Photo Archive

Field Studies Water Quality Testing Project

Students in the Field Studies class spent the spring semester studying the parameters used to measure the quality of water, and […]

JCOS Visit

Students from the Jefferson County Open School in Lakewood, Colorado have been studying the environmental, social, and political issues surrounding […]

Spring Art Projects

Students in various art classes have been busy this semester- some tried their hand at a Bob Ross-inspired landscape acrylic […]

Rock Garden Project

Students in the Projects, Research and Design class finished the job they started last year in the Gardening by Design […]

Earth Science Trip to the Gem and Mineral Show

Students in the Earth Science class have been studying minerals, fossils, and other components of geology this spring, so naturally […]

All-School Project Day

On Tuesday, February 16th, all Sky Islands staff and students alike took part in an all-day effort to move forward with […]

Arid Lands Management Class Watershed Restoration Project

Thanks to the generous funding provided by C2E (Conserve to Enhance) through a grant awarded to the school in August, […]

Topics in US History Class Trip to Casa Grande Ruins

Students in the Topics in US History class have been learning about Pre-columbian civilizations in North America, with a special […]

Spring 2016 CapaCITY Building Wednesdays

This spring brought wonderful weather to the desert, so the Advisory groups took advantage. Groups went hiking at Catalina State […]

Japanese Language and Culture Class II

In addition to honing their reading, writing, and speaking skills, students in Japanese II also got to experience many other […]

Drama Class Performance of “Where the Wild Things Are”

Students in the Drama class took on all aspects of the production of this semester’s performance of Maurice Sendak’s classic […]

Senior Internship Class Guest Speakers

Students in the Senior Internship class were treated to many different guest speakers from both within and outside of the school […]

Thomas Viloteau Concert

As part of the UA Lead Guitar program this year, Sky Islands hosted Thomas Viloteau, who performed a special concert […]

4th Annual Ocean Conservancy Clean Up Day

Sky Islands participated in its 4th annual clean-up day of the Arcadia Wash, located in our neighborhood area of Wilshire […]

Arid Lands Management Class Trip to Mount Lemmon

Students in the Arid Lands Management class conducted exhaustive research on our local watershed, as well as various species of native […]

Field Studies Class Trip to Sonoran Desert Museum

Students in the Field Studies class are collecting data for the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum’s Pollinator Hotspot citizen science project.  They […]

Photography Class Trip to Tucson Botanical Gardens

Students in the Photography class toured the Tucson Botanical Gardens, where they scouted out the perfect subjects to take photos for the Understanding […]

Plant Biology Class Trip to San Xavier Co-op Farm

Students in Plant Biology class have been learning about the ethnobotanical use of native Sonoran Desert plants, and about how […]

Language Arts 9 Gardening Project

Students in the LA 9/ Strategic Reading class have been reading about soil ecology and the biology of a garden […]

Multi-Media Class Trip to Tucson Museum of Art

Students in the Multi-Media class toured the Tucson Museum of Art, where they saw the Arizona Biennial show, as well […]