Zoo Travel Programs
Last week I attended a conference in Seattle, Washington called Zoos and Aquariums Committed to Conservation (ZACC). My objective was to begin to develop relationships with zoos that are interested in bringing zoo members to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as part of their travel programs. …
Looking For a Sunny Spring Break Get-Away?
A home-stay opportunity has become available in Spain through a couple of generous auction donors, Thomas and Barbara Herting. See description of home and area below:Mallorca, Spain, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. One week in northeastern Mallorca, …
A Wonderful Tuesday in the Tetons
This is the story of one of the best Tuesdays of my life. Tuesdays are often great days, but this Tuesday was an extra-special Tuesday. The Tuesday I am writing of was the day that I, …
Teaching in Winter
With 350 inches of snow fallen, the Tetons are buried in the February depths of winter. That means here at the Kelly Campus, Graduate Students are buried in the depths of their teaching practica. We have divided into three teams, …
Teton Science Schools & University of Wyoming Receive Math & Science Partnership Grant
We are thrilled to announce that the University of Wyoming and Teton Science Schools received a Math-Science Partnership grant that will be put into action this coming June, 2011! Through this partnership we will be working together to engage Wyoming teachers and their students in the exploration of their homes and local communities. …
Journeys School Adds Pre-Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade Curriculum Coordinator
This year, a curriculum coordinator position was created out of the desire to ensure that Journeys School offered students the best possible education. The responsibilities of the curriculum coordinator can be broken into three areas: Curriculum, …
Mule Deer Research Nears Target Collar Number
In December 2010, the Conservation Research Center of Teton Science Schools mule deer research team began efforts to capture and radio-collar 30 mule deer. As of February 11, 2011, 57 mule deer have been captured including 11 fawns, …
Double Collaboration
In early February, Teton Science Schools teamed up with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) to teach a group of 16 GYC members from around the United States more about the ecology of the Jackson Hole part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. …
Don’t Forget… $20 off each Summer Youth Adventure Registered Before February 1
In less than five months Teton Science Schools will offer the first Summer Adventure of 2011. Although summer seems a long way off, especially when the thermometer hovers in the low teens on this cold January afternoon here in Jackson, …
Field Education Team Welcomes Two New Members
The Field Education Team has two new faculty members from Virginia. Tasha Purcell and Matt McGee join the Jackson Campus with a shared enthusiasm for exploring mountains; both have completed thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail. …