Alumni Spotlight: Catherine Argyrople
Catherine Argyrople is preparing for her movie debut. Our alumni are always inspiring us with the incredible things they go on to do after their Island School experience. Catherine Argyrople…
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New Species Discovered in the Exuma Sound
A team of scientists from the Cape Eleuthera Institute, Stony Brook University, and OceanX discover a new species of deep-sea isopod during a research mission in The Bahamas.
Alumni Spotlight: Mermaid Tonia
When a student attends The Island School, whether a Deep Creek Middle School Student, a young learner at the Elementary Learning Center, or a Semester student, they are beginning a…
Celebrating 10-years of partnership with Boys Hope Girls Hope
This spring The Island School is thrilled to celebrate 10 years of partnership with Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York (BHGHNY). This partnership, established in Spring 2013 Semester at…
Crawfish Aquaculture comes to Eleuthera
Scientists from The Island School’s Cape Eleuthera Institute are working to set up a new nursery facility for growing crawfish in South Eleuthera, and they want members of the community…
Can you recognize the brainiest Caribbean coral?
By Natalia Hurtado (The Island School & Perry Institute for Marine Science) If you’ve ever been diving, snorkeling or spear fishing on a coral reef, you probably noticed corals that…
Ashawnté Russell Spotlight
“The lesson that stuck with me the longest, is that we all have the same 24 hours and what we do with it makes the difference. For me, living well…
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…
Sustainable Waste Management
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.
Coastal Landscaping
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…
Coral Spawning In The Bahamas
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.
2022 Hurricane Forecast for The Bahamas
June marks the official start of hurricane season in the tropical North Atlantic and hurricane forecasters are predicting above-average activity in the North Atlantic Basin this year. Current predictions call…