From Purpose to Practice
Editor’s Note: This is Nicole Gautier’s second blog entry about her experiences as a graduate student. In this piece, written after her fall teaching practicum, Nicole shares her thoughts about the dual roles of being a teacher and a student. …
Place-Based Learning in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
In January of 2016, Teton Science Schools will again send a team to the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan, to lead a series of workshops on place-based education. …
Winter is Coming: Studying Winter Phenology in Jackson Hole
For many people, the transition from fall to winter is characterized by gift-giving, decorations, warm jackets and cozy sweaters, not to mention cookies, pies, and other sweets. However, from a naturalist’s perspective, winter is perhaps best characterized by change: change in weather, …
Mardy Murie’s Annual Cookie Swap: Sunday, December 13th at the Murie Center
From sugar cookies to gingerbread men, biscotti to snickerdoodles . . . oh boy do we have a cookie for you!
Escape the cold this Sunday to enjoy cookies and treats in front of a crackling fire. …
The Yellowstone Wolves: Reflections on Objectivity in Science Education
A particularly memorable teaching moment for me came during a camping trip to Yellowstone National Park in late June 2015 with a group of St. Louis middle school students. We hiked up to Trout Lake in Lamar Valley during our second day in the field, …
Lessons in Place
Ask every member of the Teton Science Schools’ Field Education team why they do what they do, and you’re likely to find yourself peering into a constellation of diverse personal motives. Many will share stories of childhood adventures in nature and their wish to share these experiences with another generation. …
Connecting Classrooms and Communities with New Technology
Teton Science Schools adoption of Learning relationship management technology enables place-based learning in communities across the country.
Teton Science Schools will be using the Motivis learning relationship management (LRM) platform to enable a new initiative: a program for students in grades 3-8 that blends an online learning experience with a place-based approach. …
Patrick Daley Joins TSS
Teton Science Schools recently hired Patrick Daley as the Vice President of Advancement. Patrick will be responsible for the Advancement Department. The Vice President of Advancement leads and is responsible for the strategy, structures, and execution of fundraising, …
A Change in Perspective
This past October, I had the pleasure of working with a group of 8th grade students from Berkeley Carroll, a school in Brooklyn, NY. As an environmental field educator in the Tetons, …
From the Silver Fridge: Hummus
Hummus is one of the more popular lunch items in the Teton Science Schools’ dining lodge, both in our lunch bar, where students pack their field lunches, and in the silver fridge, where staff memebers scrounge for leftovers and sandwich makings for the day. …