The Cottonwood Institute recently showed Who Killed the Electric Car? at our Change the World Movie Night at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver. I really enjoyed how this film presented and analyzed the various suspects that contributed to the life and death of GM’s Electric Vehicles (EV). Suspects included the California Air Resources Board,… Read more »
Myrtle Spurge is a funky little plant that has stealthily crept its way into the many rock gardens and landscapes of Park Hill. While this plant is aesthetically pleasing, requires little water, and has a beautiful yellow glow when it flowers in the spring, this plant is a menace to our neighborhood! So what’s the… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute recently hosted another "Change the World Movie Night" at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, Colorado with a screening of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore put presidential and political ambitions behind him and is on a mission to raise an awareness about global warming and climate change. He does a… Read more »
Contact Community Adventure Program The Community Adventure Program is an educational program of the Cottonwood Institute. The Cottonwood Institute is a non-profit organization located in Denver, Colorado that inspires students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and service. If you would like to give us feedback, find out how to volunteer… Read more »
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The Cottonwood Institute recently hosted its first "Change the World Movie Night" at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, Colorado. We watched a movie called The Next Industrial Revolution, with William McDonough and Matthew Braungart, and had a rich discussion about environmental sustainability. The movie looked at how businesses like Nike, the Ford Motor Company,… Read more »
Conference on World Affairs – The Conference On World Affairs has a variety of lectures this week from Monday, April 10th 2006 – Friday, April 14, 2006 at the University of Colorado – Boulder. Feel free to attend a lecture that pertains to this class in terms of environmental issues or sustainability. For more information… Read more »
If you are an educator, you have probably heard of Howard Gardner and his theory of Multiple Intelligence. The seven types of intelligence include: Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. By identifying the various types of intelligence, schools and educators can tailor their curriculum to develop all intelligences among youth. But what about… Read more »
The Community Adventure Program Trip Log (TLOG) is a tool that we use to document each trip. Students can use this as a reference and template for coordinating their own trips outside of this class and future CAP classes will use this information as a reference for future trips. This is also a reflective tool… Read more »
The Community Adventure Program Trip Log (TLOG) is a tool that we use to document each trip. Students can use this as a reference and template for coordinating their own trips outside of this class and future CAP classes will use this information as a reference for future trips. This is also a reflective tool… Read more »
