The mission of Sigsbee Charter School is to provide each child with the opportunities and skills sets to realize his or her fullest potential in surroundings tailored to meet the needs of the transient military child as well as to provide another option for children in the Key West community. We aim to inspire and empower students to become lifelong learners who meet high academic standards and demonstrate responsible citizenship. Enhanced by an environmental and marine education program, all students will capitalize on our unique aquatic surroundings while acquiring a level of empathy that encourages them to be assets to their community and stewards of their environment.

Sigsbee Charter School in Key West, Florida, is a non-profit organization committed to establishing itself as an innovative, engaging elementary school that captivates students' interest through a marine studies, environmental education focus. Capitalizing on its beautiful aquatic surroundings and 11 acres of green space, Sigsbee offers hands-on integrated learning experiences that teach students to be thoughtful stewards of the environment.

Sigsbee Charter School opened the summer of 2010. It is located in the legacy Sigsbee Elementary School facility, in the heart of Naval Air Station Key West's Sigsbee Park Annex. It opened as a K-5 elementary school, expanding by one grade level each year, until it becomes a thriving K-8 elementary & middle school.

The Sigsbee staff and Key West community continues to partner together to continue at Sigsbee Charter School to support the transient military children who attend the school as well as those who apply to attend from the local community. A curriculum focused on national standards, best practices, and differentiated learning enriches and challenges all learners.

Students' learning experiences revolve around exciting environmental field trips, hands-on learning activities, and an immersion in the natural environment. Catch the wave!