For those of you out there wondering what a run-swim is, I put together a few images to help you imagine it. Essentially, a run-swim is the quintessential Island School exercise. We just start running in a straight line, and as the land transitions to Continue reading
Today we started off the day with our first timed run-swim. We gathered for circle at 6:30am with our bathing suits, goggles, and run-swim shoes. After completing chores, the students split between North and South dorms; North did Continue reading
Today was our third day of classes. In the afternoon we went out scuba diving at Cathedral. I was the boat captian for the day so I drove the Mac daddy out to the spot where we slowly decsended into the water. We were supposed to go through the tunnel in Continue reading
We boarded the bus today, anxious to meet our commuity outreach buddies for the first time. We were hoping to have a good first encounter since we’re spending this upcoming weekend with them for homestay. We split up into groups according to grades Continue reading
This morning our run to High Rock was canceled for weather reasons, so we all ran the Loop-about 4 miles. This was a challenge for almost everyone; we hadn’t had morning exercise in a few days, and we’d never done anything more than two miles. Despite this, everyone finished at the flagpole with the rest of the community cheering him Continue reading
In his cacique update last night, Peter elegantly described our end of orientation commencement ceremony. And the poesy he employed for the day could not have been more apt.
To me, last night’s ceremony was an important ritual at a critical point in the semester–the students have just spent the past two weeks getting to know this place and each other. They kayaked in the Continue reading
-Peter S.
Today was an extraordinary day. After a tumultuous “sleep-in,” students gathered at morning circle at 10:30 to discuss the plans that were to take place throughout the day. A sunny, smile-filled, pleasurable trip to Jack’s Bay brought Continue reading
-Mickey P & Olivia
Yesterday we started the day off with a naturalist run. It was really cool learning about the local plants and getting a good workout at the same time. After breakfast we had our SCUBA exams and even though everyone was Continue reading
Today was action packed, we did a ton of SCUBA and Freediving. Free divers went to The Saddle and saw an octopus, and SCUBA went to multiple locations, including Cathedral. Both locations provided Continue reading
“The truth is that many things on which our future health and prosperity depend are in dire jeapordy: climate stability, the resilience and productivity of natural sustems, the beauty of the natural world, and biological diversity.
It is worth noting that this is not the work of ignorant people. Rather, it is largely the results of work by people with BA’s, BS’s, LLB’s, MBA’s, and PhD’s. Elie Wiesel once made Continue reading