Local Schools See Sustainability in Action at The Island School

Eleuthera Primary Schools and U.S. Embassy Energy Competition 2nd place winners visit The Island School to learn about sustainability and conservation

(Eleuthera, The Bahamas) — The Island School welcomed C.R. Walker High School, Wemyss Bight Primary, and Rock Sound Primary to its campus last week, where the students learned about conservation and sustainability.  Students ranged from grade one to grade twelve, but all came away with a better understanding of the importance of protecting The Bahamas’ precious resources.

Rock Sound Primary and Wemyss Bight Primary each spent a day at the school, learning fish identification skills in the morning and touring The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) campuses in the afternoon.  During their time touring the campus, the grade one students learned about sustainable systems like waste water treatment, renewable energy, rainwater catchment, green building, recycling, and food production.

On Friday, C.R. Walker visited The Island School as its reward for its second place finish in the United States Embassy’s energy competition.  The students spent time learning about the campus’ renewable energy sources, then shared their winning “I Can Do Click!” marketing campaign and jingle with Island School faculty and staff.

"The Island School is always happy to share our knowledge and research on sustainability, waste management, and renewable energy with visiting groups,” said Krista Sherman, assistant manager of visiting programs.  “Our hope is that these students return to their schools inspired by what they have seen and willing to make a commitment to improve their own communities."

Visiting programs are welcomed year round to The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute.  If you are interested in bringing a group to visit, contact Krista Sherman at kristasherman@ceibahamas.org.