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Minimester

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Minimester

Strategically positioned within the longer second semester, Minimester occurs over four days in February to provide students an opportunity to pause their classroom learning and, like Fall Trips, engage in experiential learning outside of the classroom. The wide range of courses offered rotates and expands every several years so that over the span of a JHCS education, students experience a variety of course content, instructors, and learning environments and modalities. A valued piece of the whole education of a JHCS student, Minimester's mega-objectives are to 

  • Enrich classroom-based curricula with intensive, hands-on, minds-on experiences that engage our students in new experiences in which they are center-stage as they learn a new skill(s).
  • Provide interdisciplinary curricular enrichment via community opportunities and access to local experts.


 

Recent offerings have included:

  • Sustainable Food
  • The Writer's Room
  • Rock Climbing
  • Glass Blowing
  • Scrubs: Surgery in Action
  • Radio Production
  • Interior Design
  • Climbing Systems and Movements

Get Involved

We are grateful for community members who are willing to share their experience and expertise with our students. If you, or someone you know, might be willing to help design or facilitate a Minimester course, reach out to the Dean of Student Academics:
Donna Tully
dtully@jhcschool.org

Contact Us


USPS:
PO Box 6787
Jackson, WY 83002

Phone: (307) 733-5427

About Us

Founded in 2004, Jackson Hole Community School prepares students to succeed in college and life, through challenging academics and excellence in teaching, in a community founded on personal relationships, student initiative, and integrity.

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