The mission of The Island Academy of Hilton Head is to provide preschool through 12th grade students with a collaborative, challenging, and creative learning environment empowering them to be contributing citizens.
We seek to ensure that all students participate in their own education. We provide a unique learning opportunity by partnering with our community, focusing on mastery over grades, and teaching children how to become curious lifelong thinkers and doers who explore and create in and beyond the classroom.
At The Island Academy, students:
are known and respected as unique individuals.
engage in small-group, collaborative learning supported by master teachers.
experience tailored instruction and care thanks to our intentionally small class sizes.
learn through a rigorous, integrated, project-driven curriculum, designed to support creativity, innovation, mastery, and life-long love of learning.
participate in purposeful field trips and community partnerships where students actively explore, engage with, and learn from the world around them.
Classes meet Monday through Thursday from 8:45 am until 3:30 pm and Friday 8:45am until 1:30pm.
Integrated Support for Every Child
At The Island Academy, we believe that every student learns best when they are supported as a whole person. That’s why we intentionally create time and space within the school day for students to work with tutors, therapists, and other support professionals—right here on campus.
Whether a student benefits from occupational therapy, speech services, academic tutoring, or emotional support, we welcome outside specialists to partner with us during the school day. This collaborative approach minimizes disruption to learning, ensures consistency, and makes support feel like a natural part of the school experience—not something extra or separate.
By opening our doors to the experts who know your child best, we’re able to create a personalized and empowering environment where every student can thrive.