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 the CAP was in full swing, with the mound of paperwork and course logistics behind us. On Tuesday, we spent the class learning about the Community Action Project we will take on during this class. Our class will work together to tackle an outdoor or environmental issue affecting our community and actually doing… Read more »
This week the CAP was in full swing, with the mound of paperwork and course logistics behind us. On Tuesday, we spent the class learning about the Community Action Project we will take on during this class. Our class will work together to tackle an outdoor or environmental issue affecting our community and actually doing… Read more »
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
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 »
I have to say it has been an extremely rewarding process to come up with a vision for a program, work it out on paper, and then bring it to the community. This past week, all of the hard work has been paying off and the community has responded with recognition and acknowledgement. On Saturday,… Read more »
When your butt is on the line, it is comforting knowing that Boulder is home to one of the finest search and rescue teams in the country. On Wednesday, Alex Hearn, from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (a.k.a. RMR) gave the Community Adventure Program the real dirt on their elite crew of dedicated volunteers and… Read more »
Weekend Weather Report for Idaho Springs, CO: Fri, Dec 12, 2003: Partly Cloudy, High 25
We are spoiled here in Boulder, Colorado. We bathe in 300+ days of sunshine every year, we are surrounded by stunning views of the flatirons and the majestic Indian Peaks, and we are fortunate to have some of the best climbing and bouldering in the country in our own backyard. But when it is 30… Read more »
We are spoiled here in Boulder, Colorado. We bathe in 300+ days of sunshine every year, we are surrounded by stunning views of the flatirons and the majestic Indian Peaks, and we are fortunate to have some of the best climbing and bouldering in the country in our own backyard. But when it is 30… Read more »
