Last February, Earth Task Force (ETF) students and staff, co-wrote a grant application for the National Environmental Education Foundation’s (NEEF) Green Prize Award. The Green Prize is a national contest for schools across the country with a prize of $10,000 to help fund the winning schools’ sustainability efforts. In 2011, over 100 schools from around… Read more »
After completing the Community Adventure Program, the Cottonwood Institute’s core program, six extraordinary New Vista High School students realized that they wanted to continue making a difference in the world even though their class had ended. With their enthusiasm and persistence to change the world, they went above and beyond the call of duty to… Read more »
Chances are that the tortilla chips you just ate for lunch contain Genetically Modified Organisms (a.k.a. GMOs). Most of us have heard about GMOs, but what’s the big deal? To learn more about GMOs, an incredibly complex and controversial issue, Community Adventure Program students at New Vista High School began researching the issue by reading… Read more »
“Very rarely have I taken a class that I look forward to during the school day. This quarter I had a class like that, it was CAP. ” ~Ollie Hewat “This quarter CAP class has been outstanding. It is the only class in which I know everyone’s names and the only class I look forward… Read more »
“Just say no to GMOs!” hey, there — whatcha eating? Chips? Did you know that over 90% of all corn grown in the USA is genetically modified? The 1st quarter CAP class’s Action Project, GMOs, taught them this, and many other startling facts about the nation’s Genetically Engineered food. It also taught them to… Read more »
When I started teaching at New Vista High School in the fall of 2008 I didn’t know what to expect. I was excited about the idea of working with high school students, and nervous about teaching again since I’d taken almost a two year break. In my wildest dreams I couldn’t have anticipated what a… Read more »
This quarter students have chosen three different themes for each of their three days in spring action project: Green Living at Home, The Plight of the Bees, and Local Gardening What is it Good For? TONS!. Students broke up into focus areas depending on their interest and passion for the subject: Here is our schedule… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
Issue: Litter! During the fall semester of the 2008-2009 school year, the Cottonwood Institute collaborated with Manual High School to offer the Community Adventure Program. During this class, students are empowered to coordinate a student-directed Action Project to address a local environmental issue. Students jumped right in, rolled up their sleeves, and decided to tackle… Read more »
We spent the weekend at CalWood Education Center, hiking, camping, and practicing wilderness survival skills. Students hiked 2 miles in to the campsite, set up a wide range of shelters (tarp shelter, tent, schwag), and, after some lunch we hit the trail again to do some wildfire mitigation. Students braved a cold night, using hot… Read more »
