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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/young_people_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Young People Learn Leadership in the Great Outdoors' data-article-id='374'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9792'>The Cottonwood Institute is a nonprofit group that works with teenagers in the U.S. city of Denver, Colorado. </span> <span data-start-time='9792' data-end-time='17083'>It helps them learn about leadership while also learning about the environment.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='17083' data-end-time='21458'>Juliet Luna attends New Vista High School. </span> <span data-start-time='21458' data-end-time='32229'>She says it is not difficult to persuade young people to go into the mountains and search for solutions to environmental problems.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='32229' data-end-time='41854'>“Getting kids out into the environment inspires them to protect it, because if you don’t know what you’re protecting, why would you bother?”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='41854' data-end-time='51292'>The Cottonwood Institute works with teachers to help them combine classroom studies with environmental projects.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='51292' data-end-time='56479'>A group of students choose an environmental problem to solve. </span> <span data-start-time='56479' data-end-time='68042'>Over six or 12 weeks, they look for answers and join with local environmentalists to make those solutions work.</span> <span data-start-time='68042' data-end-time='75333'>After the project ends, the students have a greater understanding of the environment.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='75333' data-end-time='80875'>Jaden Games is in his final year of high school.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='80875' data-end-time='87250'>“I’ve learned a lot about CCD, which is colony collapse disorder, which has to do with the disappearance of bees. </span> <span data-start-time='87250' data-end-time='90708'>I’ve also learned a lot about fracking and water pollution.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='90708' data-end-time='96354'>Ford Church launched the Cottonwood Institute ten years ago. </span> <span data-start-time='96354' data-end-time='105083'>He says he wants young people to learn about the environment so that it will be healthy many years from now.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='105083' data-end-time='110792'>“The big thing that’s important for us is making sure that our students take care of the land that we’re exploring. </span> <span data-start-time='110792' data-end-time='121458'>In the city you might drop trash on the ground and it’s not a big deal and that’s a big deal to us ‘cause this is our playground -- this is our office so to speak -- and we really wanna take care of it.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='121458' data-end-time='133083'>Jaden Games and his classmate Cassidy Lam say being involved with the project has shown them that one person can make a difference.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='133083' data-end-time='142979'>“It’s really good to learn about the ecology and learn about the issues that we cause on the environment and how we can work on that and try to fix that.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='142979' data-end-time='151167'>“It just felt like all of the things that are happening to our planet that are negative feel so big and impossible for me to change; </span> <span data-start-time='151167' data-end-time='157688'>but while getting involved in this program I realized that it’s actually really easy to take it step-by-little-step.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='157688' data-end-time='163813'>Last year, the Cottonwood Institute worked with 415 students. </span> <span data-start-time='163813' data-end-time='177146'>It guided them through almost 5,000 hours of projects, giving them a chance to explore life outside the classroom and make a difference in their community.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='177146' data-end-time='180042'>I’m Christopher Jones-Cruise.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/young_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2218 data-hint-location='110792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/what_does_trash_mean.m4a'>What does trash mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='things that have been thrown away'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_solve_a_problem.m4a'><span>to solve a problem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_motivate.m4a'><span>to motivate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/things_that_have_been_thrown_away.m4a'><span>things that have been thrown away</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_take_the_time_to_do_something.m4a'><span>to take the time to do something</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2219 data-hint-location='32229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/what_does_bother_mean.m4a'>What does bother mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to take the time to do something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_solve_a_problem.m4a'><span>to solve a problem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_motivate.m4a'><span>to motivate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_throw_away.m4a'><span>to throw away</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_take_the_time_to_do_something.m4a'><span>to take the time to do something</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2220 data-hint-location='32229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/what_does_inspire_mean.m4a'>What does inspire mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to make someone want to do something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_solve_a_problem.m4a'><span>to solve a problem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_make_someone_want_to_do_something.m4a'><span>to make someone want to do something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_throw_away.m4a'><span>to throw away</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/to_take_the_time_to_do_something.m4a'><span>to take the time to do something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2221 data-hint-location='87250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/which_is_not_a_subject_students_learn_about_through_the_the_cottonwood_institute.m4a'>Which is NOT a subject students learn about through the The Cottonwood Institute?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the quadratic equation'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/fracking.m4a'><span>fracking</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/water_pollution_.m4a'><span>water pollution </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/the_environment.m4a'><span>the environment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/the_quadratic_equation.m4a'><span>the quadratic equation</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2222 data-hint-location='80875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/what_does_ccd_stand_for.m4a'>What does CCD stand for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='colony collapse disorder'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/colony_collapse_disorder.m4a'><span>colony collapse disorder</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/collapsing_world.m4a'><span>collapsing world</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/colonial_times.m4a'><span>colonial times</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/colony_delay.m4a'><span>colony delay</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2223 data-hint-location='9792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/what_does_the_cottonwood_institute_hope_to_instill_in_teenagers_while_teaching_them_about_the_environment.m4a'>What does The Cottonwood Institute hope to instill in teenagers while teaching them about the environment?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='leadership'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/compassion.m4a'><span>compassion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/hope.m4a'><span>hope</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/leadership.m4a'><span>leadership</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/pride.m4a'><span>pride</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2224 data-hint-location='96354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/church_says_he_wants_young_people_to_learn_about_the_environment_so_that_it_will_be__blank__in_the_future.m4a'>Church says he wants young people to learn about the environment so that it will be <span class='blank'>healthy</span> in the future.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='healthy'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/safe.m4a'><span>safe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/important.m4a'><span>important</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/clean.m4a'><span>clean</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/healthy.m4a'><span>healthy</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2225 data-hint-location='41854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/the_cottonwood_institute_works_with_teachers_to_combine__blank__with_environmental_projects.m4a'>The Cottonwood Institute works with teachers to combine <span class='blank'>lessons</span> with environmental projects.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='lessons'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/school.m4a'><span>school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/grades.m4a'><span>grades</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/lessons.m4a'><span>lessons</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/trips.m4a'><span>trips</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2226 data-hint-location='9792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/the_cottonwood_institute_helps_teenagers_learn_about_the__blank_.m4a'>The Cottonwood Institute helps teenagers learn about the <span class='blank'>environment</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='environment'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/environment.m4a'><span>environment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/economy.m4a'><span>economy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/137/arts.m4a'><span>arts</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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