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Fish Silage: Turning Fish into Fertilizer
Island School students, Aldis, Brett, and Sara are doing a human ecology project that utilizes the cobia harvesting waste into livestock feed and fertilizer, trying to further close the loop in our sustainable model here at CEI/IS. The fish silage will be used to feed the pigs and tilapia, as well as a fertilizer at the farm. Continue reading
Cacique Update May 24, 2011
by Caciques Brett McQuaide and Katie Johnson
While writing our applications, many of us knew that we would be kayaking in the scorching sun for eight days. We had heard that we
would be shaken out of bed by a Navy Seal to take part in grueling morning exercise, whether it be swimming with sharks or dodging traffic on the road to Deep Creek. One thing we had not expected, however, was the rare opportunity to see where our meat comes from. After morning circle, every student had the option of participating in the harvesting of two of the school raised pigs. After establishing a respectful tone, Continue reading
Cobia for Parents Weekend Dinner
The Island School parents arrived for the weekend’s festivities full of excitement and overjoyed to see their children and their life for the past 3 months.
After 7 months of raising cobia, CEI’s aquaculture program decided to conduct the first harvest of 2011, just in time for parents weekend. A total of 150 cobia were harvested and filleted by CEI staff and IS students Brett, Sara, and Aldis. All fillets were prepared on the grill by Geoff and our lovely kitchen staff. The grilled cobia fillets were presented at dinner and cobia ceviche as an art show appetizer wednesday evening. After so much hard work and various obstacles, the aquaculturalist’s at CEI were overwhelmed with joy and tasted the success of cobia at dinner! There is more to come!
Where does all the cobia carcass waste go?
Stay tuned for our next update… “Fish Silage”
Cacique Update May 19, 2011
Cacique Update May 22, 2011
by Caciques Austin and Mia
Thanks for a great Parent’s Weekend! The last four days were an especially amazing as they allowed us to show our families and friends what relationships we have formed and what skills we have gained here at The Island School. Today, Sunday, was our first day after Parent’s Weekend. Most of the faculty joined all 48 of the students on an adventure to the Schooner Cays, a scatter of small islands off the Northwest side of the school. This was a time dedicated to decompression after a long parents weekend. We relaxed, reflected, rested, read, recuperated, rejuvenated, and PREPARED for the week ahead!
Cacique Update May 20, 2011
The first day of Parents Weekend was a great success. We started off the day with a sleep in and then circled at7:15for a campus clean to get ready for the arrival of the parents. After a long day of cleaning and classes the parents started arriving around five. Our hours of strenuous labor were ritually rewarded by the smiles on our families faces when they saw our magnificent art show. At an evening circle that was bursting at the seams with both happiness and family members, parents got a glimpse of our nightly ritual.
A Day in the Field with the Lemon Shark Research Team
At The Island School, a large component of student research classes take place in the field. Field time is spent running experiments and collecting data, which are critical to the development of parent’s weekend presentations and the science symposium. This video gives you a look at the fun behind all the hard work!
Cacique Update May 17, 2011
by Caciques Hailey and Nathan
Today was a Tuesday, but this Tuesday was different from most Tuesdays, the reason being was because William Trubridge, the world record free diver had chosen The Island School as his next destination on his tour of The Bahamas. As the runners enjoyed a typical long morning run, the swimmers went with Mr. Trubridge to Cathedral rock where they learned to free dive, as run track had done the day before. After a good breakfast, which consisted of hash and grits, the students divided up and headed to either Human Ecology or Art class to set up for the Art show, which was happening in the Boys Dorm Common Room. Continue reading
Second Nature
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With the rest of the patch team on kayak and down island rotations, Aidan and I were the only two in research class last week. Although it was only been the two of us, we were able to get a lot of surveying done. As we spend our field time snorkeling and surveying, both Aidan and I have realized improvement in our skills. Fish ID and free diving among the patch reefs have become second nature to us. Continue reading