School of PI - Paradise Island

An Innovative, K-12 Learning Community on Paradise Island.

At The School of PI, the island is our classroom. Students learn by exploring coral reefs, creating art outdoors, building real-world projects, and connecting with experts from across the Bahamas.

Learning here feels like life — vibrant, hands-on, and deeply connected to the world around us.

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An experience truly designed for the realities of growing Up today.

At The School of PI, students don’t just memorize - they build the mindset, skills, and habits they’ll need to thrive in real life. From day one, our learners engage in hands-on workshops designed to grow their confidence, character, and competence. These include public speaking, personal finance, digital literacy, healthy living, AI fluency, and leadership development - all woven into a vibrant curriculum grounded in self-awareness, creativity, and global citizenship. Here, island life meets future-ready learning - and school finally feels relevant to the real world.

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An experience truly designed for the realities of growing Up today.

Personalized Coaching for Every Learner

At The School of PI, we believe reading, writing, and mathematical reasoning are essential - not just as academic tools, but as powerful forms of communication, thinking, and self-expression. But how students master these skills is different here. Instead of traditional teachers, we use trained Learning Guides - coaches and mentors who support each child’s growth through personalized focus sessions. Combined with an adaptive learning platform, this allows every student to move at their own pace, explore through their own interests, and build mastery with confidence. This is real-time, real-life learning - guided by humans, powered by purpose, and shaped around the individual.

Personalized Coaching for Every Learner

A Launchpad for Innovation & Real-World Impact

At The School of PI, we don’t just prepare students to take tests - we prepare them to solve problems. In our Innovator’s Studio, students are challenged to identify real-world problems - from their own communities to global challenges - and develop creative, practical solutions. Guided by experienced mentors and area experts, learners work in cohorts to build both short and longterm capstone projects with visible impact. From eco-solutions inspired by island life to digital tools shaped by student interests, every project is rooted in purpose, collaboration, and action. This is how we grow the next generation of thinkers, makers, and change agents - starting right here on Paradise Island.

A Launchpad for Innovation & Real-World Impact

Immersive Electives with Purpose and Place

At The School of PI, electives aren’t just “extra” — they’re essential. Our immersive pathways are designed to spark curiosity, build real-world skills, and deepen each learner’s connection to self, society, and the natural world around them. Students dive into enrichment experiences that are hands-on, relevant, and unforgettable:

Marine Biology from Our Backyard
Our island location becomes a living lab as students explore coral reefs, mangroves, and marine ecosystems through fieldwork, conservation projects, and scientific discovery.

TED-Style Public Speaking Workshops
Confidence takes center stage as students develop storytelling, presentation, and persuasion skills — learning to communicate their ideas clearly, boldly, and with purpose.

Life 101
Our real-world readiness pathway helps students explore the “big questions” through hands-on learning in emotional intelligence, decision-making, ethics, career exploration, and more.

Through these dynamic offerings, students don’t just consume knowledge — they use it to engage, question, and lead.

Immersive Electives with Purpose and Place

Through these dynamic offerings, students don’t just consume knowledge — they use it to engage, question, and lead.

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The Educator’s Role, Reimagined.

At The School of PI, the teacher-student relationship is grounded in partnership, not hierarchy. Our learning environments are collaborative, dynamic, and deeply personal - because we believe the best growth happens when students are guided, not managed.

Here’s how we reimagine the educator’s role:

Real-World Experts as Mentors & Facilitators

Instead of career academics, our workshops and studio experiences are led by practitioners - entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, public speakers, and leaders who bring their fields to life. Students learn directly from those who do the work, gaining practical insights and mentorship through hands-on, discussion-based classes.

Learning Coaches as Motivators & Guides

Each learner is supported by trained Learning Coaches who move through the space, offering one-on-one guidance, encouragement, and feedback. These coaches are not just educators - they are motivators who know how to ask the right questions, spark curiosity, and keep momentum high.

Personalized, Adaptive Learning Platform

To support mastery at every level, students use a real-time adaptive platform that adjusts to their learning pace and style. This gives our educators and families clear insight into progress, strengths, and areas for support - ensuring every child has what they need to thrive.

The Educator’s Role, Reimagined.

Here’s how we reimagine the educator’s role:

Real-World Experts as Mentors & Facilitators

Learning Coaches as Motivators & Guides

Personalized, Adaptive Learning Platform

A game changing partner for our educators and learning coaches, 2 Hour Learning is an adaptive, personalized tutoring platform that allows each student to move through foundational content at their pace, in their style of choice — with clear data so educators and parents are always in the know on what’s working and what isn’t.

Level 1

Exploration & Foundations

Level 2

Skill-Building

& Mastery

Level 3

Confidence, Leadership, & Real-World Impact

Discover New Interests

Students explore a variety of subjects to uncover their passions and potential paths.

Build Strong Foundations

We focus on essential academic and personal skills to support long-term success.

Grades 3-5

Exploration & Foundations

Discover New Interests

Students explore a variety of subjects to uncover their passions and potential paths.

Build Strong Foundations

We focus on essential academic and personal skills to support long-term success.

Discover New Interests

Students explore a variety of subjects to uncover their passions and potential paths.

Build Strong Foundations

We focus on essential academic and personal skills to support long-term success.

Grades 6 - 8

Skill-Building

& Mastery

Sharpen Skills

Students develop deep knowledge and practical skills areas in that interest them.

Master Concepts

Advanced learning and problem-solving prepare students for real-world challenges.

Sharpen Skills

Students develop deep knowledge and practical skills areas in that interest them.

Master Concepts

Advanced learning and problem-solving prepare students for real-world challenges.

Grades 9-12

Confidence, Leadership, & Real-World Impact

Lead with Confidence

Students step into leadership roles and grow into self-assured individuals.

Create Real Impact

Through hands-on experiences, students apply their skills to make concrete impact.

Lead with Confidence

Students step into leadership roles and grow into self-assured individuals.

Create Real Impact

Through hands-on experiences, students apply their skills to make concrete impact.

Each child is met where they are - academically, socially & creatively.

High expectations around academics should be the standard, but most traditional schools end up dulling creativity in students who think differently. From a young age, they are taught to comply and conform, rather than explore and express. We are not in that business. The School of PI is here to give these uniquely inspired learners the time, space, and mentorship to discover what truly drives them and to help them grow into bold, curious, and purpose-filled individuals.

Brian Holtz

Founder + Educational Architect

Brian Holtz

Founder + Educational Architect

The School of PI is currently operating as a homeschool cooperative while we complete the licensing process to become a fully recognized private school in The Bahamas.

The School of PI is currently operating as a homeschool cooperative while we complete the licensing process to become a fully recognized private school in The Bahamas.