A PROJECT LED THROUGH THE REV
Cottonwood Crossing Summer Institute (CCSI)
A SUMMER YOU WON’T FORGET
Make lifelong friends – Float the John Day River – Learn how to study our natural resources and local heritage – Produce media that will be shared by Oregon State Parks
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Cottonwood Crossing Summer Institute (CCSI) is a week-long residential field studies program for high school students held in Cottonwood Canyon State Park. Participants choose from course options where they learn about locally significant cultural or natural resources. Projects are led by EOU faculty, EOU students, and other regional professionals. High school students will earn college credit for EOU.
2024 COURSES WILL INCLUDE:
Geology
Neuroscience
Visual Storytelling
Riparian Ecosystems
Cost to attend: $350 and scholarships are available.
Are you an educator interested in an experience of learning while living in the outdoors (and earning professional development units while doing so)? Learn about our program for you: Cottonwood Canyon Teaching Institute.
In the News…
SUMMER INSTITUTES AT EOU PROVIDE MORE THAN OPPORTUNITY, THEY PROVIDE CREDIT HOURS
March 10, 2023
NewsofOregon.com
The Summer Institutes at Eastern Oregon University (EOU) are a great way for high school students to keep learning through the summer as well as earn college credit. The institutes are designed to allow high school students to experience campus, explore different colleges and majors, and get started on their path to becoming a Mountaineer.
COTTONWOOD CROSSING SUMMER INSTITUTE MARKS EIGHT YEARS OF OUTDOOR LEARNING
State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Air, Land & Water
August 27, 2021
For eight years, high school students in rural communities have earned college credits and learned about watershed science in the outdoor classroom provided by the Cottonwood Crossing Summer Institute. The program includes hands-on learning at Cottonwood Canyon State Park, Oregon’s largest at 8,000 acres.
