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Walker has served 20 years at Telluride Mountain School By Amy M. Peters, Planet Contributor Jun 5, 2017 Having worked at Telluride Mountain School for nearly 20 years — and served as Head of School for five years — Karen Walker announced last week that she will retire at the end of the 2017-18 schoolRead more

Telluride Mountain School to offer IB program this fall By AMY M. PETERS, Planet Contributor Feb 9, 2017 After three years of preparation, Telluride Mountain School officially was authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School on Jan. 9. The only independent school in the state of Colorado to offer the program, TMS will launch theRead more

World Peace Game engages students at Telluride Mountain School By Amy M. Peters, Planet Contributor Dec 1, 2016 This week, students in fifth through eighth grades at Telluride Mountain School spent 15 hours over four days at school participating in the World Peace Game, a hands-on political simulation that enables students to explore world connectednessRead more

Skills and team building emphasized By Jessica Kutz, Staff Reporter Nov 11, 2016 At Telluride Mountain School, experiential education is considered a big part of learning. This year was no exception with students embarking on 50-mile pack rafting adventures, 120-mile bike rides and multi-day backpacking trips. On Friday, the seventh and eighth-graders gave a presentationRead more

Teen’s song leads to recording contract, spot on a CD By TANYA ISHIKAWA, Watch Contributor Apr 6, 2017 Frustration about a passionless, money-chasing future led 17-year-old Ridgway songwriter Rosalee Walsh and her bandmates to victory in eTown’s Handmade Songs Series in Fort Collins on March 30. The performance of Walsh’s composition, “Don’t Want to BeRead more

International Baccalaureate program could ‘bring the world’ to Telluride Mountain School Amy M. Peters, Watch Contributor Mar 31, 2016 Karen Walker, the head of Telluride Mountain School, wears gray wool slacks and a collared shirt, reading specs perched atop her head. She is sitting next to Andy Shoff, the Associate Head of School and HeadRead more

Telluride Mountain School plans to adopt a two-year International Baccalaureate program for grades 11 and 12 to be implemented beginning in the fall of 2017. Amy M. Peters, Planet Contributor Mar 11, 2016 According to the International Baccalaureate Organization, a not-for-profit educational foundation, there are more than 4,000 IB schools around the world. IB programsRead more

Students leading a forest health field trip on Wednesday By Mary Slosson Associate Editor Dec 14, 2014 From left, U.S. forester Roy Mask, Telluride Mountain School students Sylvan Bald, Chandler Bennett, Makenna Craige, teacher Tucker Szymkowicz and student Olivia Nogueira-Wheaton learn about spruce beetles on the Valley Floor. Szymkowicz and his environmental science class studentsRead more

Walker will head to Columbia University in January By Stephen Elliott Staff Reporter Dec 1, 2014 Karen Walker, Head of Telluride Mountain School, was recently awarded a Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership fellowship at the Teachers College at Columbia University. The fellowship brings heads of school from leading independent schools around the nation andRead more