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Cooper Recognizes Outstanding Tucson Teachers at Best Attended Event in Cooper History

On November 20th, Camp Cooper opened its gates for the first public event in over 18 months. The occasion was to celebrate outstanding Tucson teachers - teachers who had made a difference in the lives of students and teachers who employ hands-on learning in the classroom.  Attendance was a record for a public event at Camp Cooper.

Meet our staff member Paige (they/them)!

Paige grew up in central Massachusetts and completed their B.S. in biology at Kansas State University. In an attempt to escape winter weather forever, they moved to Tucson in 2018 and joined Cooper’s educational team as an instructor shortly after.

Former Cooper Center Intern Wins Teaching Award

Congrats to Maddie Schepper, University of Arizona College of Education alum and former Cooper Center Intern. Maddie teaches at Borton Magnet School and is being recognized as part of TUSD's 2021 Science Teacher of The Year Award.

Compost Cats Demonstration Garden Construction Nears Completion

We are excited to announce that the UArizona Compost Cats, UArizona Office of Sustainability and Cooper Center for Environmental Learning (Camp Cooper) have joined forces to create a garden space that incorporates a new compost and vermicomposting system as well as a native food plants and native pollinator plants garden. The aim of this demonstration site is to create and maintain a space that will allow Camp Cooper to utilize available space for educational purposes, showcasing live examples of desert gardening, traditional composting, native pollinators, vermicomposting, rainwater harvesting, and more. 

Direct Your Tax Credit To Camp Cooper Kids

Tax credits are a way to allocate your Arizona state tax payments to a cause you support. What could be better than supporting a classroom full of students having a Camp Cooper experience?

Meet Mariah - Camp Cooper Program Coordinator

RSVP Today!

As you probably know, we are hosting our Campfire Celebration on November 20th. I am meeting with the caterer today and I have to give them our final event head count tomorrow (Friday). Once our head count is set, we may have to limit admission to this free event. So I'm asking all of our friends and fans to get your tickets today!

Cooper Intern Profile | Andrea Bennett Gutierrez

Andrea is a graduate student in the Language, Reading and Culture master’s program, with an emphasis on bilingual education. She has worked in informal education in nonprofit and museum settings and strives to implement biliteracy in education and community engagement. Andrea loves nature and art, and often enjoys painting or drawing outdoors. She also loves animals, particularly lizards, frogs, small rodents, and dogs.

Cooper Intern Profile | Jesse Duarte

My name is Jesse Duarte and I am a senior at The University of Arizona. I am a Literacy, Leadership and Learning Program major with a community education focus. I am broadly interested in gaining more experience with informal learning and how I can work towards increasing access to education.

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2021 Crowdfunding Update

Thank you!  We did it! In fact, we surpassed our goal, successfully raising $30,000 for staff and programs, plus $2,160 to pay for more than 200 students to have an overnight experience at Camp Cooper. 

Bobcats In Tucson Seminar

Bobcats in Tucson came out to the Cooper Center on Saturday September 18th as part of AAEE in person meet ups (there was 11 of us total).  Check out the photos!