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
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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
Local student patents invention Telluride Mountain School’s Genius Hour fosters creative ideas The definition of the word “genius” is “exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability,” which is exactly what the Telluride Mountain School (TMS) aims to foster during its Genius Hour, a creative science block built into the school schedule for studentsRead more
A group of fifth- and sixth-grade students from the Telluride Mountain School (TMS) received unanimous approval two years ago from the Telluride Open Space Commission to construct and place five nesting-boxes across the Valley Floor to collect data about the American kestrel, a long-tailed falcon whose population has been steadily declining since the 1960s. TMSRead more
Morgan Bradley, ’18 TMS Alumni, spent a month this summer interning with the national conservation organization, Trout Unlimited. Through a nationwide search, Morgan was chosen to participate in a program to help preserve the natural habit of the Columbia River and its tributaries. Morgan traveled to Oregon, Washington and Idaho working to protect native fishRead more
Growing up in Telluride and attending the Telluride Mountain School, Tucker Hensen knew that he loved science and adventure. Yet, he never imagined that he’d be able to combine those passions and work towards the greatest adventure of our time: to take humans to Mars and beyond. At SpaceX, where he works as a materialsRead more
This spring, the first and second graders traveled to Fruita, Colorado on a three-day mission to extend their classroom study of dinosaurs and learn more about the region’s natural history. The first stop was a visit to the Dinosaur Journey Museum. The students conducted individual research to complete their immersion projects with hands-on opportunities toRead more
During the spring of 2019, the ninth and tenth grade TMS students traveled to the jungles and beaches of Costa Rica for their spring experiential education trip. After arriving in San Jose, the group traveled down the pacific coast to the small surf-town of Dominical. Students spent the week living with local “Tico” families inRead more
This year, the Eleventh and Twelfth-grade students traveled to Southeast Asia for their Experiential Education trip. This experience included international travel; exposure to different people and cultures; and connections to our arts, humanities and science curricula. In history, the group studied the United States government and foreign policy, building on last year’s trip to EasternRead more
