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AOR Survives – Hoot!
On Monday, June 18th, 2012, Agency Off Record, Inc. (AOR), a spunky advertising agency in Denver, CO, closed the office for the day and took off to the mountains for a 1-day survival training with the...
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Alpha Males – Colorado Academy Takes Over Mission: Wolf
In late May, a group of high school boys from Colorado Academy took over Mission: Wolf (MW). Accompanied by their teacher, school principal and three Cottonwood Institute instructors, the boys enjoyed...
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Enchanted Evenings at Mission:Wolf with West Denver Prep
The long lazy days of summer has just begun, but a group of 12 West Denver Prep Lake Campus students decided to give up a few of these lazy days for an adventure at Mission:Wolf (MW) this past June....
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Wandering in Nature with Buckley Air Force Base Youth
This has certainly been one of Colorado’s hottest summers, but that did not deter the Buckley Airforce Base Youth Group from going out to the woods for a weekend of adventure and learning with the...
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The Three C’s: Casa, Calwood, and Camping!
Throughout 2011 and 2012, Cottonwood Institute has been partnering with Casa de la Esperanza, a Boulder County housing community in Longmont. We have gone on day hikes, hosted movie nights, and worked...
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Veggies Bring Out The Best In Us – CYC Youth Take On Farming!
In mid July a group high school girls from Colorado Youth for a Change in Boulder (a drop-out prevention program), along with one girl who flew all the way to Colorado from the DC area just for this...
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Life Lessons: Making Connections on CAP Overnights
After two overnight camping trips, Community Adventure Program students reflected on their experiences thus far. Many students made deep connections between our class and everyday life. Read what Lucy...
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Survival Day with Snooze Chefs: New Ingredients for a Fun Outing
At the end of August, a brave group of chefs from Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, joined Cottonwood Institute for a day of survival activities and fun in the foothills. A dozen chefs from several Snooze...
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STRIVE Westwood Students Connect with Each Other and the Natural World
In mid-March, the Mini Community Adventure Program (Mini-CAP) crew from STRIVE Preparatory Schools’ Westwood campus embarked on an overnight camping adventure in the foothills of Colorado with the...
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Backpacking, Hiking, and Exploring with CAP
This spring, the Community Adventure Program (CAP) at New Vista High School had many amazing outdoor experiences! Each adventure built upon the last, as the students grew into competent and excited...
View ArticleCasa de le Esperanza Explores Another World
A couple weeks ago, Cottonwood Institute teamed up with Casa de la Esperanza, a housing community in Longmont hosted by Boulder County Housing Authority, and engaged seven kids, one chaperon, and two...
View ArticleMilitary Kids National Guard Family Overnight
The Aspen leaves just began changing, and this weekend Cottonwood Institute had the chance to see the leaves and enjoy the fall weather camping with four National Guard families in Golden Gate Canyon...
View ArticleFire Fury and Snow Flurries with STRIVE Prep – Excel
The act of making a fire connects us back to our ancestors of more than 100,000 years ago. Huddling around a fire for warmth, sustenance and community is something that too few of us get to experience...
View ArticleKIPP Montbello Students Trekkin’ it on Snowshoes
Have you ever experienced the full potential of what nature can offer? Students at KIPP Montbello Collegiate High School, as part of the Cottonwood Institute’s Community Adventure Program, were able...
View ArticleCAP Students Living in the Moment
Snug as a bug, students packed in among backpacks and gear, eager to see what awaited them on their new adventure. This last weekend the Community Adventure Program (CAP) of New Vista High School...
View ArticleKIPP Montbello Students Singin’ in the Snow
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” twenty-plus Kippsters harmonized in the snow at the beginning of May. As many of us know, flexibility is the key word in education and we got to practice...
View ArticleA Rainy Pondside Retreat with New Vista CAP Students
Six New Vista High School Community Adventure Program (CAP) students and three instructors braved the wet weather as we left Boulder heading toward Allenspark. When we arrived at the trailhead, the sun...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: CI-Style with STRIVE Prep-Excel CAP Students
It all started out a week before our trip. During class we went outside and had a 10 Hiking Essentials Relay Race, with each team racing toward a pile of random supplies and stuffing items inside....
View ArticleMeeting Wolves with New Eyes: STRIVE Prep-Sunnyside
It was a clear, sunny day when twelve STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside students embarked on a journey into the Sangre de Cristo mountains. They had one clear mission: to meet and learn about wolves in the...
View ArticleLeaving It All Behind: Littleton Academy at Mission: Wolf
Gear flung everywhere, smiles abound, and parents left behind! It’s time for an adventure! Twenty-one Littleton Academy 5th graders and six adults headed out to howl with the wolves this past week at...
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