Did you know that the United States alone disposes of over 22 billion petroleum based water bottles every year, and that each of these bottles will take an estimated one million years to decompose? The second quarter Community Adventure Program (CAP) class at New Vista High School heard this and decided to take action! In addition to… Read more »
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 it would be much more… Read more »
Issue: The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a unique course that the Cottonwood Institute has implemented into local middle and high schools. Through this program students learn about outdoor awareness and environmental sustainability. They are also provided with the opportunity to make real change in their communities by addressing a local environmental issue. firths quarter… Read more »
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 also went on a long hike and few… Read more »
Car Sharing— Zipcar The Green Streets Initiative — Walk Ride Days Go Boulder CU Environmental Center Go Loco– A ride-sharing service in the Northeast. This service uses facebook to connect people
One of the core programs at the Cottonwood Institute is called the Community Adventure Program (CAP). CAP is a class offered to public high schools students, which combines outdoor survival skills with environmental awareness and education. Throughout the class, students design an Action Project to address an environmental issue that is affecting their local community…. Read more »
The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a class offered at New Vista High School through the Cottonwood Institute that combines outdoor education with environmental stewardship. A large aspect of the class is spent creating a student-directed Action Project concerning a local environmental issue. The students must design a project that will educate people about the… Read more »
November 5-9, 2007: In order to raise awareness about the waste caused by plastic bags, students decided to sell reusable grocery bags at local grocery stores. Proceeds raised will benefit the CAP class and the MaxFund (a no-kill animal shelter in Denver). Pictured above: David V., David S., Jesus, Candace, Perla, Leatha, Monica.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO, November 2, 2007 – According to the Sierra Club, “in the U.S. alone, we throw away 100 billion plastic bags each year — the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil.” The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a student-directed class for urban high school students at PS1 Charter School in… Read more »
Somewhere in the northern Pacific floats a non-biodegradable petrochemical blob that’s twice the size of Texas. Much of this deadly mess originated when someone innocently took home their shopping in a plastic bag. In the U.S. alone, we throw away 100 billion plastic bags each year — the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil…. Read more »
