Dear TMS Friends and Families, As we return to school after winter break and embrace the new year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the experiences that make TMS the special community of learners, inquirers, and adventurers that we are. We have accomplished and experienced so many new and exciting thingsRead more
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This fall the first and second grade students embarked on an overnight adventure that included stargazing, an in-school sleepover and an exciting jeep trip to the town of Tomboy! Every year on this trip, students gain experience with outdoor education through a sleepover and local history tour. This fall trip also set the tone forRead more
The seventh and eighth grade class headed to Dark Canyon in late September for a five-day backpacking trip. Dark Canyon, considered by many to be one of Utah’s most beautiful and least visited canyon systems, was their home and classroom for five days of integrated field studies. During that time, the class explored the canyon’s rimRead more
Early on Tuesday morning, October 18th, thirteen TMS upper school students woke up at Lone Mesa Campground, twenty miles from the official entrance to Canyonlands National Park. Their task: Ride 105 miles over the next four days through the canyonlands via White Rim trail, exiting through Shafer Canyon. The posse of students and teachers leftRead more
After three years of preparation, Telluride Mountain School is proud to announce their new authorization as an International Baccalaureate World School. As of January 2017, Telluride Mountain School received its official approval to offer the prestigious Diploma Program; it is the only independent school in the state of Colorado to offer the program. The IBRead more
I often look at my feet while I hike. I do this not only because I have a tendency to trip over the smallest of objects; I want to see what is happening now, right here in front of me. I watch my muddy hiking boots swing in and out of sight with each step,Read more
A group of slightly nervous fifth- and sixth-grade student scientists from Telluride Mountain School (TMS) gave a presentation to Telluride’s Open Space Commission on Monday afternoon regarding an initiative to collect data about the American kestrel, a long-tailed falcon. The project was approved unanimously. It involves constructing, and then placing, several falcon nesting-boxes along theRead more
Telluride Mountain School launches IB program By AMY M. PETERS, Planet Contributor View Full Article While all students at Telluride Mountain School (TMS) returned for their first day of class on Tuesday, upperclassmen are participating in something particularly novel in this new school year. After 3.5 years of planning and teacher training, TMS officially launchedRead more
‘Type 1’ teen rides, sells artwork to help fight diabetes By Leslie Vreeland, Contributing Editor Aug 25, 2017 Ayla Kanow, 13, is on a mission. This weekend, the Telluride Mountain School student is in Loveland to compete in a bike race. On Thursday, Ayla and her friend and fellow TMS student, Lydia Hagan, will presentRead more
Mountain School students visit Patagonia, Santiago By Justin Criado, Senior Staff Writer Jun 5, 2017 High school is typically full of scribbling notes in classes you wish you didn’t have to take, followed in short order by tests based on such notes in an effort to obtain adequate-enough grades for graduation — the final stepRead more
