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Alumni

Congratulations Seniors!

We are thinking of you seniors as you begin to hear back from colleges for next year. If you haven’t told us your plans for next year, please keep us in the loop by emailing alumni@islandschool.org. Here is a list of schools where we know some of our Island School alumni are heading next fall:

  • Amherst College
  • Bowdoin College
  • Colby College
  • Colgate University
  • College of The Bahamas
  • Colorado College
  • Dartmouth University
  • Elon University
  • Hamilton College
  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  • Kenyon College
  • Lewis & Clark College
  • Middlebury College
  • Occidental College
  • Princeton University
  • St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  • Trinity College
  • University of Colorado- Boulder
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Virginia
  • Wesleyan University
  • Williams College

Congratulations class of 2012!

Educational Programs

Final Gap Program Update

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They say that all good things must come to an end.

Last Friday morning, we said farewell to the Cape Eleuthera Institute’s Gap Year students. We did so with heavy hearts but heads held high, confident in their abilities and potential to do good work wherever they are and to continue to be stewards of the earth, their communities, and themselves.

In their final weeks, Cole, Jon, Shelby, Shaquel, Sarah, and Lulu worked feverishly on piecing together their Independent Student Projects, which they presented to members of both the IS and CEI communities early last week. The work Continue reading →

Alumni, Alumni Spotlight

Congratulations America’s Next Eco-Star, Katie Romanov!

We are excited to announce that our very own Katie Romanov (F05) has been declared the winner of America’s Next Eco-Star Competition through SmartPower! After a long process of voting and judging all the entries of the young energy leaders who have committed themselves to sustainable practices on campus and beyond, Katie has come out on top. We are so proud of you, Katie!

 

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Water Polo Wednesday

This Wednesday, during exploration time, eager Island School students arranged a water polo match and invited members from throughout the foundation. Featuring the newly constructed goals installed in Water Polo Cut, crafted by CEI’s Matt Poss, students and faculty together enjoyed a little spirited competition using ocean as our playground.

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Alumni

Prince Harry’s Visit to The Bahamas!

Prince Harry, during his recent visit to The Bahamas in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, held a Youth Leaders Luncheon for a select group of outstanding students chosen for their exceptional leadership skills. Those in attendance represented several organizations throughout The Bahamas including three Island School alumni and one DCMS student were present at the luncheon. IS alumnae and BESS scholars Alannah Vellacot (F’08) and Truranda Cox (S’11), IS alumna Aly Boyce (F’10), and DCMS student Moesha Leary were among the lucky few to meet Prince Harry last week. They had the opportunity to discuss environmental initiatives with the Prince and had a great time!

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Here is a detailed account from Alannah of her experience at the Youth Leaders Luncheon:

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Donnavventura at Cape Eleuthera

This fall, two world travelers from Italy from an Italian program called Donnavventura made their way to our home on Cape Eleuthera. During their tour of The Bahamas, they came to The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute to highlight our environmental conservation program. Their time with us culminated in this video. It has great footage of the campuses, as well as students, faculty and researchers. It is important to warn you, however, that not only is the clip spoken all in Italian, but also that Donnavventura was on campus on Pirate Day, a great, yet unconventional Island School morning exercise tradition. So please don’t be alarmed by the fireworks featured at the end of the video…enjoy!

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Sustainability in Exile

Island School Marine Ecology teacher, Peter Zdrojewski, has been spreading the news of his friend and grad school advisor – Dr. Jonathan Scherch – who has recently put together a documentary “Sustainability in Exile.” The documentary is focused on his work with Tibetan refugees and their movement away from monoculture, corporate cash cropping and back to sustainable agriculture/permaculture. You can check out a preview of the movie here.

The film is part of the iPic Redmond Film Festival, focused on earth preservation, so if you enjoy the clip and would like to vote for it, please go to  http://www.facebook.com/IPicRedmond?sk=app_175392659238041

Jonathan’s work has been inspiring and provides a much needed collaboration with an already distressed community. Hope you enjoy!

Events

Women Working for Oceans

Kirsten Dawson (IS Parent F04, F06, F08), is part of a newly formed organization, Women Working for Oceans or W20. The organization was started by a group of women near the Boston area who are concerned about the health of the planet’s oceans and want to do something about it. The mission of W2O is to inform individuals about the challenges facing oceans and inspire action to ensure a healthy, sustainable blue planet for tomorrow. W20 works in partnership with the New England Aquarium, a global leader in marine education and conservation.

Having had several successful events last spring and fall, W2O is gearing up for speaker Dianna Cohen of the Plastics Pollution Coalition to address the serious problem of plastics polluting the oceans. Please see the below Save the Date to their April 10th event. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Save the Date – April 10

For more information about W20, please visit their website: www.womenworkingforoceans.org, or visit them on Facebook. Feel free to contact Kirsten directly at kirsten.m.dawson@gmail.com. Please come join them, get involved, and help build a wave of action for change to help protect our oceans.

Educational Programs

Gap Year Program Update #5

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Hello World,

This is Jonathan Karlson coming to you from the Cape Eleuthera Institute on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. It’s the end of week six for the GAP semester and CEI has officially become our second home! The past week has been eventful to say the least. Amidst the exasperating work on our independent student projects (ISPs), long afternoons spent working on rescue SCUBA knowledge reviews, and fearless research for our Human Ecology paper, the Gap Year students took a well-deserved hiatus from the rigorous schedule that is CEI and went for a five-day kayak and camping trip down the eastern side of the Cape.

Before departing, we packed heavily on Sunday afternoon, splitting into teams of three to gather both food (such as cheese, tortillas, pancake mix, GORP, peanut butter, jelly, bread, and granola) and gear (such as tents, sleeping bags, pads, crazy creeks, dromedaries for water, tarps, paddles, PFDs, spray skirts, and whistles). Once the gear was nicely stowed in the boathouse for our departure the following morning, we retired to our dorms to pack personal gear and prepare mentally for a rough, yet relaxing next couple of days (or so we thought…).

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