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
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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
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
