Winter Wolves and the Wild West
“Our group has just sighted a pack of wolves and now we are observing a National Park Service helicopter zero in on the pack to place radio telemetry collars on them!” Jared Baecker’s elated voice came through the phone with a scratchy connection. …
We Make a Living By What We Get, But We Make a Life By What We Give
Now is the time for year-end giving! We are in the final push for contributions before the end of the 2010 calendar year. Thank you to all of you who have made a donation to Teton Science Schools or a specific program area in the last 12 months. …
Involved in the Community
2010 AmeriCorp volunteers have much to be proud of as they leave Teton Science Schools. Although their service to the organization and in the region formally ended on November 12, 2010 their accomplishments have left a lasting impact on the valley and those they have worked with during their time here. …
Embracing Place
Graduate students studied Place-based Education with University of Wyoming visiting scholar Kate Welsh this Fall. The course introduced them to educational methods that use the resources of a community as the context for student learning. …
Outreach Around Wyoming
In the Fall of 2010, a team of seven Teton Science Schools’ graduate students, two instructors and two faculty traveled to Saratoga, Hanna, Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming to work in schools providing place-based, science learning experiences for students. …
How Do You Know Extraordinary Teaching When You See It?
Salsa dancing, comparing communism and socialism, Spanish discourse on poetry, reading aloud to younger students and building online tour guides about international cities all occurred at Journeys School this week as I wandered the school. …
Mule Deer Research Study Launches
In July of this year, the Conservation Research Center of Teton Science Schools received funding from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) to conduct a three-year research project on mule deer responses to roadways and human development in Teton County, …
$ Raised for Journeys School at the 4th Annual Bunnery Benefit!
Thank you to all those who were able to attend the 4th Annual Bunnery Benefit, whether it was for a plate of huevos rancheros or a quick muffin from the bakery. Enormous thanks to Caroline, …
Wapiti Wilderness
For my last evening program of my fall AmeriCorps internship I took eight rowdy, excited girls from Jessup Middle School for a night hike along east bank of the Snake River. I have found that night hikes bring out a particular flavor of squirliness in middles school students, …
Young Women Convene at the Kelly Campus
In the final stretch of autumn, as elk bugling trailed off, the longstanding program Young Women and Science lit up the Kelly Campus.“This is so cool!” “Wow, that job sounds amazing.” Eighteen ninth grade girls gathered in Kelly for a week of science, …