Teton Science Schools

Main campus of Teton Science Schools in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Teton Science Schools (TSS) is an organization in northwest Wyoming and Idaho consisting of seven program areas sharing a common vision of education.^[1] Founded in 1967, TSS has been teaching about the natural world and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem together through the study of nature and place-based education. Teton Science Schools serves students from across Wyoming, the Intermountain West, the nation and around the world.

Teton Science Schools operate place-based programs for students, adults and families, wildlife expeditions, field science education programs, a graduate program in place-based field science education, education learning programs for teachers, and two independent schools.^[2][3]

In 2015, the organization merged with the Murie Center, a nonprofit conservation organization located on the Murie Ranch in Moose, Wyoming.^[4]

Structure

Teton Science Schools is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, operating year-round in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in partnership with Grand Teton National Park and as a permittee of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Campuses

Murie residence at the Murie Ranch

• Jackson Campus - the main campus is located on a 900-acre site in Jackson Hole, which include educational, residential and dining buildings. The Journeys School, a pre-K through 12th grade independent school operated by TSS, is located here.
• Kelly Campus - the original campus of TSS opened in 1973 in the Ramshorn Dude Ranch Lodge of the former Elbo Ranch inside Grand Teton National Park. Comprised of rustic log buildings preserved in an historic western setting, the site includes classroom, dining and residential buildings for students and participants in the Graduate Program. The Murie Museum houses a collection of over 600 bird study skins, over 1000 mammal study skins, skulls from almost every family of North American mammals and hundreds of plant specimens.
• Murie Ranch - facility of the Murie Center, the site is associated with the conservationists Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret (Mardy) Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise.
• Teton Valley Community School - serves pre-K through 6th grade, located on a 10 acre-campus in Victor, Idaho

References

1. "Agnew is Science Schools' new director". Jackson Hole News. June 17, 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
2. "Military families bond in Tetons". Jackson Hole News. July 9, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
3. Peter Heller (May 20, 2015). "On Safari in Yellowstone National Park, America's Own Serengeti". Conde Nast Traveler. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
4. "Teton Science Schools, Murie Center complete merger". Jackson Hole Daily. October 5, 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

• Teton Science Schools - official website