From Bike Shops to Body Image: 14 Place-Based, Student Projects to Celebrate this Season
At Place Network school Koshkonong Trails, student-led projects have always been an important aspect of the school year. So much so, that they even plan an entire day for students to share their learning with the rest of the Cambridge, …
5 Place-Based Activities to Finish the School Year Strong
It’s no secret that the end of the school year is one of the busiest, most stressful times of year for teachers, parents and students. It’s the time of year for testing and final projects; …
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Who Inspired You To Teach?
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked our educators here at Teton Science Schools this question: Who inspired you to become a teacher? These 22 responses offer little gems of teaching wisdom – and a whole lot of love. …
7 Ways to Connect to Nature this Earth Day
It’s no secret that we here at Teton Science Schools have a special place in our heart for our natural world. Inspiring curiosity for and fostering a strong connection to nature is something we aim to achieve with all of our students.
These Teachers Turned a Playground Game into a Full Blown Place-Based Project
It was during a Teton Science Schools led workshop last November that 2nd grade teachers, Megan Harrell and Trista McMartin, were presented the task of designing a phenomenon-based lesson that integrated Place Based Education (PBE) design principles with their state’s science standards. …
How One AmeriCorps Alum is Crafting a Taste of Place
Long before Joe Meier took his first drive down Coyote Canyon Road for his AmeriCorps service at Teton Science Schools, he was out and about exploring Wyoming’s natural ecosystems. As a geology student at Northland College, …
Place-Based Education and Environmental Education: Are They One and the Same?
If there are two approaches to learning that we here at Teton Science Schools know best, place-based education (PBE) and environmental education (EE) would be the two. Today, PBE is ingrained in everything we do; …
This Teacher Turned Her Holiday Wish List into a Buzzing Community Initiative
It was over a snack time conversation that fourth grade Rock Bridge Elementary School teacher Caitlin Nichols first noticed her students’ interest in native bees. It was December and she and her students were casually discussing what was on their holiday wish lists. …
How the Government Shutdown Sparked Student Inquiry, and Action, Around Local Food Insecurity
“We believe in the potential of place-based education to empower students with greater autonomy and more agency so that they can identify and take ownership over complex community and global challenges.”
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Place Network Students Making a Big Impact with Tiny Home Project
In September 2018, Place Network teacher Devon Barker-Hicks embarked on an ambitious place-based journey with her Meadow Valley School eighth grade students. Their project? An 8 x 24 foot tiny home. Their goal? To raise money for an ADA-compliant playground and raise awareness for the housing crisis that has gripped their rural mountain community of New Meadows, Idaho.
