Working on the trail
Walking towards our painting spot
Painting/Drawing
Breathtaking sky!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Stewardship!
Today was another spectacular day. Today I was with the Wolverines and the theme for the day was stewardship. The students first defined stewardship, then hiked 2 miles up a trail (part of which was worked on by last year's 8th graders) and worked for a solid 2 hours on trail building. The scenery was amazing and I couldn't believe how hard the kids worked. The Wolverines were paired up with another group today, the Bison, and students worked with pickaxes, shovels, and rakes and made great progress on what is going to be a four mile loop trail that starts and ends at the Teton Science School. After working and eating lunch the Wolverines broke away from the rest of the kids and spent time honing their artistic talents while reflecting on their day. Each student was given their choice of pencils or water colors and spent ~20 minutes drawing their interpretation of the Tetons. It was a long hard day of hiking, working, sun, and spectacular views. The kids enjoyed the trail building and there were many comments regarding how much fun the work was. Enjoy the pictures - it was another great day for them.
Video: This is a small part of a great game called camouflage that the kids love. This is how it works: a TSS leader any an moment in the day yells out "CAMOUFLAGE", closes their eyes and the kids immediately scatter. The kids have 30 seconds to find a hiding place but in their hiding place they must be able to see the TSS instructor in order to see either the object or number of fingers they're holding up. The instructor looks for the students (without moving) and when they're finished picking off people the instructor closes his eyes again and the kids pop up from their hiding places in order to move to a closer hiding space. This process happens a total of 3 times and the closest person to the instructor that can correctly identify the 3 numbers or objects the instructor held up wins. It's amazing to see how well one can hide in small bushes. It supposed to simulate a predator creeping up on its prey. In this video Ben SM wins. See if you can find him sneaking up right behind the instructor's heels. It's a crazy fun game!
Sick Kids
Never had a trip where so many folks got sick all at once. Our count is 20 students and two teachers with a stomach virus--most have been in the South Lodge all day. Life is not altogether bad: ginger ale and videos like Zanzibar and Winn Dixie. Hoping to see everyone back out in the sunshine tomorrow.
-Mr. S
-Mr. S
Wyoming Ninjas
After a snack break for Animal Crackers and a lesson on plate tectonics, faults, and glaciers, the Pronghorns engage in a game of Ninja (sadly, this photographer was eliminated first). 
Work, Rest, Reflect, Create
After some dirty, dusty, callous-building trail-building, Michael, Zac, Courtney, and Gala rest, reflect, and sketch upon a rocky outpost with an inspiring vista of Jackson Hole. 
Safety on the trail
Sarah demonstrates pickaxing safety with a smile (note her protective goggles. So fresh.)
Trail building boys
Kamari, Mr. Agnor, and Michael prepare to dig into some roots and rocks to extend the Vogel's Hill trail. 
Hawkeyed Scientists
Leag: "we got the sample for our turbidity test."
Grace: "I collected sharp objects in my shoe!"
Stewardship: the tools of the trade
Getting tooled out for trail building on Vogel's Hill above Coyote Canyon. 
Antlers or horns?
Michael, with some behind the scenes assistance from Samantha, demonstrates the difference between antlers and horns (L to R). Antlers fall off and are made of keratin, while horns stay on and are made of bone. 
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