The groups that come to PMSS primarily are elementary and middle school children. The class size per teacher averages around ten, although we do experience ranges from six to fifteen. Most of our classes are taught outdoors, although indoor classrooms are available. By the end of your stay at PMSS you will be basically functioning as one of the teaching staff. Besides providing PMSS with a valuable service, you will learn new skills and sharpen existing ones in environmental education.
Interns usually arrive two weeks prior to the onset of our spring or fall semesters.
During this period each intern, whether full or part-time, works closely on intensive training as well as facility preparation. Once interns feel comfortable about teaching their own, our staff will observe them periodically. One result of this interaction is the encouragement of ideas about lessons currently taught and those that could be added to the program. Although there is a close-knit group of people living at PMSS, the campus itself is very isolated from many of the amenities and services to which most people are accustomed. A staff person usually makes the trip at least once a week and riders are welcomed.