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NEW! Conference Book Club Option
NEW! Conference Book Club Option
As part of our exploration of this year’s economic theme, we invite you to participate in an optional book club discussion on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry.
From the bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, this thought-provoking book offers “a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community.” Through the lens of the serviceberry tree and its gifts, Kimmerer invites us to question an economy rooted in scarcity and competition, and instead reimagine one based on interconnection and shared flourishing. It's a small book (almost pocket-sized), making it a quick read. To co-create the discussion, please bring one question you’d like to explore with the group about the book.
Upcoming conference surveys will ask whether or not you intend to join the book club as one of your sessions. We hope you do!
Check back here during the conference to see slide decks and notes from sessions.
Check back here during the conference to see slide decks and notes from sessions.
Wednesday, April 23, Lightning Introductions from Each School
Wednesday, April 23, Lightning Introductions from Each School
On Wednesday morning, we'll start with two-minute "Lightning Introductions" from each school. NO preparation is required, and you should feel free to improvise. The three topics we'd like you to address in your two minutes are: 1) What your school is about, 2) Your school's pride, and 3) Your school's challenges. At the end of exactly two minutes, you will be clapped away, and the next school will begin. If you want to share one slide on each of those topics, we have created a collaborative slide deck where you can add your school's information...again, preparing slides is completely optional. Here are last year's slides, in case it's helpful to see a model. (We'll remind you about this as we get closer.)
Thursday, April 24, Field Experience and Teton Valley Campus School Visit
Thursday, April 24, Field Experience and Teton Valley Campus School Visit
On Thursday, April 24th, there is time where there are two options for course participants: a visit to the Teton Valley Campus of Mountain Academy (the independent school that is a part of Teton Science Schools and based in Victor, ID) or a field experience in Grand Teton National Park. Participants can choose which option that they would like to participate in, with a maximum of 14 participants at the school visit. The visit to Teton Valley Campus will include touring and walking around that campus, which includes a garden and farm animals and several buildings, as well as time to visit with teachers. On the way back from the Teton Valley Campus, we will visit a local area of interest, to be determined. (Last year we visited a small community park and art installation (Mama Mimi)). While we cannot predict at this time what the weather and conditions will be like, we anticipate that it will be somewhat snowy and muddy in these two locations. We anticipate walking on flat ground and some snow, ice, and/or mud at these locations for 1-2 miles.
The field experience in Grand Teton National Park will likely involve snowshoeing on trails in the park, depending on weather conditions at that time. Depending on the group and their needs and interests, we are estimating a 2-3 mile experience that will include some elevation gain. We anticipate having some flexibility in our plans that will allow us to adjust based on getting to meet the group.
If you would like to talk more about these options and what they might entail, please reach out to Leslie at leslie.cook@tetonscience.org
Friday, April 25, Swag Exchange
Friday, April 25, Swag Exchange
On Friday morning, we'll have a school swag exchange. Bring your school swag, if you'd like to participate!
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