As Cottonwood Institute (CI) enters our third year of programming for Nature Kids / Jovenes de la Naturaleza (Nature Kids) Program in Lafayette, CO, it is time to look back on what we have accomplished the previous two years. Nature Kids is a five-year, $10 million collective impact project led by Thorne Nature Experience that… Read more »
We are happy to report that the Denver Startup Week 2019 sustainability results are in! But first, a little background… Waste diversion rates in Denver are hovering around 20% and the popularity of Denver Startup Week exploded to over 20,000 participants in 2019. It was incredibly important that we come together to reduce our… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute Staff and community members joined up with the CAP class from KSPA for a volunteer project at Re:Vision, an urban farming co-op in Westwood. KSPA CAP instructor Eva put together this video of the day! See more photos and videos from the day here! Thanks to Re:Vision for having us. Learn more about… Read more »
STRIVE Prep — RISE sent their second group of freshmen out to Sylvan Dale Ranch last weekend for an orientation trip full of fun and adventure! The group had a chance to bond with friends and with the natural world while playing outside, learning about stars, and enjoying delicious meals and s’mores around the campfire…. Read more »
Squeezing in one last bit of summer fun, the CAP students at Angevine Middle School spent two adventure-filled days at Cheley Outpost near Estes Park. Sergio, one of the students, reports on the trip for us: So what happened first is that we got to school at 7:45 and we played a name game then… Read more »
After an exciting week of greenhouse building and participating in the climate march, New Vista High School’s CAP class completed their second outdoor trip of the semester with a backpacking excursion near Allenspark, CO. The group participated in a service project with City of Boulder assisting with some landscaping and grounds maintenance at Wonderland Lake… Read more »
Pulling up to Buckingham Park alongside the hundreds of bicycles making their way up Lefthand Canyon just outside of Boulder served as a perfect introduction to a beautiful weekend in the mountains. Six CAP students from Centaurus High School took the plunge by setting out for Cal-Wood Education Center in Jamestown for a weekend of… Read more »
Freshman students from Strive Prep – RISE are kicking off their year with a series of overnight camping trips in the first two months of school! Led by instructors from Cottonwood Institute, these students are bonding with others in their advisory groups, working as a team to complete tasks and overcome obstacles that one may… Read more »
Learning Edge… Students are challenged to find and dance along their learning edge as part of the CAP class at New Vista High School. It’s that moment when you get butterflies in your stomach, and then, when you finally accomplish the task, you feel a great sense of accomplishment. It may be preparing for the… Read more »
CAP Students from STRIVE Prep — Federal headed out on their annual backpacking trip last Wednesday and, as usual, it was a blast! The kids got a chance to play outside and immerse themselves in the mystical wonders of nature. Scrambling around on rocks, acting, Oreos, and night hiking were all components of this epic… Read more »
