Off Grid in Tsachila
Global Immersion Studies is always best expressed by our students who are experiencing the culture with fresh eyes. Here are excerpts from four freshmen in the Ecuador group journal. They spent four days in the remote community of Tsachila located near the base of the…
Steamboat Mountain School Desert Week Adventures!
We do a lot of planning before we embark on an adventure. Whether a 3-day, 14er trek, or 30-days in a foreign country, travelling in a group requires attention to detail. Food, transportation, campsites, clothing, technical gear, permits, risk analysis, maps, weather forecast, safety equipment...Bedouin Camp
Sleeping in tents and being exposed to the elements feels familiar to our students from their time in the Rocky Mountains and deserts of Utah. Steamboat Mountain School has the outdoors built into the curriculum, so it only seems natural to go camping on our...Grand, Grateful, and Glorious
Week three of Global Immersion Studies is upon us, and our students are moving on to new homestays, countries and adventures. For our seniors traveling in Tanzania, this transition is full of emotions. For many of them, this is their fourth GIS trip, and while…
GIS Blog 2019- Touchdown!
We can almost hear the yawns of our weary traveling students turn to laughter and cheers as they reach their destinations around the globe. Margi, trip faculty on the Tanzania trip, passed along a few images which she titled, “Various States of Consciousness.” We can…