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Gardening and Composting Action Project, 4th Quarter 2007

We decided that for our Action Project, we would create a Greenhouse and Composting System for New Vista High School. We thought this would be a good thing to do because, after we are all gone from NVHS, future students would have a CE or Workshop that focused on the concepts of composting and growing… Read more »

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Class Syllabus, 4th Quarter 2006

Teacher: Ford Church, M. A., Founder and Executive DirectorCottonwood Institute303.447.1076 (w)ford at cottonwoodinstitute.org Course Dates and Times: Seminar Intensive for 1.0 credits: Tuesdays: 11:05am – 12:05pm, Wednesdays: 8:45am – 3:05pm (including Breaks, Advisory, and Lunch), and Fridays: 11:05am – 12:05pm, plus 2 weekend overnight camping trips. Course Description:The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is all about… Read more »

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4 Days in May Action Project Schedule

Alright, here is the play-by-play for the Community Adventure Program’s 2005 4-Days in May Action Project at New Vista High School: Monday, May 9th, 2005: 9:00am-3:00pm – We will meet at New Vista High School in Room 200 and will meet Laurie Deiter with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. Laurie will… Read more »

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About CAP

What is the Community Adventure Program? The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a unique academic experience for adventurous students who want to practice engaging outdoor skills, discuss and debate local outdoor and environmental issues, develop deeper friendships with their classmates, and who want to make a positive impact in their community. The CAP is unique… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review – October 12, 13, and 15, 2004

On Tuesday, we made final preparations for our Action Project. Caylin went over final logistics and made an equipment list for everyone to gather before we went in the field for our Action Project. Wednesday was the big day we had been planning for the past several weeks. Our plan was to meet Zachary Price… Read more »

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CAP Week In Review

On Tuesday, we made final preparations for our Action Project. Caylin went over final logistics and made an equipment list for everyone to gather before we went in the field for our Action Project. Wednesday was the big day we had been planning for the past several weeks. Our plan was to meet Zachary Price… Read more »

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4 Days in May Fire Mitigation Project

4 Days in May is a program at New Vista High School where the entire school shuts down so students and teachers can join forces to implement meaningful service projects in the community. The Planning Stage: For our 4 days in May project, the Community Adventure Program all came together to discuss ideas that would… Read more »

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CAP Week in Review – February 24, 25, and 27, 2004

This week we continued to hammer away on our Community Action Project. On Tuesday, we came up with the following statements that helped us define the problem that we want to address: 1. People are buying globally while thinking locally instead of buying locally and thinking globally. 2. Corporate monopolies in the agriculture industry focus… Read more »