Place Network Spring Conference Reflections
Written by Donna Tully, Professional Learning Coach
This April, we welcomed 48 educators, leaders, and partners from across the United States and Canada to the 2026 Place Network Spring Conference. Participants traveled from 10 states — Illinois, …
Wyoming Place-Based Education Microcredential Starting in June 2026
Teton Science Schools and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is thrilled to launch the Wyoming Place-Based Education Microcredential for the first time in June 2026. The program includes a summer online course and then an in-person intensive workshop for educators. …
Building Bridges Across Generations: Kindergarteners Visit Sage Living Center
As part of their Community Helpers Unit, our Mountain Academy Jackson Campus kindergarten students recently embarked on a meaningful and memorable visit to Sage Living Center. With curiosity and compassion, our youngest learners stepped into the role of “helpers,” eager to better understand how members of our community care for the elderly. …
Community Stewardship in Action: Celebrating Habitat Heroes
Stewarding the landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem takes a community effort. Across Teton County, volunteers are stepping forward to help defend wildlife habitat, restore native plant communities, and care for the public lands that make this place so special. …
Anyone Can Be a Leader
At the Mountain Academy Jackson Campus, our 2nd–3rd graders are exploring a powerful idea:
Anyone can be a leader when they care and take action.
Learning About Leadership
As part of their literacy and social studies work, …
Student Art at National Museum of Wildlife Art: A Celebration of Connection
This winter, students from both our Mountain Academy Jackson Campus and Teton Valley Campus were given a truly extraordinary opportunity, one that few young artists experience. Their work is currently on display at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, …
Creekside Wonder Market
Written by Kelly Gaskins, Professional Learning Coach
At Waggoner Creek, the school year culminated in a student-led community market and showcase that brought place-based learning to life through the lenses of ecology, economy, …
Weekends in the Park: Building Connection Through Grand Teton National Park
This spring, Teton Science Schools welcomed local students to the Kelly Campus in Grand Teton National Park for the first Weekends in the Park program, part of the new Every Kid in Wyoming initiative, aimed at helping young people build deeper connections to the landscapes, …
Welcome Back Birds
Written by Kevin Taylor, Lead Wildlife Expeditions Guide
If you talk to any local Jackson Hole resident right now, it will not take long for the conversation to steer toward our record-breaking mild winter. …
A New Community Garden Takes Root in Wilson
Mountain Academy Teton Valley Campus students sport a Slow Food in the Tetons hat at the school’s farm and garden program.
A new space to gather, grow, and connect is taking root on Jackson Hole’s West Bank. …