Yearly Archives: 2011

Events, Uncategorized

350.org Event and T-Shirt Design

On September 24, The Cape Eleuthera Foundation will be participating in 350.org‘s Moving Planet Day event to think of ways we can move beyond fossil fuels. 350ppm is the safe limit of carbon in our atmosphere, and we’re currently at 394 (and rising!). We want to make sure our IS students, as well as the greater community of IS parents, alumni, and CEF supporters know this number and can teach others about it and how daily actions can contribute to or reduce greenhouse gases.

Since we’re already primarily human-powered or driven by renewable energy here at The Island School, we can take it a step further and look at local solutions to carbon sequestration (reducing that 394 number). Therefore, we have chosen to have a teach-in on September 24 where students, IS faculty, and CEI researchers will discuss this number and its significance and then actually DO something about it by planting 350 propagules (baby mangroves) on campus in the wetland that connects The Island School and CEI campuses.

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Cacique Update

Cacique Update September 13, 2011

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by Caciques Tori and Eliott

Today we woke up early for our 6:30circle and second round of run swims.  By 8:00 am the final half of students and faculty had successfully completed their run swims and headed off to chores and then breakfast. For the second day of official classes we split into our groups and rotated through Literature, Math, and Histories of the Bahamas.  For Literature we broke into our sections and started harkness discussions surrounding the difficult plot of the epic poem Omeros.  Similarly, in History we discussed a background reading on the History of Eleuthera as well as talked about how important it is to reflect on perspective and various points of views while writing history papers.  Continue reading →

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A Little Elbow Grease to Start Off the Morning!

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Although this morning was a sleep-in, and therefore a break from morning exercise for The Island School, a few students still participated in a form of morning exercise! Grace, Sam, and Jack all used some elbow grease to help lower the campus wind turbine, which the facilities team had to bring down in order to perform maintenance.  It takes hundreds of cranks for the wind turbine to come all the way down, so their contributions were greatly appreciated.  Check out this video of Grace and Sam cranking away!

Cacique Update, Uncategorized

Cacique Update September 12, 2011

by Caciques Ian and Anika

Ian: On the first academic day of the fall semester here at theIslandSchool, we still made time to hang out with our advisories. In the afternoon, different groups of about four to five students and their advisors visited blue holes, floated down tidal creeks, snorkeled in the surrounding waters, relaxed, and got to know the island. During advisory we spent time to reflect about the new and powerful experiences we have had so far at The Island School. We also spent time thinking about the future. For example, in my advisory, we drove to a beach in Wemyss Bight, and took a minute to write a letter to our future selves, which my advisor Megan will send to us after we leave the Island School. As a whole, advisory time was a helpful way for me to think about my time at The Island School.

Anika: Three years ago, school began in the middle of August, 15 minutes away from my house- just a short car ride away. My classmates were the same friends I had grown up with for the past eight years, and my teachers were the mentors that had trained and guided me almost my whole life. Despite the fact that I felt so familiar with my environment, and the nature of the school year ahead of me, the first morning was brimming with nerves, excitement, and curiosity for the time ahead. With some brief words of encouragement from my parents, and a tight hug from my sister, my trivial worries were put to rest. Continue reading →

Deep Creek Middle School, Uncategorized

DCMS Summer Bridge Program Is A Hit!

Ms. Pretty leads a team-building activity at Wemyss Bight Beach.

My name is Perez Sands.  I was chosen to do a speech about the seventh grade Summer Bridge program at Deep Creek Middle School. Summer Bridge was great and I wish it was a yearly thing. We had a great time and it was the experience of a lifetime.  We did all types of things such as going in the sea and learning about our community.  We also learned the six expectations of a nurturing community that we have to show at school.   Continue reading →

Cacique Update

Cacique Update September 11, 2011

by Caciques Lincoln and Zeke

Today is a day of remembrance. We look back upon the tragedy that was September 11, 2001. We appreciate all that we have, and feel sorrow for those that have lost. We also look back on what we as a group have left at home, whether it be family, friends, or any other matter that we care about. However, we didn’t just look back today. We also looked forward. On this day full of freedom and exploration we look towards this upcoming semester. We think about what will undoubtedly be a unique semester, Continue reading →

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New Cacique Update Blog Editor!

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Greetings everyone,

My name is Madison Philipp. I am the first student on blog chores and will fulfilling this role for the next two weeks. What I will be doing is looking over the Cacique Updates, giving feedback and answering questions the students have about writing. I volunteered for this job because I love to write. Having to find the words to describe what we do here and I really enjoy trying to make others understand what is going through our minds. I hope that I can help to convey to you readers out there, what we are experiencing here, the feelings of your children or friends and let you know how much everyone is enjoying their selves here. Have a wonderful day!

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Remembering September 11th

Our Caciques, Zeke and Lincoln gathered the community for a mid- day circle and instead of raising the Bahamian flag as we normally do, they raised the American flag to half mast out of respect for all those who were lost 10 years ago in the tragic attacks at the Wold Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the lives lost in Pennsylvania on Flight 93.  After singing the US national anthem, we paused for a moment of silence to remember and appreciate the freedom that we all enjoy.