http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ps1-charter-school/cap-post-course-survey-4th-quarter-2009/ This quarter the girls in the Community Adventure Program class are working at Atlantis Community Incorporated. Atlantis serves, and advocates for, people with disabilities in Denver and nationwide. In front of the organization's headquarters in the Baker District is a community garden. The garden, which is part of ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/community-adventure-project-spring-2009/ 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 ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/cap-pre-course-survey-3rd-quarter-2009/ 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/ps1-charter-school/cap-post-course-survey-2nd-quarter-2008/ 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 ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/service-project-promoting-bike-commuting/ PS1 students took a day trip up to Three Sister's Park outside of Evergreen, CO.  We hiked, practiced shelter building, and had an all around great time!  In the afternoon, we ventured over to Thrillseekers, an indoor rock climbing gym.  For many of us, this was our first attempt on ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/day-trip-three-sisters-rock-climbing/ Our second trip to Calwood was a great success. We arrived to BEAUTIFUL weather, hiked to our base camp, made natural shelters, partook in a cooking competition, practiced our fire skills, and then played stalking/night games till we couldn't keep our eyes open any longer! On day two ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/overnight-at-calwood/ Our first overnight to Golden Gate Canyon State Park was a blast! For most of the students it was their first time camping overnight in a tent. We practice many skills including map and compass skills, fire skills, leave no trace principles, cooking, and nature awareness. We ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/camping-at-golden-gate-canyon/ 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/ps1-charter-school/pre-course-survey-2nd-quarter-2008/ 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, and this information will ... http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/blogs/ps1-charter-school/cap-post-course-survey-1st-quarter-2008/