The 9th and 10th grade TMS students traveled to the jungles and beaches on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica for their spring experiential education trip this year. After arriving in the capital of San Jose, the group flew on a small propeller plane to the town of Puerto Jimenez. On the flight, the studentsRead more
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This spring, the 7th and 8th grade students traveled to Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia to retrace our nation’s struggle for equality and the Civil Rights Movement. Starting in Atlanta, Georgia at the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr., students explored the root causes, people, and precipitating events leading up to the passage of the CivilRead more
This spring, the 11th and 12th grade class embarked on a trip of a lifetime! The students spent three weeks immersed in Chilean culture. The trip was one part backpacking and wilderness skills, another part Environmental Science, and a third part Spanish and Latin American history. Students began the trip with a pack on,Read more
In the last two weeks of February the 9th and 10th grade students participated in an Energy Unit for their Community Science class. Community Science is an experiential educational unit that incorporates field trips, presentations from industry professionals and classwork into an in depth look at energy. The Energy Unit focused on the lifecycle ofRead more
This fall, seventh and eighth grade students from the Telluride Mountain School backpacked through the picturesque canyons of Grand Gulch in Southeast Utah. The group learned to how to pack a pack, cook with a camping stove, read topographical maps, and keep a tidy campsite by following “leave no trace” guidelines. In addition, they alsoRead more
Ian struggled up the sand dune wearing a set of MadMax style googles and pulling his sled behind him. In the background other students tested their sliding devices on the steep slope for the friction test, some went really fast like the snowboards, while others, like the laundry basket, hardly moved. Dramatic falls inspired laughterRead more
