After a successful pilot program last quarter, the Community Adventure Program Winter Addition is underway with a brand new class of 13 students. This Tuesday, we painstakingly went through the syllabus and took care of all the paperwork and logistics to launch into another exciting quarter. On Wednesday, we spent the morning learning each other
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live,… Read more »
The first day was both exciting and dull for me. On one hand, I pretty much knew what the class was going to be about, and was bored by reading the syllabus. On the other hand, though, I was excited to see all the new faces in the class, and also to have some, old,… Read more »
“A venturesome minority will always be eager to set off on their own, and no obstacles should be placed in their path; let them take risk, for Gods sake, let them get lost, sunburned, stranded, drowned, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches. That is the right and privilege of any free American.”
by Chloe Forsman, Community Adventure Program Student at New Vista High School in Boulder, Colorado You are walking along your favorite open space trail, the sky is clear, and you are distracted by a great view of the Flatirons. You step over a rock and
By Community Adventure Program students, 2nd Quarter 2003 You are walking along your favorite open space trail, the sky is clear, and you are distracted by a great view of the Flatirons. You step over a rock and—SQUISH—right into a fresh pile of dog poop. It is estimated that Boulder’s open space and mountain parks… Read more »
As the inaugural quarter of the Community Adventure Program comes to a close, it is important to reflect on what we did as a class during the past nine weeks. This has been an extraordinary group of students to work with and I hope that this class has had a positive impact on their lives…. Read more »
