Place Network Dispatch: Yurts Foster Local to Global Connections

Morristown, Vermont is home to one of the schools in the Place Network: Mountain River School. The school recently moved to a new campus complete with yurts! The experience spurred a project for students to discover the history of yurts and their connection to their local environment. …

Student Guest Blog “I am a Rural Student”

The Unique Rural Student Experiences of Mountain Academy Students
Jackson, Wyoming is home to one of the two campuses of Mountain Academy. Two of our students reported on local celebrity grizzly bear 399 and her cubs as they navigated Teton Valley and our very own campus this last school year.  …

Place Network Dispatch: Forest Rehabilitation Student Project

Forest Rehabilitation and Education Lead
by Fairview Elementary 5th Graders
Columbia, Missouri is home to one of the schools in the Place Network: Fairview Elementary. The fifth graders have been working to improve the environment around their school for years, …

Amy Azano Q & A: Place is Powerful

In preparation for our Place-Based Symposium next week, April 22nd, Teton Science Schools had the opportunity to learn more about our keynote speaker, Amy Azano. She gives us some background on her research and what place means to her. …

The Studio is a Laboratory for Thinking: Flowers In Bloom

Spring in the Tetons begins with mud! Come join us for our fifth annual In Mud Workshop, April 23rd, 2022. We are looking forward to exploring the dirt together back in person! Recommended for Early Childhood Educators: preschool through lower elementary school. …

Uncovering and Addressing Misconceptions of Place-Based Education

How can language teachers draw on the principles of place-based education and project-based learning to facilitate authentic, student-driven learning experiences? Eleventh and 12th-grade Spanish students at Mountain Academy designed and carried out three projects that highlight the meaning of performative assessment, …

Promoting Social-Emotional Learning

Students became hooked on an owl nest in a classmate’s backyard, turning an unimaginable year into an amazing learning experience. A look at approaching place-based learning through virtual instruction and getting students and families involved in learning about the places where they live.  …

Illuminating Untold Stories of Place

In professional learning programs, teachers engage in weekly community-based assignments and discussions to explore the complexities of place, beginning with a foundational investigation to “Uncover Stories of Place” about a non-dominant group in their community. …