Place-Based Education is Unique to Each Place: Experiences in Bhutan
Written by Leslie Cook, Head of Professional Learning
We truly believe place-based education will take different formats in each unique location where it is practiced. Recently, part of our Professional Learning team worked with school partners and educators in Bhutan to further place-based education practices there. …
Revisioning the Graduate Program with Empowering Emerging Leaders
Written by Leslie Cook, Head of Professional Learning
In July 2024, a group of 13 educators from La Paz, Mexico began a year-long professional development program with Teton Science Schools. They have explored their connection to places in La Paz, …
Unpacking the Impact of Place-Based Education: Findings from Fall 2023-2024 Evaluation
Written by Alex Sivitskis, Teton Science Schools Education Research Faculty and Professional Learning Coach
At Teton Science Schools, we believe that place-based education has the potential to connect learning and communities in ways that foster student and educator engagement, …
Empowering Place-Based Education: Collaboration and Innovation at the Boggs School
Written by Sharon Laidlaw, Director of Place Network
Empowering Place-Based Education: Collaboration and Innovation at the Boggs School
Professional Learning Coach Kate Gessford recently spent three days with the James and Grace Lee Boggs School in Detroit, …
Best Practices for Community Partnerships
Written by Leslie Cook, Head of Professional Learning
Building partnerships between school and the community is a core idea in place-based education. As we start this process with schools looking to enhance their place-based teaching and learning, …
Understanding the Connection: Place-Based Education and Nature-Based Education
Written by Sharon Laidlaw, Director of Place Network
Educators are increasingly turning to innovative teaching methods that transcend the traditional classroom setting. Place-based education and nature-based education are two such approaches that are often considered together. …
TARTANS Take to Training in the Tetons
A unique trip brought together two RSC hub partners for intentional learning, memorable experiences, and crucial relationship building in the beautiful snow-covered Teton Mountains.
Recently, members of the Monmouth College (Illinois) TARTANS Rural Teacher Corps took a trip to Teton Science Schools. …
Ozarks Teacher Corps: Rural Place-based Learning in Missouri
We joined Teton Science Schools, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and several RSC Grants in Place veteran teachers at a collaborative, rural teacher corps training in the Missouri Ozarks Hub. The future is bright for these aspiring rural educators! …
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. …
Mountain Academy Students Learn About Community Through Local Nonprofits
Our friends at the Community Foundation of Teton Valley are once again putting on the Tin Cup Challenge in Teton Valley. “One of the most innovative charitable fundraisers in the nation, the Tin Cup Challenge is also one of the most successful. …