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Reader about how Emilie Geissinger a S08 Semester alumna and 2015 research intern is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. These days she’s traded tropical waters for colder temperatures, and she has The Island School to thank for that!
By Rachel Fry, Former Island School Semester Faculty When I look back at my time working at The Island School Semester, I see it as a pivotal experience that directed…
My name is Dylan Harding, and I am 17 years old and currently a senior in public high school In New York City. For the spring semester of my junior…
Shicardo Knowles was raised in Deep Creek, Eleuthera. This past summer, he completed a six-week Summer Apprenticeship with The Island School in the Communications department. Over the course of the…
Sustainable waste management at the Island School begins inside the Tingum Center. The open-air storage bay is home to glass bottles, tin cans, warped cardboard, and other discarded articles. The majority of these items, in keeping with our environmental ethos, will be reused or repurposed into new, useful materials.
By Bronwyn Esterhuizen, Research Scientist On the north coast of the southwestern peninsula in Eleuthera, it’s hard to tell where land ends and sea begins. Mangroves and creek systems extend…
About the Writer: Jade Knowles, a 2017 Deep Creek Middle School alumna, spent her summer working as a Climate Change Research Apprentice at The Island School. She is from Nassau,…
What does an Island School Semester alumna, with degrees in Computer Science and Marine Biology go on to do? Save the Great Barrier Reef, of course! Megs Malpani, a S13…
Every summer once the water temperature increases, several reef creatures know it is the time of the year to produce offspring by releasing their reproductive cells or gametes into the water column.