The Traveling School Blog
Happy Mother’s Day 2022
Happy Mother’s Day from TTS37!Here at TTS, we are SO thankful for all of the mothers, grandmothers, femme mentors, and maternal figures that have given so much to each of us and our communities. We celebrate those who have given life to us, who care for us...
How we combat classroom gender bias at The Traveling School
By Drew Higgins, TTS36 Faculty Member Today is International Women’s Day and the theme of IWD 2022 is #breakthebias. Despite progress in gender equity over the last several decades, gender bias persists in our world and in our educational system.Through...
Six Reasons We’re Different
Six Reasons We’re DifferentIs The Traveling School right for me? How is it different from regular school, other semester schools or experiential education programs? Here are six reasons a TTS semester is unique. If these excite you, you might just be a...
Dear Future TTS Students
Dear Future TTS Students,It’s been almost two months since I boarded a plane from Phoenix, Arizona, and returned home to the suburbs of Connecticut. Two months since TTS semester 36 ended, and our family of 15 (students and teachers; friends and mentors)...
In Memory of Karalyn Gay, TTS2 Alumna
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you, The Traveling School community, of the passing of Karalyn Gay, 2003 Traveling School alumna. Karalyn, affectionately called Kara by her TTS sisters and teachers, passed away last Saturday, August 28th. Her parents, Beverly...
Spreading Their Wings
Twenty Traveling School alumnae from TTS33, TTS34 and TTS35 just graduated high school. Join us in celebrating them! Additionally, a few of these TTS’ers used their semester experiences to inspire their college application essays. Read some of their...
My Little Traveling School
For TTS6 Alumna and Bozeman photographer Mikaela DiBerardinis, The Traveling School established a new perspective on minimalist travel, transformative education, and how she wants to raise her family. Read the Diberardinis’ (Mikaela, Gino, Gianna, Miela, Pia and...
10 Questions with TTS19 Alumna and Bend, Oregon-Based Birth Doula and Educator, Bobbi Mae Anderson
An interview with Maddie Johnson, TTS Marketing & Recruiting Coordinator What motivated you to become a birth doula?Throughout high school and college, I knew that I wanted to work with women and girls in some capacity. In college, I studied maternal health and...
1,825 Days of Community: The Unbreakable Bond of TTS26
Laura Brin, TTS Development Director A Traveling School semester is 105 days long. But the bond of The Traveling School’s 26th semester has endured for 1,825 days and counting.That’s right – five years out, the young women of TTS26 are as tight-knit as when they left...
Honoring RBG: One Alumna’s Reflections on Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Laura Brin, TTS Development Director Jane Belcaster, a Spring 2018 Alumna, hung out with RBG a few years ago. THE Ruth Bader Ginsberg! Then a high school senior coming off her 15 weeks with The Traveling School, Jane put the confidence she honed on her South America...
