LOGIC MODEL FOR TETON SCIENCE SCHOOLS
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SITUATION
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
ACTIVITIES
OUTCOMES
PARTICIPATION
LEARNING
ACTION
(Short Term)
(Medium Term)
Staff
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Seasonal
The Five Main
Programs:
Volunteers
Monies
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TSS serves over 10,000
people each year (TSS web
page)
Participants Leave
Program with:
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1) Journeys
School
Program Fees
Student Tuition
Donations
Endowments
Fund Raisers
Primary Participants:
 Students (K-12th grade)
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Materials
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Mission: to provide and encourage experiential education in natural science and ecology while fostering an
appreciation for conservation ethics and practices (TSS web page).
Located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (accessibility to wilderness and unique flora/fauana)
A need for adults and children to form stronger connections to the natural environment (location of TSS targets both
locals and vacationers).
“Connecting people to nature through education” – TSS’ motto
EE Curricula
Teaching kits
Species collection (Murie Museum)
Library reference materials
Equipment
 Vehicles (trucks, vans, and cars)
 Canoes/trailer
 Researching equip. (i.e. bird banding
nets)
Land- GTNP
Facilities
 Housing (staff, graduate students,
and interns)
 Dorms for visiting groups
 Offices
 Lab/classrooms
 Kitchen/Dining Hall
 Gift Shop
2) Graduate
Program
(PREE/NHI)
Local
Visiting
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Graduate Students
Local residents
(adults/families)
 Visitors/vacationers
3) Summer
Programs
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4) Adult/Family
Programs
An increased
understanding and
knowledge of the
natural environment
Improved skills (i.e.
leadership, problemsolving, evaluating)
A change in attitudes
and/or beliefs towards
the natural
environment
Feelings of
connectedness to the
natural environment
Motivations and/or
aspirations to change
or take action
Participants apply
this knowledge by:
Sharing their
knowledge with
family and friends
(students and
participants)
o Teaching the EE
curricula they
developed
(graduate students)
o Going into
professions in the
environmental
education/interpreta
tion field (graduate
students, interns,
Journeys’ students)
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5) Wildlife
Expeditions
Technology
 Computers
 Statistical software (research)
Partners
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Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Hole Land Trust
WY Game and Fish Department
Teton County Commissioners
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ASSUMPTIONS
 “Experience teaches best and direct association with the local landscape is the most effective way to help
students understand and appreciate the natural world” (TSS webpage 2005).
 Fostering a connection to the natural environment will promote conservation ethics and practices.
 Knowledge promotes “an appreciation for conservation ethics and practices” (TSS webpage 2005).
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EXTERNAL FACTORS
Rural area
Large disparity between lower and upper class
Year-round vacation destination
Predominately white/Caucasian residents and visitors
CONDITION
(Long Term)