The Island School

Name

The Island School

Legal name

The Island School (Cape Eleuthera Island School)

Website

https://islandschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Experiential Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor & Wilderness Education Schools (Field-Based Learning) (THAAAOAA)

Keywords

• Experiential education programs
• Place-based learning
• Marine conservation research
• K-12 private education
• Sustainable campus operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Sound

HQ country

Bahamas

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Semester Tuition: 100-day Semester program for high school students priced at $41,000 per term (Fall 2026, Spring 2027). Includes room, board, and round-trip flights between Nassau and Eleuthera.
2. Summer Term Tuition: 6-week condensed Summer Term program priced at $19,100 (Summer 2026). Includes room, board, and round-trip flights between Nassau and Eleuthera.
3. Donations and Contributions: The Cape Eleuthera Foundation 501(c)(3) is the primary grantor receiving charitable contributions to support students and researchers. Donations accepted via credit card, check, donor-advised fund, wire transfer, gifts of stock, and planned gifts.
4. Visiting Programs: Short, customized programs for visiting student groups of all ages engaging in experiential learning. Additional revenue stream beyond core Semester and Summer Term programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Island School is a non-profit educational organization operating tuition-bearing experiential, place-based education programs at its Cape Eleuthera campus in The Bahamas. Core paid offerings include the 100-day High School Semester ($41,000 per term), the 6-week Summer Term ($19,100), Deep Creek Middle School, and the Elementary Learning Center, augmented by the Cape Eleuthera Institute for marine conservation and sustainability research and customized Visiting Programs for short-term student groups.

Product overview

The Island School is a unified organization offering a portfolio of interconnected educational programs centered on experiential, place-based learning and environmental sustainability. The core offerings include the High School Semester Program (100-day immersive experience) and Summer Term (6-week condensed program) for high school students; Deep Creek Middle School and Elementary Learning Center providing alternative K-8 education; and the Cape Eleuthera Institute serving as a research hub for scientists and graduate students. Additional programs include Visiting Programs for short-term student groups and Local Programs (Apprentice, Young Leadership, Kids Camp) serving the South Eleuthera community. The organization integrates primary research with education, connecting students from pre-K through PhD with world-renowned researchers in marine conservation, sustainability, and environmental stewardship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI): A renowned hub for environmental and conservation research where scientists, engineers, and educators work alongside each other on marine and terrestrial research.
• Deep Creek Middle School
• Elementary Learning Center
• Bahamas Environmental Steward Scholars (BESS)

Products and services

• High School Semester Program A 100-day immersive, place-based experiential residential program for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors ($41,000 per term, Fall 2026 / Spring 2027), combining academics, active scientific research, and leadership development at the Cape Eleuthera campus in The Bahamas.
• Summer Term Program A 6-week condensed immersive residential program modeled on the Semester experience, priced at $19,100 (Summer 2026), inclusive of room, board, and round-trip flights between Nassau and Eleuthera.
• Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) An alternative, experiential approach to middle-school education (grades 6-8) bringing hands-on, place-based learning aligned with the Bahamian national curriculum for local Eleuthera students.
• Elementary Learning Center (ELC) Early-childhood and elementary education program using evidence-based practices in a place-based learning environment for children ages 3+ on Eleuthera.
• Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) Research Program A research hub where scientists, engineers, and educators conduct primary research in coral reefs, sharks, marine mammals, aquaculture, agroforestry, and sustainable development; accommodates visiting researchers via the LEED-certified Anderson-Cabot Graduate Hall.
• Visiting Programs Short, customized progressive programs for visiting student groups of all ages engaging in meaningful experiential learning at the Cape Eleuthera campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 students ages 3 to PhD served annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer Bahamas Environmental Stewards Scholarship (BESS), providing Bahamian students opportunity for Semester or Summer Term at The Island School with focus on conservation and environmental leadership. Includes internship placements in The Bahamas.
• Hope Ignites New York (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 10-year partnership supporting New York-based students from disadvantaged backgrounds with Semester scholarships at The Island School.
• College Track (Sacramento Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support Northern California students with Summer Term scholarships, focused on expanding STEAM opportunities for College Track scholars.
• Patrol Base Abbate and Third Option FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran Scholarship partnership providing Summer Term opportunities for students of military service families, aligned with service and community leadership values.
• Horizons at Greens Farms AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScholarship partnership for eligible Horizons students from Bridgeport, CT area, supporting enrichment experiences for underserved students.
• Metropolitan Council (METCO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with METCO serving Greater Boston School Districts to provide Summer Term scholarships for enrolled METCO students.
• Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Queen Conch Mobile Lab debut in Eleuthera, marking new chapter in marine conservation. First successful conch hatch achieved through this collaboration.
• The Nature ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported internship opportunity at CEI for Silia Woodside, who later became full-time researcher at Bahamas Coral Innovation Hub.
• NOAA and University of Miami CIMAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Hurricane Glider project deploying autonomous underwater vehicles into western Atlantic to collect oceanographic data for hurricane models and forecasting.
• Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to install first grid-tie system in all of The Bahamas, connecting campus renewable energy production with local power grid.
• Lawrenceville SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partnership; first Island School Semester launched with 22 students, 20 from Lawrenceville School. Faculty gathered at Lawrenceville in 1998 for first teacher conference.
• The Bahamas Ministry of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU signed for Lab School Model incorporating Deep Creek Middle School and Deep Creek Primary School to serve as ongoing model in The Bahamas.
• Center for Training and Innovation at One Eleuthera FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched first curriculum and training program for solar installation in-country.
• Sharks4KidsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Candace Fields serves on Board of Directors of this nonprofit dedicated to inspiring next generation of shark advocates.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Lawrenceville School: Founding partner institution that launched the first Island School Semester in 1999 with 20 of its 22 students; independent K-12 boarding school and a key feeder and strategic ally, not a competitor but a foundational peer reference.

Direct peers

• Teton Science Schools: Wyoming-based organization operating a residential semester school for high schoolers and a place-based K-12 school; shares the integrated research + K-12 + residential experiential model of The Island School.
• Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS): Mid-Atlantic island-based marine research and education institute offering residential courses for undergraduates and educators; similar integrated research-plus-education mission centered on a single island facility.
• School for Field Studies: Operates field-based environmental research semester programs at multiple global sites including South Caicos — a former colleague org to Island School CEI, comparable in combining marine/conservation research with undergraduate student instruction.
• Chewonki Foundation: Maine-based nonprofit operating semester, summer, and gap-year wilderness-based education programs with a residential campus model — directly comparable 100-day style immersive high school semester offering and experiential education ethos.
• Islandwood: Washington State's Bainbridge Island campus offering immersive residential environmental learning programs for youth and educators — directly analogous 'island campus as living laboratory' model.

Regional players

• Round Square International: Network of 200+ international schools promoting experiential and place-based learning with a global curriculum — overlaps with Island School's international/global curriculum positioning and outward-bound ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Earthwatch Institute: Global nonprofit operating citizen-science field expeditions and educator professional development — comparable audience of adult learners and youth programs in field-based environmental research experiences.
• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS): Global leader in outdoor experiential education with semester, gap-year, and educator courses; much larger scale but overlapping target market of high-school and college-aged students seeking place-based learning.

Emerging players

• Shane Center for Science & Leadership / Brillantmont: International boarding schools combining academics with experiential programming — comparable niche segment of premium, place-based secondary education with global student bodies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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