During the week of September 23rd through September 27th, 5th/6th grade, TMS students set out on a 45-mile canoe expedition down the Green River in Labyrinth Canyon, Utah. Before departing on their expedition, students learned about the geology of the area while studying maps and charting their trip. They also learned about the history ofRead more
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The upper school students (9th – 12th grade) participated in a fall OE program consisting of service work in Window Rock, AZ, and desert adventures in the Moab region of Utah. During the first half of the week, upper school students worked in conjunction with Joe Pacal and the students at St. Michael School inRead more
For three nights and four days, students backpacked 24 miles through Grand Gulch and the side canyons in Cedar Mesa, Utah. For the majority of the hike, they bushed-whacked through a sandy wash and navigated a meandering gulch that was often blocked by large downed trees and shrubs from previous flash flooding. Towering sandstone wallsRead more
This fall, the 7th-grade students descended the Sundance Trail into Dark Canyon for a week-long backpacking trip. Dark Canyon is a primitive area in southeast Utah marked by steep canyon walls and a winding stream that feeds the Colorado River. It is one of Utah’s most beautiful and least visited canyon systems, and this wasRead more
Kelsey Brax visited Galapagos for research, presented workshop in Hawaii By Amy M. Peters, Planet Contributor Telluride Mountain School (TMS) upper school math teacher Kelsey Brax traveled to the University of Hawaii at Manoa on Thursday to present during a three-day national social justice conference, where STEM educators from across the United States are exploringRead more
In early October, the 17 students of the 3rd and 4th grade class from Telluride Mountain School camped for two nights and three days at the beautiful Woods Lake Campground. Nestled between the Lizard Head Wilderness and Little Cone laccolith, the Woods Lake State Wildlife Area offers hiking, fishing, and other lakefront activities. On WilsonRead more
For the first and second-grade Outdoor Education trip, the students started their week exploring the Telluride Historical Museum and then touring a few of Telluride’s historical places. On the first day of the trip, the class became “miners,” when they visited the Bachelor-Syracuse Mine in Ouray, CO. Students ventured 1,500 feet inside an actual mine,Read more
