http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:39:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 3rd quarter CAP is off and running... students are planning their action project which focuses on food miles. Some of the events and actions they have planned include: The planning and construction of a garden shed to support our garden. Repairing and Reworking the garden paths and fencing. Volunteer work with Growing Gardens ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/go-cap/ "When you drink the water, remember the spring" ~Chinese Proverb How much water do you use everyday? Where does your water come from? How long could you survive without water? The second quarter CAP class chose "water" as their environmental issue. Students got excited about this issue after reading the New York Time article ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/conserving-water-creatively/ Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about the outdoors, 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/new-vista-high-school/cap-pre-course-survey-3rd-quarter-2010/ The 2nd quarter CAP class of the 2009-10 school year have been on quite a journey. While our first overnight in November boasted balmy fall temperatures, our second in December had record lows! Another group might not have been able to handle it, but 2nd quarter CAP pulled through. Our ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/through-water-issues-new-friendships-and-freezing-cold-temps/ 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 your school, the Cottonwood Institute, ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/cap-post-course-survey-2nd-quarter-2009/ This quarter, CAP students are focusing on water. Industrial farming, pollution and water usage are the three main issues they are addressing. "You need water to use," says one student. "It's being diminished so quickly; it needs to be protected." For Action Project week, students are going to do an art mural, ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/never-put-a-tent-on-a-slant/ From November 7-8, we headed out for the first weekend overnight. The campsite was Camp Cheley, near Allenspark, which offered a beautiful pine forest with a stream running by. The weather was mostly sunny, although the cool fall air warned us of winter, and the days felt shorter than ever. ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/2nd-quarter-new-vista-community-adventure-program-cap-overnight/ The Earth Task Force is Coming...to New Vista High School! What is the Earth Task Force? We are a club, a group of students and adults who really want to help the environment. "It's so awesome that we can actually make changes in the school and see them happen!" - Aleyna What ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/earth-task-force/ 2nd quarter of CAP is off to a great start. We've been hiking to learn about our local environment, researching local environmental issues, and getting ready for our first overnight coming up this weekend. Stay tuned for more... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/2nd-quarter-2009/ "Very rarely have I taken a class that I look forward to during the school day. This quarter I had a class like that, it was CAP. " ~Ollie Hewat "This quarter CAP class has been outstanding. It is the only class in which I know everyone's names and the ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/new-vista-high-school/what-students-have-to-say/