by Nate McClennen, Head of School - Journeys School
Journeys are an integral piece of the Journeys School curriculum that integrate curriculum, create community and deepen one’s sense of place. A journey is a direct experience in the ecological or cultural environment that serves as an essential part of learning. Whether a few moments or a few days, (more…)
May 8th, 2008
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by Andrea Rongey, Teacher Learning Center Coordinator
In his book “The Courage to Teach”, Parker Palmer asks, “Who is the self that teaches?” This simple yet complex question has been at the heart of book club discussions at the Teacher Learning Center for the past two months.
Teacher Learning Center staff has read and discussed Palmer’s book through a series of bi-weekly meetings. Leadership rotates at each meeting, and conversations flow easily with time and space given to questions of (more…)
May 7th, 2008 Email This Post
by Josh Kleyman, Faculty - Graduate Program
As spring continues to encroach on the valley, a group of six graduate students are fully immersed in the natural history of the area. Advanced Elements of Field Ecology began with three early mornings as Dr. Dale Gentry and Mike Windsor took the graduate students birding. Despite some unseasonable challenges (the (more…)
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by Betsy Moyer, Faculty - Educational Programs
Note: For best results, don’t leave the rubber boots at home!
Ingredients:
Willing hands
Teamwork
Laughter
A long-term restoration of the willow community along Cody Creek on Teton Science Schools’ South property has come full circle thanks to three year’s worth of educational groups’ work and laughter. Two recent groups have (more…)
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by Heather Marks, Director of Advancement - Teton Science Schools
A gift to the Annual Fund is the most important gift you can make to Teton Science Schools. Annual gifts are vital to our students, faculty, programs and facilities. It’s not the amount of your gift that matters – it’s the power of giving together! Look at your gifts at work…
May 4th, 2008 Email This Post
by Ann Braak, Graduate Student - Conservation Research Center
As a student in the Graduate Program Teton Science Schools’, my focus has been on place-based teaching and field-based education. But this spring I had the opportunity to spend five weeks with the Conservation Research Center. One of my tasks was organizing service activities for two week-long (more…)
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by David Watson, Director - Wildlife Expeditions
Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools and Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa jointly sponsored a wolf collar last year to be placed on a Yellowstone wolf. This week we received the information on “our” wolf. Here is the letter from the Yellowstone Park Foundation:
May 2nd, 2008 Email This Post
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