Welcome to Cottonwood Institute’s new website! We love the new look and feel and how it clearly articulates who we are and what we do. The Home Page in particular is very easy to navigate, featuring drop-down menus and clickable photo links to our most popular pages. We are excited about the newly improved About Us page, which… Read more »
UPDATE: Online registration is now closed, but we are still taking walk up registrations at the door tonight. Come join us! The leaves are falling and the snow is coming, which means it is time for Cottonwood Institute’s annual Beer Release Party Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Wynkoop Brewing Company. RSVP… Read more »
In fall of 2014, Community Adventure Program (CAP) students at New Vista High School in Boulder, Colorado, chose to study the controversial topic of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). After watching documentaries, visiting Alfalfa’s Market, and conducting extensive research, they invited speakers from both sides of the issue to their class. Speakers from Right to Know… Read more »
This past Friday, on September 26th, a student led environmental action team at New Vista High School called the Earth Task Force coordinated a Local Lunch event. With the invaluable help of The Kitchen Next Door and donations of ingredients by vendors from the local community, the Earth Task Force served a delicious lunch to… Read more »
In late October, students from STRIVE Preparatory Schools’ Excel campus went backpacking as part of their Community Adventure Program (CAP) class with Cottonwood Institute. CAP at STRIVE is a semester-long class, which meets two days each week for 15 weeks. The first few weeks of class in August and September focused on teambuilding, nature awareness,… Read more »
In September of 2014, Community Adventure Program (CAP) students at New Vista High School embarked on their first overnight backpacking trip of the quarter! Led by Cottonwood Institute (CI) instructors Katie and Sandy, the group of 10 students hiked up the trails at White Ranch Park in Golden, Colorado. Once arriving at their campsite for… Read more »
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir New and returning instructors met up on a sunny Saturday morning… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute was excited to collaborate with the College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) in a unique Fire and Flood Project exploring the foothills and gaining a deeper understanding of fire, water, and flood issues in Colorado. After an early morning pick-up at DIA, a group of 17 from Wisconsin, began their trip… Read more »
It’s go time people! The Throwdown, our annual charity cornhole tournament to benefit Cottonwood Institute, is a little over a week away on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 from 11am – 5pm at City Park in Denver, CO. Come hang out for the day in beautiful City Park, play a few games of cornhole, enjoy amazing food… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute had a great time on a one-day outing with Leprino Foods last week. This corporate team-building and survival skills day took participants up to White Ranch Open Space outside of Golden where they bonded over games and competed in team activities from fire building to sit-spots and shelters to the circle of metaphor…. Read more »
