News Release: Jimmy Chin to Receive Murie Spirit of Conservation Award
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DATE: April 30, 2019
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Jimmy Chin to Receive Murie Spirit of Conservation Award
Mr. …
How One AmeriCorps Alum is Crafting a Taste of Place
Long before Joe Meier took his first drive down Coyote Canyon Road for his AmeriCorps service at Teton Science Schools, he was out and about exploring Wyoming’s natural ecosystems. As a geology student at Northland College, …
This Alum is Telling Powerful Stories of Place Through Documentary Film
When we first met Hilary, she’d recently graduated from the University of Vermont, and was vying for an internship with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. With a background in film and television studies, it was her dream to harness the power of film to tell stories that could shift perspective and create social change. …
Meet Cotter Donnell
We are excited to introduce Cotter Donnell, who has accepted the position of Associate Head of the Jackson Campus starting August 1, 2020. With Elle Shafer stepping confidently into the role of Associate Head of the Teton Valley campus this June, …
Avalanche mitigation scheduled for February 12, 2019
Jackson, Wyo.—Due to the persistent instabilities in the snowpack at low elevations, representatives from Teton County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center will be performing avalanche control at the Jackson campus of Teton Science Schools (TSS) on February 12, …
Meet Peter Poutiatine
As we look toward the 2019-2020 school year, we want to introduce Peter Poutiatine, new director of teaching and learning from our Pre-K-12 school. The director of teaching and learning serves as the academic leader of the school. …
2018 Annual Report
News Release: TSS to Expand Rural School Network
JACKSON, Wyo., September 15, 2018—Teton Science Schools (TSS) is excited to announce that they will expand initiatives to create a national network of public rural schools integrating education into the community through authentic, …
A Truly Unique Graduate Program
Five years ago, when I was a student in the Teton Science Schools Middle School Field Ecology program, it was hard for me to picture the adults who led our group explorations sitting in a classroom of their own. …
Educator Development in the 21st Century
Industrialized education is dead. Young people absorbing content absent of context creates factory workers for the Industrial Age not leaders for the 21st century. In the beginning, Teton Science Schools operated in the informal education sector creating opportunities for high school students to learn by “doing science” on public lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. …