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. …
Graduate Students Look Forward and Remember Back
The Winter Semester has begun at the Kelly Campus. With the seasonal shift, it’s logical for our graduate students to begin thinking of steps beyond the Graduate Program. August, after all, is not too far away. …
Explorations of Connection – Bhutan and the Teacher Learning Center
Combat crawling to stay on the snow, Sonam Chhezang avoided sinking. Ugyen Lhendup was not so lucky; he had one leg hip deep in snow and the other foot still on the packed trail. The rest of the eight member delegation from Bhutan laughed and took pictures of their colleagues “observing” the snow.For the third year, …
Tinkering with Creativity
A quick review of experiences at Journeys School in the last few weeks includes the following: winning the state championship for high school robotics, designing sculpture in the pre-kindergarten with scrap metal, creating short films for a national chemistry competition, …
Pika Party: Stop by the Rustic Inn for a Pikarita and Support Pika Research
On Thursday, January 20 from 5-8 PM, the Rustic Inn Creekside and Spa in Jackson will generously donate 10% of food and beverage purchases to Teton Science Schools’ Pika Research Project. Together with the Meg & …