Hello C.A.P.! My name is Madeline Bachner and I am the new CAP teacher. I am so excited to be instructing the CAP class this year! We are going to have a great time learning about local ecology, natural history and environmental issues, along with survival and outdoor skills. I cannot wait to see what… Read more »
Hey, everyone! The City of Boulder is hosting a Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 16th. It goes from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and there’s an ice cream social at Scott Carpenter Park directly after (only go if you volunteered for the morning)! PLUS, everyone who participates will get a one-day pass to Boulder Reservoir!… Read more »
Welcome to the CAP Club Blog! Hello!! Welcome to New Vista High School’s NEW CAP (Community Adventure Program) Club! I’m so excited things are finally getting rolling. Not so long ago we didn’t even know what CAP Club was going to be, and now we’ve not only figured out our purpose, but some great activities,… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute’s educational philosophy is based upon two major tenets: environmental education and service-learning. We wanted to take the opportunity to define these and other pedagogical approaches and techniques used to teach our educational programs. These definitions offer a very broad explanation to complex terms, but attempt to synthesize these key terms into understandable… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute is committed to helping people raise their awareness of local environmental issues, environmental sustainability, and how to reduce their environmental footprint. Here are three easy things you can do to help you change the world: Step One: Calculate Your Environmental Footprint: Go to MyFootprint.org and calculate your personal environmental footprint. Step Two:… Read more »
Local Environmental Issues Research “The conservationist’s most important task, if we are to save the earth, is to educate.” – Peter Scott Here is a list to get you started with your local environmental issue research! You have about 30 minutes to look through these websites. Take notes and be ready to contribute ideas about… Read more »
When we are aware of our environmental footprint, we are more likely to make changes in our daily lives, walk our talk, inspire others around us to make a change as well, and our efforts will ripple out and change the world. Below are a few green facts that will help increase your awareness about… Read more »
“Over 80% of executives at U.S. multinational companies rate sustainability as either essential or very important.” Source: Corporate Board. “In one second, our sun produces enough energy to meet the current needs of the entire Earth for 500,000 years. Only 1% of U.S. electricity is generated from solar power.” Sources: Boston Globe, Energy Information Administration,… Read more »
“My experience leads me to believe that the main distinction between those who fully participate in their communities and those who withdraw into private life doesn’t rest in the active citizens’ grasp of complex issues, or their innate moral strength. Instead, those who get involved view their place in the world very differently. They have… Read more »
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.” – Buddha
