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  • Thursday June 16, 2011

  • One Great Story

    My final week in the field was a great conclusion to my time as an AmeriCorps volunteer. The group of students I lead was a fourth grade class from Rock Springs, Wyoming.
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  • Thursday May 19, 2011

  • Idaho Fire Ecology Outreach

    This past week, Jackson Campus AmeriCorps led groups of 5th graders from Victor and Driggs Elementary Schools in a fire ecology outreach program. We wanted them to understand the basic dynamics of forest fires and to have a good experience learning outside. For our Wednesday fieldtrip,
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  • Thursday April 21, 2011

  • Nocturnal Noises

    It is 6:15 p.m. and the start of evening programs. Tonight is my favorite activity, the night hike. A night hike is unlike any other evening program. It is a sensory experience that teaches students about nocturnal animals adaptations. As humans, we are not nocturnal creatures.
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  • Thursday March 17, 2011

  • Spring Break at Teton Science Schools

    A group of Kelly Walsh High School students, parents, and teachers from Casper, Wyoming enjoyed an active Spring Break at Teton Science Schools this month. They arrived eager but uncertain of what the week would hold for them individually and as a group, and they left
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  • Thursday February 17, 2011

  • A Wonderful Tuesday in the Tetons

    This is the story of one of the best Tuesdays of my life. Tuesdays are often great days, but this Tuesday was an extra-special Tuesday. The Tuesday I am writing of was the day that I, along with an excited group of eight graders and an instructor, saw a rainbow, the moon,
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  • Thursday January 20, 2011

  • Field Education Team Welcomes Two New Members

    The Field Education Team has two new faculty members from Virginia. Tasha Purcell and Matt McGee join the Jackson Campus with a shared enthusiasm for exploring mountains; both have completed thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail. They are both passionate about teaching
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