Place Learning and Civic Engagement Workshops Take Training Around Wyoming
The Place-Learning and Civic Engagment workshop series, a year-long professional development program for elementary teachers around Wyoming, recently completed a four-day training in Cheyenne for teachers from Cheyenne and Saratoga, Wyoming. Kate Welsh of the University of Wyoming and Doug Wachob and I from Teton Science Schools led the four day program that took us to outdoor locations around Cheyenne, …
Cartography in a Time Machine
In 1915, land surveys were truly a labor of love. Imagine that pioneering forester, climbing up and over the Tetons, recording on muddy linen paper every nook and cranny of topography while trying to differentiate chokecherry from willow at the lake half a mile away. …
Alive@5
Wildlife Expeditions was invited to present weekly wildlife ecology education programs at the Teton Village Association’s Alive@5 this summer. Every Tuesday throughout the summer, from 5pm-6pm, one of our talented biologists presents an interactive talk on the wildlife of Jackson Hole. …
High School Field Ecology: Yellowstone Experience (Video)
Sunday, July 10: On this day, we moved away from our beloved Kelly Campus to embark on the long trek to Mars, WY. Some people call it Yellowstone. It was a strange place where we lived in tents without showers. …
More High School Field Ecology Adventures (Videos)
Here at Teton Science Schools a day is an adventure, every hour an experience, every minute we are making memories for our life. Not just learning about nature we learn to be one with it. …
\’Twas a Radiant Day
July 3rd ‘twas—when from Mexico, New York, New Mexico by way of Vermont and D.C. (respectively), East Coast, Nepal and the Philippines by way of the West Coast, our now beloved Wyoming, and elsewhere equally as important ventured sixteen wide-eyed, …
The 44th Edition of High School Field Ecology has Commenced! (Video)
We are thrilled to get moving with an exciting month ahead. The day started with warm sunshine on the Tetons while one of our more outgoing instructors greeted the students at the Jackson Hole airport dressed in a pika suit and a tie to formalize the occasion. …
High School Field Ecology Instructors Prep for 2011 (Video)
The High School Field Ecology Instructors spent last week scouting and preparing for the arrival of this year’s group. Watch the video below prepared by the instructors. Welcome 2011 High School Field Ecology participants!
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Summer Family Adventures Kick Off with New Tracking Thursdays
Teton Science Schools are set to begin another fantastic summer filled with adventures for youth and families. This year we are excited to announce the addition of Tracking Thursdays: Evening Stroll and Ice Cream. …
One Great Story
My final week in the field was a great conclusion to my time as an AmeriCorps volunteer. The group of students I lead was a fourth grade class from Rock Springs, Wyoming. This was the youngest group of children I have worked with, …