Science, Arts & Technology

IslandWood offers curriculum and programs that link science, technology and the arts in a unique and powerful experience of exploration, discovery, and learning.

Our faculty bring the expertise to help guide students - young and old - in each of these areas, enhancing the learning experience through activities and programs that address the unique learning styles and interests of each child and adult.

All three disciplines are woven through our educational offerings at IslandWood - residential programs for school-age children, training programs for educators, and summer and year-round weekend programs for adults and families.

Science

Science provides the foundation for inquiry-based studies at IslandWood.

Arts

Connecting the creative process with outdoor hands-on experience cultivates innovative ways of both learning and knowing. The arts expand children's understanding and relationship with both natural systems and cultural communities, providing them the language and models to explore and express such connections.

Technology

Many aspects of IslandWood's design - both physical and programatical - were chosen to be sustainable and environmentally friendly.

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Mammal's Den Fireplace

Metamorphic rocks were used in the Mammal's Den fireplace. These rocks are formed from the alteration of pre-existing rock by high pressure and temperature. The chemical composition of the rock remains essentially the same, but the atoms are rearranged into different mineral structures. An example is carbon, which is changed by very high heat and pressure from the mineral graphite (pencil lead) into diamond.