TTS38 Semester Blog
TTS38 Academic Wrap Up
TTS38 finished up academics last week, completing final assignments and projects for each class. We wanted to take a little time to share what “finals” looked like here at TTS. In science class, students completed an investigation over nearly two weeks and presented...
Letter to Families: Transitioning Home for TTS38
Dear families of TTS38, I write from Prescott, Arizona where our group is spending our last few days together. Academics have nearly wrapped up and we are moving into a phase that I like to call “transference”—where we take what we’ve learned over the past few months...
Reflections on the Border
During our time in Southern Arizona, we have started delving into the issue of migration and borders in our Global Studies class. After an excellent introduction to the topic from Professor Leah Mundell at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and listening to a...
TTS’ “Flip Flop of the Grand Canyon”
“FLIP” Day in the Grand Canyon by Stella Schwartz We were sitting in Vanessa (our van) once again, ears shimmering with freshly purchased earrings from the Indigenous Community Connections...
TTS38 photo gallery! Updated: Nov 7, 2022
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Cora’s Reflection on our visit to Groundwork farm in Paonia, Colorado
by Cora Reese Driving up to the Groundwork farm in Paonia, I had no idea what I was getting into. Our van sputtered down the Colorado roads, past tall coniferous trees growing in pinkish-orange soil, surely sending rocks skittering as we descended into a stunning...
Notes from Capitol Reef Field Station
Written by Nell KAZAAAAAAM! Hello! Now that my presence is known, I may start. It all started with a long travel day - the start of many TTS adventures. As the road continued and brought our van along with it, it started to sprinkle; privilege it is to see water in...
Travel Isn’t Meant for a Shelf
Travel Isn’t Meant For A Shelf What makes a ‘group”? A unit? A team? A community? It’s something I ask myself as the leader and teacher of a group of 10 students here at The Traveling School. From the first week of the semester at AMB West in Montana way back in...
Exploring Wyoming Aspens and Utah Red Rock – We’re Over Halfway Through!
After our cozy cabin stay outside of Big Sky, Montana, we continued our journey south to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Tetons were in full fall display with yellow quaking aspens, willows, and cottonwoods, along with reds and oranges from the shrubs lining the creeks and...
Goodbye Montana! Southward we go!
It’s funny to think of Wyoming as in the south. From our scenic cabins at Lightning Creek outside Big Sky, Montana we will head south for the rest of the semester. Our first stop south, in state #2, south will be outside Jackson, Wyoming. Our one-month anniversary was...
