The adventurers of the CAP Club at STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside have been busy bees this fall while exploring the natural world and growing together as a team. Back in October they had an a-MAZE-ing time at Denver’s Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, and earlier this November they were caught horsein’ around at Sylvan Dale Guest… Read more »
Say hello to Brittany Salley-Rains! Brittany is a proud Cottonwood Institute alumnus currently living it up and exploring the great outdoors in Montana! We had a chance to catch up with her recently to see what she has been up to and hear how her time spent with Cottonwood Institute and CAP has influenced her… Read more »
Leading up to the field trip to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWR), students from KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy used their time in CAP Club having fun, getting to know each other, and learning about their local outdoor environments. The week of the field trip the students planned a menu and developed their own… Read more »
The AXL Academy CAP overnight trip started off with a fun stop at a creek in the mountains before arriving at our campsite at Sylvan Dale Ranch. Two of our most adventurous students, Brooklyn and Fatima, had an accidental swim in the creek- but it was all in good fun and they were ready with… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute (CI) continued its partnership with Re:Vision to help make the 4th annual Urban Farm Volunteer Project a success! 15 rock star volunteers gathered on a chilly fall Saturday morning, all with different connections to CI, but a shared interest in giving back their time to Re:Vision! CI Instructors, Advisory Board Members, Staff,… Read more »
New Vista High School CAP class students had the opportunity to celebrate the fall equinox and changing colors near Allenspark, Colorado on their second fall camping trip! Nine students who have been learning backpacking skills throughout the semester packed their backpacks, made a meal plan, assigned camp chores, and hiked up Taylor Mountain to enjoy… Read more »
You know how they say young people are the future? Well, after spending two days in the wilderness on a Cottonwood Institute trip with some STRIVE- Prep RISE students it became evident that these particular students are the ones that are going to change the world. The students spent the couple of days participating in… Read more »
For two sunny September days, Golden’s White Ranch Open Space served as a substitute classroom for 11 STRIVE Prep – Federal seventh-graders. With the many challenges of the trail, the theme of this trip was all about learning the importance of working together. We had our first lesson before we even made it to the… Read more »
As with any good class teachers most often begin class with a series of activities that can help facilitate the group adopting a safe space to learn. These activities generally consist of the following elements: Name games, team building exercises, class “rules” and expectations/syllabus review. As I tell all of my students, I alone cannot… Read more »
We have a bold vision to make Denver Startup Week the most sustainable free entrepreneurship event in the North America — and we need your help! Denver Startup Week is right around the corner from September 24 – 28, 2018 and Cottonwood Institute is excited to team up with an impressive coalition of partners, including:… Read more »
