing signs of moderate to severe hypothermia, the students were 6 miles from a trailhead, and only had a few hours of light to decide what to do. Students learned firsthand how difficult it is to carry someone out over rocky and icy terrain and learned the importance of DAP: Define, Assess, and Plan in emergency situations.

A special thanks goes out to Alex for sharing his wisdom, knowledge, and expertise with our class, for Dan for being our brave victim, and for the rest of the students who gave it their all to hike out Dan under difficult conditions and circumstances.

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, 2005 from 2:30pm

Quote for December 17, 2004

Quote for December 15, 2004

Quote for December 14, 2004

Action Project Check In Reflection Assignment

Instead of turning in a journal assignment this week, please click on the “comment” link below this post and answer the following questions regarding our Action Project. Before you submit your post, make sure to include your first name, last name, and email address. Also, because this will be viewed by the public, please check your spelling and grammar before submitting your post. If you are having technical difficulties, please turn in your written response to these questions. Please answer the following questions.

1. In general, how do you think our Action Project is going so far?
2. Specifically, what is going well in terms of positive actions, behaviors, successes, etc. that you have observed?
3. Specifically, what is not going well in terms of negative actions, behaviors, failures, etc. that you have observed?
4. How can you make changes in your actions or in your behaviors to improve your experience, the experience of your classmates, and to be more efficient to help organize our project by January 5th?
5. How has this class/process changed your views about your role as a high school student in the community?

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…

In addition to working on our Action Project, we took a beautiful hike in Boulder Mountain Parks with Lynne Sullivan from the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. Lynne did a wonderful job of teaching us about the general ecology of our backyard in Boulder and about the strategies plants and animals use to survive the harsh winter environment. The wind was brisk and I am proud of everyone for their excellent participation despite the harsh conditions!

CAP Week In Review

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

Quote for December 10, 2004

Quote for December 8, 2004

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