Chasing Time: The Last of Montana's One-Room Schools

by Keith Graham, Neil Chaput de Saintonge

In the 2013-2014 school year, Montana had 68 active one-room schools, the most of any state. That year, University of Montana professor Keith Graham and Missoula photographer Neil Chaput de Saintonge visited 26 of these far-flung outposts of public education. Traveling more than 12,000 miles in all seasons, they encountered dedicated teachers and eager students, and they discovered that Montana s one-room schools fostered creative teaching, in-depth learning, and close bonds between teachers and students. Whether the school had one student or a dozen, the schools also served as important focal points for isolated communities. With 240 vibrant color photographs and engaging writing, their book, Chasing The last of Montana s one-room schools, is an unforgettable portrait of these important cultural icons and their place in the modern world.

276 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2017

Reviews

[Cheryle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pictorial digest of the active one-room schools still in existence in Montana. Does not include all of them, but is a good cross section. One of the schools only had one student as of writing but there were others that had 3 or 4 and as many as 11.