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Changemakers’ Project 2022
What was your driving question? What are the problems of our “Place”? How might we work together to effect positive change? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We worked with students to identify issues in their community. Then students researched the issues and sought out…
Biological Survey
What was your driving question? How can we support our local ecology? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We worked with the local land trust. Guest speakers and naturalists worked with students to explore the forest. Students presented their learning to the school community What…
Reproduction Project
What was your driving question? How do our bodies work? How does reproduction work? Grades Involved Grades 5, 6, 7, & 8 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Student/parent-inspired initiative and shared through local speakers. What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom & Inquiry Based…
Understanding Local Water Sources
What was your driving question? How can students understand the importance of local water sources? Grades Involved Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Summit connected with the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in two of their locations; Bryson City and Mountain Rest.…
Nicaragua and Hartford: Garden Exchange
What was your driving question? How can we connect garden communities in Nicaragua with garden communities in VT? Grades Involved Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We were able to highlight and share our…
Winter Solstice Celebration
School Mountain River School On the evening of December 16, 2022, we gathered together as a community to welcome the returning light and honor the Winter Solstice. Our Mountain River School’s Solstice Celebration focuses on community, creativity, and student learning. Together we enjoy a lantern walk on our school campus, share a potluck meal, sing…
Ski Resort Impacts on a Small Community
What was your driving question? How do ski resorts impact small communities? School Mountain Community School Grades Involved 6th, 7th, & 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Our local ski resort is hoping to expand. We also coordinated with students at Mountain Academy that were looking at the Targhee…
West Plains History Reader’s Theater
What was your driving question? What makes our town special? School Glenwood Grades Involved Grades 5th & 6th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? This project is directly linked to several historical pieces of our town. Students assumed roles of different important people, as well as portrayed important historical events…
Cliff Cave Park Exploration
What was your driving question? What geological features are in Missouri? School Wohlwend Elementary School Grades Involved 3rd How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Our school is 100 yards from the entrance to Cliff Cave County Park which is a large wooded park that winds down to the Mississippi River.…
When You Find a Mouse in Livingston
What was your driving question? How can we safely trap and relocate a mouse? School University Charter School Grades Involved Kindergarten How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students learned from local community members about rodents as well as pest control/animal trapping. They also connected the needs of mice to what…
Wetland Wonderings
What was your driving question? What is a wetland and how do humans impact them? School Mountain Community School Grades Involved Grades 4 & 5 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students learned about the importance of wetlands in our ecosystem and how to navigate challenging disagreements What PBE principles…
Bees!
What was your driving question? Why do bees sting us and what do they do? School Mountain Community School Grades Involved Grades K – 1 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students experienced many bees and wasp encounters at the beginning of the year. Students learned about bees’ role in…
The Great Glenwood Food Truck Race
What was your driving question? How can we develop a food truck that will attract local community members and do business well? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students connected with the local small business incubator and some chose to place their food trucks in…
Farm Day at the White River Elementary School
What was your driving question? How can we teach students what we’ve been learning? Grades Involved Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Agriculture is big in Vermont, but not always accessible to all of our students and families. The local elementary school…
The Arena: Chicken Coop
What was your driving question? How can we bring chickens to Glenwood and use the product to better our community? Grades Involved Grades 7th & 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students set out to engage with several other grade levels in the school, as well as use eggs…
Prairie Project
What was your driving question? How might we engage and inform the community about Fairview Prairie? Grades Involved Grades 3th & 4th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students wanted to convert part of their schoolyard that wasn’t used but was mowed back to native prairie grasses and plants. This…
Ekphrastic Poetry
What was your driving question? How can we create a piece of writing that connects to a piece of art? Grades Involved Grades 4 & 5 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We did 3 journeys – drafting, editing, and presenting – at the Museum of Wildlife Art in town.…
Maple Syrup – Advertising Angle
What was your driving question? How can we create a label for Grandpa Henry that is more engaging? Grades Involved Grades 4 & 5 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Our social studies unit was on maple syrup and a family from our school (student in K and student in…
13 Summits
What was your driving question? How can we get students in each grade level to summit a mountain each year, while leaving a legacy for others? Grades Involved K through 12 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Each grade level summited a local-ish mountain peak. From Kindergarten with their 1-mile…
An Evaluation of the Koshkonong Solar Project
What was your driving question? How will the proposed Koshkonong Solar Project impact the local community? Grades Involved 10th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Community as Classroom Project Description Our state’s largest renewable energy plant is proposed to be built on over 2,400 acres surrounding our small village of 1,332…
Creating a Hollywood-Style Movie Trailer
What was your driving question? How might students use technology, their bodies and the physical world around them (including the local community) to create a Hollywood-style trailer for a fictitious new movie? Grades Involved 6-8 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Some of the filming was done in the local…
It’s All In The Details
What was your driving question? How might we learn to detail a vehicle in preparation for winter and learn how to maintain it. Grades Involved 9-12; Graduate How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Each student is familiar with the dust and dirt that accumulates on a vehicle in the fall…
Theater Boxes
What was your driving question? How might we construct structurally sound and visually appealing boxes for the theater program? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? It connects to our school community as we needed the boxes for theater class. It connects to our local economy…
Ubiquitous Bacteria
What was your driving question? Which locations in our school have the most bacteria? What is the best method for disinfecting/sanitizing surfaces? Grades Involved 9th through 12th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? This project was relevant to our local place because it focused on our immediate place, the school.…
Living in Celilo – A Storypath Exploring the Lasting Legacy of Celilo Falls
What was your driving question? Can we apply our understanding from other disciplines to build a rendering of the Celilo Village and Celilo Falls area? Grades Involved 5th to 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Celilo is located very close to the Gorge and has been a vital component…
Yurt Project
What was your driving question? What is the history and significance of the Yurt? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Our class is moving into Yurt classrooms this year. We wanted to learn about the space we are going to learn in as preparation. The…
Space Science & Astronomy
What was your driving question? What can we learn and teach from the sky? Grades Involved 5th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We presented our learning to the school community during our annual Solstice Celebration. What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Interdisciplinary…
Geometry
What was your driving question? I can recognize geometric ideas and relationships and apply them to other disciplines and to problems that arise in the classroom or in everyday life.(26.2.5.3) Grades Involved 4th & 5th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description Students at Teton Science Schools initially focused…
Citizen Science Squirrel Project
What was your driving question? How might we engage in citizen science in order to gain a better understanding of the habitat selection of various species? Grades Involved 9-12; College How did this project connect to your local or regional community? This project had students exploring local ecosystems looking for Red Squirrel middens and collecting…
Exploring Our Culture through the Local Business Park
What was your driving question? What can we learn about local culture and economy through exploring and mapping local restaurants near Fairview? Grades Involved Kindergarten How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students visited local businesses and local business owners came to the school What PBE principles were highlighted in this…
Mrs. Cunningham’s Kinder Kids’ Passion Projects
What was your driving question? What passion do you have that you can teach your peers? Grades Involved Kindergarten How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students worked with family members and community members to create their passion project presentations. What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered & Inquiry…
The Blazers’ Blessing Project
What was your driving question? How can we address the food insecurity issues that some of our community members face? Grades Involved 3rd How did this project connect to your local or regional community? This project is working to address food/basic need scarcity within some of our community’s families. What PBE principles were highlighted in…
Summer Newport Experience
What was your driving question? How can we help kids be kids again, get them outside, and build relationships? Grades Involved 6th through 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? It created learner-centered opportunities for kids to build relationships and engage with their interests through community partnerships and projects during…
A POWER-ful Campaign
What was your driving question? How can we as students create an informative and engaging campaign for Public Power Week? Grades Involved 5-6 How did this project connect to your l ocal or regional community? Students worked closely with city utilities and Energy, as well as visited the local solar farm. The campaign they created…
Increasing Literacy on the Plateau
What was your driving question? How can out middle school lead in efforts to increase literacy skills within our community? Grades Involved 6-8 How did this project connect to your local or regional community? We connected with the carpentry department from Western Carolina University and Jennings Building Supplies. We also connected with a local gas…
Linear Equations and Remulching the School Garden
What was your driving question? How do we determine the best company to partner with to mulch the garden? Grades Involved 9th – 12th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Students needed to research and contact local landscaping companies to get information on types of mulch and pricing. What PBE…
Winter Adaptations and Natural Selection: A Winter Perfect Beeya-nahmp
What was your driving question? In what ways does the environment affect the traits of an organism? Grades Involved 8th How did this project connect to your local or regional community? Fort Washakie School is located in the Wind River Reservation and the story Beeya-nahpm has been passed down through generations of the Shoshone creating…
Using the Familiar to Spark Curiosity, Deeper Understanding, and Investment in Place
What was your driving question? What is the diversity of animals in our schoolyard? Grades Involved 2nd What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description It all started with a picture of a footprint that the teacher brought into the classroom…
The Upper Valley Mercury Project
What was your driving question? Do different bodies of water have different mercury concentrations? Grades Involved 9th through 12th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based Project Description Students went out to rivers, lakes, and streams in the upper valley and captured dragonfly samples that were sent…
Poverty and Wealth
What was your driving question? How do those in poverty survive in a world driven by wealth? Grades Involved 6th, 7th, & 8th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Community as Classroom, Local to Global Project Description Our goal as a middle school team was to broaden our students’ knowledge…
Bird is the Word
What was your driving question? How can we provide a habitat for the native Alabama birds that may be displaced by human impact? Grades Involved 8th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Community as Classroom, Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description Students partnered with the University of West Alabama to revamp the Bluebird…
Building Bridges, Connecting the Past to the Future
What was your driving question? How can we connect to the future through what we have learned from the past? Grades Involved 6th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, & Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description Students were asked to research one of the four…
A Place-Inspired Soundscape
What was your driving question? How can music represent nature? Grades Involved 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom Project Description Students in a music composition class were asked to create a piece of music that represents the beauty of where we live in the…
Designing and Creating a Customized Mountain Bike Trailer
What was your driving question? How can we design and customize an enclosed trailer to store and transport our school mountain bikes? Grades Involved 12th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Community as Classroom Project Description This project was entirely student-led, from an informal proposal through the final reflection and…
Genetics and Traits
What was your driving question? Can we predict what traits the offspring will have if we know the parent’s information for chickens? Grades Involved 3rd, 4th, 7th, & 8th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based Project Description This project involved multiple grade levels. The 3/4 class was learning…
Community Research Project: Ice Melt Alternatives
What was your driving question? How might the STEM/PBL class research and develop an economical and environmental alternative to using Magnesium Chloride as a road treatment in Adams County in order to reduce its impacts on our vehicles and local ecosystem? Grades Involved 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th What PBE principles were highlighted in this…
Paint It Out: Addressing the ACEs Through Art
What was your driving question? How can students learn to deal with their emotions? Grades Involved Kindergarten What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description This project focuses on social-emotional learning. It is a positive way for students to work out their problems because…
Blog for Newcomers: “An Adventure in Monmouth”
What was your driving question? How can we create a resource for families in the area that shows them places to go and activities to do, especially for newcomers? This project came from the families within the school wanting a resource to share with new families, especially those that do not speak English. Grades Involved…
Fairview Kindergarten Students Study Birds in Winter
What was your driving question? How do birds survive in the winter? Grades Involved Kindergarten What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based Project Description Students were learning about how animals survive in the winter in their Science classes. The students wanted to know how birds find food in the winter months,…
Fourth and Fifth Grade Students at TSS Support Wildlife Crossings
What was your driving question? Having learned that a nearby highway was a hotspot for wildlife-vehicle collisions, Teton Science Schools’ Mountain Academy 4th and 5th graders wondered, can we help “give wildlife a brake?” Grades Involved 4th & 5th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom, Interdisciplinary Approach, Inquiry-Based Project Description With science…
Koshkonong Trails Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Local Seniors
What was your driving question? How might we promote local community engagement, citizenship, and responsibility? Grades Involved 7th and 8th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Design Thinking Project Description Middle school students from Koshkonong Trails, a project-based charter school in Cambridge, Wisconsin, were looking for ways to connect with…
Fairview Woods
What was your driving question? How might we understand and inform others about the varying trees of the FVE woods and preserve the value of nature? Grades Involved 5th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Community as Classroom, Interdisciplinary Approach, & Inquiry Based Project Description 5th grade students, from the Fairview Elementary School,…
The Water Project
What was your driving question? How do we ensure all Falcons are hydrated, safe, and stewards of the environment? Grades Involved 4th What PBE principles were highlighted in this project? Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Interdisciplinary, Inquiry Based Project Description At the beginning of this project, students were asked to make posters with interpretive…
Packer John’s Cabin: Park Historical Signs
Driving Question How did the decisions of our past citizens impact our community? Grades Involved 5th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, Local to Global, Design Thinking Project Description Students had a voice and choice during the entire project. They were able to design their own signs…
War Project
Driving Question Guiding Questions generated from a KWL Exercise: Why do wars start? How do wars end? What are men’s roles and women’s roles? How are they similar and how are they different? What are the different branches of the military? How has technology in wars changed over time? Grades Involved 4th & 5th …
Zoo Project
Driving Question How can you design a zoo that is good for animals and attractive to visitors? Grades Involved 3rd What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, Local to Global Project Description This year 3rd grade has worked on an interdisciplinary year-long project to design a…
Community Impact Project: Local Forest Studies
Driving Question How might we create for visitors to teacher them about plants, animals, and other topics that relate to our local natural area, specifically Palisades Creek Trailhead Grades Involved K-2nd What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, Local to Global Project Description The project began…
Build the Ripple — The Playground
Driving Question How might we partner with the City of New Meadows to enhance the city park? Grades Involved 8th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary, Learner-Centered Project Description The 8th grade helped the City of New Meadows by designing the layout and helping to install…
Engineering & Global Economy Project
Driving Question How might we engineer and market a product that appeals to different economies around the world? Grades Involved 5th-7th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Local to Global, Design Thinking Project Description Students developed this project from an idea to explore what engineering looks like and wanting to connect our learning…
Natural Distasters
Driving Question In a natural disaster, should resources be allocated equally to all citizens? Grades Involved 6th-8th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Local to Global, Interdisciplinary Project Description Students investigated the topic of Natural Disasters through two lenses: Objective (science and action) and Subjective (human experience). Using background knowledge skills (obtained from…
Geoneers Geo Tour
Driving Question How can we get people to enjoy learning about our valley? Grades Involved 5th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Interdisciplinary Project Description Through this project students learned about the ecosystems unique to our local area. Our Science connection was through the collection of eDNA…
Teaching Biology to Politicians
Driving Question How can we use our biology background knowledge to influence politicians on the effects that humans have on the avian life in the Snake River Watershed? Grades Involved 5th through 7th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary Project Description From an…
Wild Animal Project
Driving Question What adaptations do local wild animals have that help them to survive tough conditions in our environment? Grades Involved K through 1st What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary Project Description The GYE Wild Animal project touched on several aspects of our…
Single-Use Plastics
Driving Question How can our community impact the use of single use plastics? Grades Involved 2nd-5th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Inquiry-Based, Interdisciplinary, Local to Global Project Description This unit reflected student interest in learning more about the Plastic Bag Ban in town as well as…
Building a Library
Driving Question How can we build and curate a library in our new building in the “Woods” space? Grades Involved 3rd-7th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Design Thinking Project Description One of the neat things about Mountain River School moving to a new campus at the beginning of…
Water…It’s Dirty
Driving Question How can I communicate knowledge and understanding of a local water issue through an integrated lens using a variety of academic skills? Grades Involved 9th through 12th What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? Inquiry-Based, Community as Classroom, Learner-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach Project Description Each spring the 9th and 10th-grade math,…
The Great Phoenixes Baking Project
Driving Question How can we, as artists and mad scientists, take our knowledge of baking and make a show? Grades Involved Elementary How did this project connect to the local or regional community? Students had a chance to visit different bakeries in our community and invite community experts into the classroom to learn about…
The Medical Project
Driving Question What Does Medical Care Look Like in Teton Valley? Grades Involved Pre-Kindergarten How did this project connect to the local or regional community? Students had the opportunity to collect real medical tools and uniforms and connect with experts in the community. We were able to invite ski patrol and “student experts” to our…
A Play Space for Students, By Students
Driving Questions Why is play important? What can we learn from play? Grades Involved 3rd-5th How did this project connect to the local or regional community? We began the 2019-20 school year at our brand new campus in Morrisville, which has provided our students with unique opportunities to engage in the learning process while actually…
Snakes
Driving Question Do snakes deserve to be feared by humans? Grades Involved 2nd and 3rd How did this project connect to the local or regional community? We have a lot of boys in our class who are very curious in animals and the natural world. Snakes are a mysterious creature unlike any other, so our…
Life in the Desert
Driving Question How can life exist in the desert without much water? Grades Involved Kindergarten and 1st How did this project connect to the local or regional community? Families in Teton Valley frequently visit the desert in Utah for family vacations. One student had recently been on one of these trips and was inspired by…
Operation Patriot Paste
Mountaineer Tiny Home
From Chestnuts to Charity
Building Blocks
Empty Bowls
Bee Homes