A Grizzly Decision
The first time I saw a grizzly in the wild was in 1999 while leading an Outward Bound expedition in the Beartooth Mountains just north of Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Seeing a grizzly on foot brings with it adrenaline and fear, …
Connecting to Place in Central America
The phrase “connection to place” is in every lesson plan and weekly schedule that Teton Science Schools field instructors have ever read or written. We are tasked with instilling that concept in our students through observation and scientific investigations, …
Winter on the Moon
Tucked in a remote part of Idaho, between the Lost River Range and the Snake River Valley, there’s a slice of public land few people have heard of: Craters of the Moon National Monument. …
The Big 100
Birthdays are always fun to celebrate, and some milestones hold more weight than others. This year, the National Park Service celebrates its centennial. While the agency has undergone its share of change over the past century, …
Expanding the TSS Family
As I look back over our time in Bhutan, I am struck by the many stories, feelings, and conversations that make up my experience there. I remember walking near a river with a young teacher named Bhagat, …
Making Education Relevant in Samtse, Bhutan
Do you believe love marriages or arranged marriages last longer? While this does not sound like your typical Teton Science Schools question, it was one of the innovative lessons designed by Samtse College of Education lecturers during a professional training course in Bhutan last week. …
“When You Take the Time to Look:” J-Term Winter Ecology
As Frank Craighead writes in his book A Naturalist’s Guide to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, “The shortest day of the year (December 21) has come and gone with the severest winter weather still ahead, …
Intentional Culture in Punakha, Bhutan
Editor’s note – This is the third installment in our travel blog of the Teton Science Schools’ team’s trip to Bhutan. To read the first and second installments, click here and here. …
Inquiry and Design Learning in Punakha, Bhutan
Editor’s note – This is the second installment in our travel blog of the Teton Science Schools’ team’s trip to Bhutan. To read the first installment, click here.
At the core of the Teton Science Schools’ framework are the interlinked inquiry and design cycles. …
Wonder and Admiration in Winter
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter . . .
~ John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866
When you say that you work in field education in Jackson, …