Junior Junkanoo: Island School on the Loose!
After many months and hours of planning, designing, and practicing, our middle and elementary students (ELC and DCMS) joined forces to compete in Eleuthera’s Junior Junkanoo Rush. And what an…
News
Education, Research and Innovation at The Island School
Read on for program highlights, research results, all-star alumni, sustainable living ideas, and more.
STUDENTS COMPLETE CORAL REEF ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP WITH CEI’S THE BAHAMAS CORAL INNOVATION HUB
Photo of the group collecting gamete bundles from the groove brain coral. Besides the coral team from CEI, Perry Institute for Marine Science, and Secore International we were joined by…
Cape Eleuthera Institute Stingray Research & Education
The Cape Eleuthera Institute‘s Shark Research and Conservation Program recently initiated a novel project that aims to assess the spatial ecology and genetic diversity of three species of stingray in…
Blackbeard, the Manatee, in Boathouse Cut!
This morning we were visited by a large manatee in the Boathouse Cut! Educational Programs Lead Educator, Tiffany Gray, shared photos and information on the sighting with Bahamas Marine Mammal Research…
DCMS Makes Waves at Junkanoo with “Save Our Seas” Theme
This year, Deep Creek Middle School students chose to tackle a bigger issue when planning their Junkanoo theme. Graduating students in grade 9 brainstormed a number of creative and colourful…
Deep Creek Primary Communal Garden
Deep Creek Primary School, with the assistance of The Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI), has started a new initiative to build a school community garden with the aim to provide students…
Nigel Barker Tours The Island School Campus
Professional fashion and beauty photographer, host of TV’s The Face, and judge on America’s Next Top Model recently toured the campus’ of The Island School and The Cape Eleuthera Institute while vacationing with his…
Cape Eleuthera Institute Welcomes Eleuthera Principals
In December 2013, the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) and Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) launched The Local Schools Program which has several education programs that reach young Bahamians. Our Local…
CEI Participates in Deep Creek Middle School’s “School Without Walls”
CEI Researchers Annabelle Brooks and Meagan Gary took a class of Grade 7 students from Deep Creek Middle School to get hands-on learning experience, capturing and tagging sea turtles in…
It is official, Gobies clean brood stock cobia!
What an exciting Monday morning for aquaculture! We now have 3 goby breeding pairs that have all laid eggs this week. Our most recent pair needed to be separated from…
Cisterns Go Hollywood!!
Chores aren’t always a chore. This week the folks over at cistern chores have been hard at work keeping tabs on water consumption, as well as making efforts to get…
Cave Divers Present to IS and CEI
In the last week of March, The Island School campus had the honor of hosting cave diver, Brian Kakuk and his team at The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute.…
Duck and Cover!
Not wanting to be overshadowed by the goats and gobies, The Island School’s resident ducks have added a dozen new faces to the farm this morning. The ducklings are enjoying…
Special Delivery
Introducing The Island School Farm’s six newest residents. In the past ten days six baby goats were born to three different mothers, increasing the number of goats living on the…
Dan Rather Reports from the Cape
Dan Rather along with a film crew and a team of producers visited Cape Eleuthera last week to film a piece about lionfish. The piece is for his show on…
Parents Weekend Top Tips
Hey parents, not sure what to pack? Don’t want the locals to think you’re a rube? Just want to see your kid’s face and can’t wait until next weekend? Well…
Godspeed K3!
Halfway through the eight day kayak trip and down island trip rotation, the K3 kayak group departed this morning from Cow Point, Eleuthera. They will be spending four days on…