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. …
Place-Based Education in Bhutan: A Reflection from my Fellowship
To start with gratitude; I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to be the first Teton Science Schools Fellow in Bhutan. It has been an enriching adventure filled with personal and professional experiences that have continued to challenge my way of thinking and broaden my perspectives. …
A Journey to Murie Family Park
“Goose Park” is the name affectionately given to the Murie Family Park outside of the Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center by the Journeys School kindergarten and first grade class. Over the past few weeks I’ve had a variety of experiences with schools visiting Teton Science Schools (TSS), …
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Our Local National Parks
The Government has shut down for an indefinite period of time—but what happens to our National Parks? Our current circumstances are different from the shutdown of 2013, when we could not access our local National Parks for 16 days. …
Leadership in the Tetons
Editor’s Note: DJ Sandler is an alumnus of Teton Science Schools Field Education programs and is spending the fall with us as a program and marketing intern before he starts his freshman year at Tufts University in Boston, …
Place-Based Professional Development in Action
This fall, 18 teachers from Wyoming and Utah came together at the Kelly Campus for part one of the Place-Based Education (PBE) Workshop series. This enthusiastic group spent time in lively discussion in and out of the classroom exploring the principles of PBE, …