“To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep his distance; to understand its form, one must move around it; to experience its moods, one must see it at sunrise and sunset, at noon and at midnight, in sun and in rain, in snow and in storm, in summer and in winter and in… Read more »
The central core of Community Adventure Program is based upon three major tenets: Outdoor education, environmental education, and service learning. I wanted to take the opportunity to define these and other pedagogical approaches and techniques used to teach the CAP. These definitions offer a very broad explanation to complex terms, but attempt to synthesize these… Read more »
“He who appreciates nature learns to unburden his mind of trivial thoughts. Surrender yourself to an enjoyment of the prospect unattended by the beauty of the surroundings. Escape from the shell of your small affairs and tread for a while those mysterious paths of the spirit that lead nowhere and everywhere. Then you will know… Read more »
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
This week we jumped right into the Community Action Process. Students spent Tuesday participating in a Brainwriting exercise to brainstorm local outdoor and environmental issues affecting the Boulder community. After the brainstorming was completed, students generated over 45 problems affecting our community from the brown cloud to invasive species infiltrating the natural ecosystem. By Friday,… Read more »
This week we jumped right into the Community Action Process. Students spent Tuesday participating in a Brainwriting exercise to brainstorm local outdoor and environmental issues affecting the Boulder community. After the brainstorming was completed, students generated over 45 problems affecting our community from the brown cloud to invasive species infiltrating the natural ecosystem. By Friday,… Read more »
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
This week was a really fun week in our CAP class. On Tuesday we discussed the community action project that we’re going to be doing. The community action project last quarter was centered around trying to stop people from leaving dog poo on trails. I think this class we may end up doing something about… Read more »
This week in CAP we were just getting started. On Tuesday we did all the boring stuff like going over the syllabus and handing out permission slips. I was amazed when we went over all the gear that you need to go winter camping. I
