This fall, Cape Eleuthera Institute’s conch research intern from the College of the Bahamas, Tarran Simms, facilitated the donation of 500 masks & snorkels from Dolphin Cay at Atlantis resort in Nassau to Ron Knight, Island School Director of SCUBA operations and waterfront manager. Knight in turn, divided the bulk of the snorkel gear among every 4th, 5th, and 6th grader between Tarpum Bay & Deep Creek, where the excited students and teachers accepted appreciatively. Knight also intends to distribute the remaining gear to student of DCMS in Deep Creek, Eleuthera.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Gap Year Program Update #3
It’s hard to believe it, but we’ve reached the middle of our time here. Looking ahead, we really need to make the most of our remaining time. Looking back, we had one heck of a week!
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We began work in earnest on our Independent Student Projects, meeting with our respective mentors to figure out what form our end results will take. My mentor, Ian, seems pretty gung-ho about posters, so that’s what I plan on doing. We also continued to play host to the Warner family, eventually meeting with them regarding their assignments. I can’t vouch for the other mentor/mentee meetings, but this was a great chance for us to step into the shoes of a teacher and–in turn–a wonderful learning experience.
But the real highlight of the week was our Down Island trip. We headed out at the crack of ten on Thursday, ready for an adventure. And boy, did we ever find it! In the space of three endless days, we: Continue reading
Mrs. Carnetta Ferguston Returns to Visit the Cape
On February 17, Mrs. Carnetta Ferguson from the newly launched National Parenting Center of the Ministry of Education visited Cape Eleuthera today, where Jennie Freeman was hosting the Deep Creek Middle School advisory board meetings underway. Mrs. Ferguson was an early supporter of The Island School, having been instrumental in bringing UNESCO to Cape Eleuthera in 2001. Her support of the Deep Creek Middle School includes her popular “Fly Like an Eagle” speech from the DCMS 5th year anniversary celebration in 2006. Welcome back!
Island School Parent’s Inspiring TED Talk
Ernie Parizeau, parent of IS alumni Kate (F’03), Doug (S’06), and Molly (S’10), gave a great TED talk at Middlebury College this fall titled “Fortune Favors the Bold”. Check it out!
Vote for DCMS Students’ Youth Activism Projects
For several weeks, the DCMS grade 9 students have been studying youth activism. Our class brings students, teachers, and community members together to create a vision for a more positive world. In the first two weeks, we learned about young activists all over the world and throughout history, brainstormed social and environmental issues in The Bahamas that we want to solve, and went out into our community and interviewed leaders. Then, each of us chose an issue that matters to us. We all made surveys, gathering information for our research. After collecting data, we wrote letters to the editors of different Bahamian newspapers! Now, we’re writing up our project proposals on Facebook. Please read about them and then VOTE for the projects you want to see happen!
By Kenya Polidor – grade 9
Putting Schools To Work
The Island School is proud to announce the launch of the Putting Schools to Work website. This consortium of like-minded institutions that focus on teaching leadership by allowing students to tackle real world problems and issues through research and human ecology projects serves as a model of what education can be, when schools get out of the way. The projects featured on this site were presented at the first Leadership in Education conference held at The Island School in the Spring of 2011. Putting Schools to Work is a component of a new Wilson Family Center for Leadership in Education funded by Floyd and Kim Wilson. We invite you to watch videos, read articles, and learn more about what other schools and programs are doing to empower students, all on this site. Enjoy!
Make An Island School Presentation at Your School!
We are always encouraging students to make presentations about The Island School when they return to their sending schools after their semester. Not only does it help make their transference back home a bit smoother to have others understand some of their experiences from this semester abroad, but it also gets the word out about The Island School, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Deep Creek Middle School, and all the amazing things we are doing here. We are especially proud of Katie Harpin, a recent Fall 2011 alumna, for sharing her Island School experience with her Taft School peers. Each Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, all Taft students gather for Morning Meeting. In addition to talks by the headmaster, chaplain or other members of the faculty, students themselves often address the school. You can listen to Katie’s speech during a January 26th Morning Meeting here. Great job, Katie!
DCMS Grade 8 Plastics PSA
Gap Program Update #2: Evolution of a CEI Intern
If evolution is a transformative process, then who’s to say we aren’t evolving everyday?
As our third week here at CEI comes to a close, all of the gap year interns are beginning to naturally expand into our own place here. We all have developed and begun to find our place in the community at the Cape Eleuthera Institute; some of these changes we discover together, and some we can only find on our own.
This week we all brainstormed on ideas for our Independent Student Project, or ISP, which is the research or outreach project that we want to dedicate our time here to. Gap interns Sarah and Lulu are joining the Shark Team, I am joining the Lionfish team, Shaquel is focusing on gathering data on local knowledge of CEI projects, and Jon and Cole are developing an independent project studying filter feeders. The unfolding of each of our interests is becoming more apparent!
As we make these decisions, we are having plenty of fun in the meantime. SCUBA! This week we are working on Advanced Open Water Scuba, which involves a boat dive, deep dive, night dive, naturalist dive, and navigation dive. Here’s a drawing I did of the scuba transformation!
Job and Internship Opportunities with the Cape Eleuthera Island School
We are currently accepting applications for a number of positions with The Island School, Cape Eleuthera Institute, and Deep Creek Middle School. Please see below for each position for more information and links to applications.
Island School Teaching Positions
The Island School is currently accepting applications for full-time Literature, Histories, and Mathematics teachers for the 2012-2013 school year. More information about the job and how to apply can be found on our website.
Island School Master Teacher in Residence
The MTiR position is a semester-long position designed for educators with at least 8 years if experience who are craving the opportunity to mentor young teachers and experiment with vanguard ideas in teaching. The Island School is currently accepting applications for master teachers in all disciplines for the 2012-2013 school year. More information about the job and how to apply can be found on our website.
Island School Teaching Fellowships
Year-long teaching fellowships are great entry opportunities for young professionals new to teaching. The Island School is currently accepting applications for fellows in all disciplines for the 2012-2013 school year. More information about the job and how to apply can be found on our website.
Deep Creek Middle School Social Studies Teacher
In this position, you will utilize a variety of instructional strategies consistent with the DCMS mission to teach national curriculum and the core values of the school. Our curriculum and pedagogy allows for a lot of flexibility as teachers focus on the real world concepts, skills and values that the students will need to be successful community members. Place and project-based lessons with experiential components are used to engage students. For more information and how to apply can be found on our website.
Cape Eleuthera Institute Spring, Summer, and Fall 2012 Internships
The Cape Eleuthera Institute offers college students a solid internship program that provides real work experience, professional development, outdoor exploration activities, and access to professional networks while living on a beautiful green campus with diverse people from all over the world. For more details and to apply online visit our website. Limited scholarship opportunities are available.