Teton Science Schools
Teton Science Schools inspires curiosity, engagement, and leadership through transformative place-based education. Our approach to teaching and learning challenges learners engage with their communities through the lenses of ecology, economy, and culture to promote a more robust understanding of issues that affect them and their community. We combine classroom-based education with field based education and educator development to maximize the impact of our programs. We serve 12,000 participants annually from all around the country and abroad. Field Education mostly service 4th grade through adult in a residential setting and students from 1st grade and up through non-residential programs.
Visit Website| Who | 1st grade through adults |
| What | Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Science, Human Ecology: Community ecology, glaciers, fire ecology, plant and animal adaptations, animal tracking, astronomy, geology, field science practices, water ecology, art and ecology, snow science, leadership, and many many more. |
| When | All year |
| Where | Jackson Campus, Kelly Campus, Murie Ranch, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, CTNF, BTNF, and more |
| Why | Our programs challenge students to think critically about their surroundings and the issues that affect communities in various scales and scope. This place-based approach promotes student engagement in learning and develops their capacity to be leaders within their own community. At a time when people are increasingly disengaged from their surrounds, this approach is very important to building a more engaged and just society. |
Available Programs
Teton 5th
A 3 day/ 2 night residential program for Teton County 5th graders based on the Kelly Campus of TSS. This program is customized for students and teachers based on TCSD goals and priorities. Historically we’ve focused on natural communities, adaptations, and field research practices. Cross Disciplinary Concepts: Patterns can be used as evidence to support […]
Standards:- 5-ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
- 5-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 5-PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions
Summer of Discovery
Provides science programming for summer school students including field trips and science lessons in the classroom for 20-40 students for 4 weeks each summer. Content can be customized to meet student and teacher goals. 2nd Grade Cross Disciplinary Concepts: Events have causes that generate observable patterns. The shape and stability of structures of natural and […]
Standards:- 2-ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 2-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 2-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions
- 3-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 3-LS4-2 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 4-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 4-ESS2-2 Earth’s Systems
- 4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes
- 4-PS3-2 Energy
- 5-ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
- 5-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 5-PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions
CREST
Provides student engagements during teacher in-service days. Field based programming in local wild spaces and parks that can be customized to meet student and teacher goals. Historically we’ve worked with 4th and 5th grade students but have worked with younger students at their schools and in the field. 2nd Grade Cross Disciplinary Principles: Events have […]
Standards:- 2-ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 2-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 2-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions
- 3-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 3-LS4-2 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 4-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 4-ESS2-2 Earth’s Systems
- 4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes
- 4-PS3-2 Energy
- 5-ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
- 5-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 5-PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions
Teton 2nd
A four hour engagement for Teton County 2nd graders based out of TSS’s Kelly Campus, this program can be customized to meet student and teacher goals. Historically programs have emphasized discovering and interpreting animal signs, the legacy of Olaus and Mardy Murie, among other things. Cross Disciplinary Concepts: Events have causes that generate observable patterns. The […]
Standards:- 2-ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 2-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems
- 2-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions