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Education, Research and Innovation at The Island School

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Alumni Spotlight: Garrett Pilgrim

Aug 22, 2024

Island School Fall 2016 alum, Garrett Pilgrim, reflects on his experience as a student and how it set him on his path to researching the mindful properties of surfing.

Alumni Spotlight: Max Bolen

Earlier this spring, Max Bolen ST22, conducted exciting research on marine bioacoustics as part of his high school senior project. Max spent three weeks this spring learning about bioacoustics and…

Lee Taylor with the Maxey family as an Island School student in 1999

Lee Taylor: 2024 Founders Alumni Award

We are thrilled to announce Lee Taylor F99 as the 2024 Founders Alumni Award recipient for The Island School. Lee joined us as a Semester student during The Island School’s…

Alumni Spotlight: Megan Sweeting DCMS11

The Island School has been part of Megan Sweeting’s DCMS11, life for as long as she can remember. As a child, her mom was an employee of the School, and…

Alumni Spotlight: Tia Peterson

Jul 6, 2022

There are many opportunities that set an Island School Semester apart from a traditional school, but one of the most remarkable things is the real-world research students conduct alongside our team of research scientists through the Cape Eleuthera Institute.