Check out this miraculous story about a shorebird that had been tagged and found on the island of Eleuthera.  What’s even more interesting is that the tag on this bird was made by the same company, Microwave Telemetry, Inc., that makes the deepwater shark tags we use at CEI!

“Anxious scientists watched with relief this weekend when a satellite signal assured them that a small shorebird they had been tracking somehow managed to survive flying through some dangerous winds of Hurricane Irene. The whimbrel, nicknamed Chinquapin by the Georgia wildlife staffers who tagged him with a radio transmitter, had taken off from his summer feeding grounds on Southampton Island in Canada’s Arctic on Aug. 22. Continue reading →

Although October 7-9 seems far away at this point, it’s never too early to make your plans to come down to The Island School for the on-island reunion!  All alumni, parents, and former faculty are invited to come back to the Cape for this weekend-long celebration.  We hope to see you all there!

Please note: An attendee under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by his or her parent.  An alumnus MAY NOT have another alum’s parent act as their guardian. 

The cost of the reunion is $100 per person.  This is NOT a tax deductible donation.  Your check will cover five meals on campus, including a special event at Barracuda’s, transportation to and from Lighthouse Beach on Sunday, and activities such as snorkeling, kayaking, and research.

To officially RSVP to the event, fill out this form and send your $100 check to  Continue reading →

Friends and Families,

We have heard that everyone is ok and safe on Cape Eleuthera! Since this morning, Irene has moved on and the winds are steadily dropping. The Island School campus has faired well with no broken windows and no significant damages. The plants on campus have been denuded so we are going to look a little bare for a couple of months.

Everyone is accounted for and happy to breathe some fresh air and stretch their legs after a long night inside.  We have plenty of water and are getting our generators up and running.  We expect to have spotty communications for the next couple of days as the community recovers and gets back to life as normal.

We want to send out a big thank you to John “Giant” Norris Carey forbuilding some of the toughest buildings in the world.

–The Island School

Friends and Families,

We have confirmation via text message this morning at 6am that the eye of the storm has passed over Eleuthera.  Everyone is staying safe and waiting for the remainder of the storm to pass with the strongest part behind us and the winds tapering throughout the day.  With internet and cell phone service wavering in and out, we are getting updates as often as possible and will continue to keep you posted.

–The Island School

Hello Parents, Teachers, and Friends!

This is our second full day in the Bahamas, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are having one of the most incredible experiences of our lives. It is difficult to describe in words the time we are having, but it is unlike anything that we have ever experienced before. It is not what I would describe as a vacation- it is much more like an expedition. Continue reading →

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When you smile with a snorkel mask on your face water trickles in through the wrinkles next to your nose and slowly fills up the mask with water. If you are SCUBA diving this means you have to look up towards the surface and breathe out through your nose to clear the mask of water. The more you smile or laugh the more you clear your mask until, if you are playing underwater backgammon against your friend Benny Urmston, you are stuck in a downwards spiral of dice rolling, hand signals (not always polite), laughing, and mask clearing.

Last week, three Island School teachers and a friend sailed from Eleuthera to the Exumas to explore the Land and Sea Park and enjoy a few days off before semester prep. Continue reading →