by Caciques Arben and Izza

This morning I made the mistake of expecting an average day at The Island School. However that kind of day doesn’t actually exist. What I expected to be an average day turned out to be one of my most successful, and influential days here. We had Human Ecology class this morning; I am part of the Foam Elective. Our project is to convince local restaurants and take-aways to stop using styrofoam and convert them to using a corn based product instead. The corn product is more expensive and we were expecting resistance when we made our pitches, however in both instances we were very successful Continue reading →

“Realizing Home”

by Cacique Sarah Becker

Arriving back on campus yesterday after over a week of separation due to kayak, I expected to use my exploration time as I always did: by heading to the beach. Yet when the time came for me to sign out, I realized I didn’t actually want to go to the beach. In fact, I was perfectly content not going. When I first arrived here at The Island School, the beach was a magical, tropical paradise, a welcome change from the snow and winter blues I had left in my New England home. Anytime a group was rallying to head down to Sunset, I immediately jumped on board, eager to experience my environment and take in my surreal surroundings. That’s what they were to me: surreal. Continue reading →