The graduate classroom will be located near the learning studios on campus, allowing the graduate students to have a central facility for classes, preparation and pre- and post-program gatherings. This classroom will be designed to support the learning dynamics essential to maximize the in-class needs of the students.

The Graduate Program at IslandWood creates the opportunity for students to live in a community while they spend 10 months in their educational program living on the campus and engaged in hands-on teaching with our visiting fourth & fifth grade students in our School Overnight Program. Graduate students live and learn together in a tight-knit community, providing a strong supportive partnership.

Our graduate student campus is located on the north portion of IslandWood’s 255-acre property. Six new graduate student sleeping and living spaces will be built inside a two story, ADA accessible building. The main floor will have a mudroom, a laundry room, a kitchen with pantry, a shared living room, and two bedrooms with a shared ADA bathroom. A staircase off the entry will lead to the second floor which will have four bedrooms and a study area for the graduate students. Each sleeping room will have a bed, desk and a closet for storage. The rooms will share a bathroom with their neighbor. Like all IslandWood facilities, the graduate sleeping rooms are wired with fiber optic cables, and outfitted with phone service and high-speed Internet access.