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Introducing The Island School Farm’s six newest residents. In the past ten days six baby goats were born to three different mothers, increasing the number of goats living on the Cape to 11. Two were born little over a week ago with another two born last Saturday and the youngest two born on Monday. The kids are all doing well and adjusting to life on Eleuthera. Pictured are Moon, Shadow, Eli, Sunday, Flapjack, and Bonnie along with CEI staffers Al, Eric, Kelly, and Whitney as well as IS farmers Joseph and Noel.

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DCMS Eco-Club to Participate in Plastics Conference

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Deep Creek Middle School was chosen from 74 applicants to be one of 30 schools to send delegates to the Plastics are Forever International Youth Summit in Los Angeles, CA in March.  To apply to attend, DCMS’s eco-club submitted a project proposal addressing a concern in their local community; the project they created aims to eliminate plastic Gatorade bottles from their school and community.  Click “read more” to read the steps they plan to take to reach their goal.  Congratulations Deep Creek Middle School! Continue reading →

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Alumni Spotlight–Charley Friedman (S04)!

Charley, a Spring 2004 alum, left The Island School inspired by the sustainable life style he lived during his 14-week semester on Cape Eleuthera.  He spent his summers during high school working at Maine Sailing Partners, the state’s preeminent sailmaker. There he learned how to build and repair sails. When his grandfather’s old hand-me-down leather wallet eventually wore through, he sewed himself a new one, using scrap sailcloth from the sail loft and Chuck’s Cash Stash was born.  What is unique about Chuck’s Cash Stash is the use of modern composite laminate cloth rather than the older yellowish/white Dacron or canvas used by other recyclers. Composite laminate cloth is perfect for wallets it’s: waterproof, thin, light, vegan friendly and it looks wicked cool.   Continue reading →

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Alumni Gather in DC for All-Semester Reunion

More than 50 alumni gathered in Washington, DC on Saturday for our annual All-Semester reunion.  Eight brave souls came out for morning exercise as the snow fell on the US capital.  Maxey led these alums in a true Island School psycho, including wall climbing, somersaults, and IS-style jumping jacks.  Check out the video here.

After some warm showers and hot coffee, our alumni thawed out and joined dozens of other alums for bagels and our speaker, Jason Heckathorn, who is the project manager of Lockheed Martin’s Mobile Fish Pens project.  Jason spoke about the work that Lockheed has been doing to develop mobile aquaculture cages, and what this work could mean for the future of fish farming.

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After lunch at the Old Post Office Pavilion food court, the group walked a short distance to the Spy Museum, where we learned all about the history of espionage.

The day ended with a cocktail party at Hook, where we enjoyed delicious seafood appetizers and catching up with old friends.  Thank you to all who attended!

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Island School Alumni Set Records in 2010 CONCHtribution Campaign

Island School Alumni Set Record Participation Levels in 2010 CONCHtribution Campaign

Island School alumni raise $102,855 as part of annual CONCHtribution Campaign; Spring 2007 class wins competition with 76% participation

The Island School is proud to announce that Island School alumni set a new record of 31% participation in the 2010 CONCHtribution Campaign. The 24 alumni classes collectively raised $102,855 for the Cape Eleuthera Foundation’s Annual Fund, an unrestricted fund that supports education and research programs. The Spring 2007 class led the pack, with 76% of it’s 47 students contributing. Spring 2001 and Fall 2004 trailed close behind with 62% and 46% participation.

The CONCHtribution Campaign, which ran from November 1st through December 31st, 2010, pinned classes against each other to compete for the highest participation rate. The success of the campaign can be attributed to outstanding overall participation, which doubled from last year. Continue reading →

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Reunion Events Schedule and Details

Hope you’ll be joining us next week at the Annual All-Semester Reunion in Washington, DC on January 8th!  The final schedule with details is below.  Don’t forget to let us know you’re coming; email melissabuck@islandschool.org to RSVP.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7am: Morning Exercise
Join Maxey for morning exercise around DC’s monuments.  We’ll be meeting at the Smithsonian metro stop on the Mall side (12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW).
11am: Bagels, Coffee, and Speaker
A lead researcher for Lockheed Martin’s aquaculture program will be speaking on the company’s work in applying technologies used by the Department of Defense to new food production techniques that can help feed people around the world.  The event will take place in George Washington University’s City View Room at 1957 E Street NW.

1pm: Lunch
Meet us at the Old Post Office Pavillion (off the Federal Triangle metro) for lunch in the food court.

3pm: Tour the Spy Museum
Take a tour of the Spy Museum, which features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display.
6pm: Happy Hour for 21+ Alumni
Alumni 21+ are invited to join us for a happy hour at Hook Restaurant. For younger alumni, we encourage you to work with your classmates to plan individual events and will be happy to recommend restaurants and other activities.  Email alumni@islandschool.org if you need help planning your event.
Travel between events can be made via metro or cab.  Looking for accomodations? We’re recommending these DC area hotels:
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC
202-638-1616
Key Bridge Marriot
1401 Lee Highway Arlington, VA
703-524-6400
Hilton Capitol Hill
1001 16th St. NW Washington, DC
202-393-1000
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Four more days of CONCHtribution!

With four more days left of CONCHtribution, we are thrilled with the participation of our alumni so far.  We can’t wait to release the final numbers on January 1st!

Congratulations to Spring 2007, who recently reached 75%, meaning they get an extra $5,000 toward their total CONCHtribution.  Many classes are right on their tail, and several are SO close to hitting 60% and winning FREE ISLAND SCHOOL ALUMNI T-SHIRTS!

There is still time to give, so don’t forget to click here to make a CONCHtribution.  Every penny counts!  Click “read more” to see where you class stands today! Continue reading →

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Dan Rather Reports from the Cape

Dan Rather along with a film crew and a team of producers visited Cape Eleuthera last week to film a piece about lionfish. The piece is for his show on HDNet, Dan Rather Reports. He visited the Cape to see first-hand both the extent of and learn the effects of the lionfish invasion and what is being done in response. Rather’s visit coincided with researchers Lad Akins and Stephanie Green’s being on campus to conduct their ongoing lionfish research at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.

The film crew spent an entire day on boats visiting reefs and filming with Akins and Green, as well as with CEI’s own lionfish researchers Annabelle Oronti and Skylar Miller. The piece, which will air in the next couple of weeks on HDNet, will feature interviews and footage from in the field. Last month, the New York Times featured a piece on the lionfish invasion in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, and Rather’s visit to report on them underscores the importance of the issue and the work being done at CEI to understand and deal with the problem.