A day in the life of Big Tancook Elementary School
Claudia Cross, 10, plays with her doll Emma during recess.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
A handbell rests on the windowsill at Big Tancook Island Elementary school.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Teacher Elizabeth Sutherland, right, works with Grade 5 student Claudia Cross, 10.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Caricatures of Big Tancook Island Elementary school's only two students Kyle Monicon, left, 13, and Claudia Cross, 10, hang in the classroom.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
From left to right, teacher's assistant Glenda Cross, teacher Elizabeth Sutherland, and students Kyle Monicon, 13, and Claudia Cross, 10, walk down to the beach to look for beach glass during recess.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Big Tancook Island Elementary school students Claudia Cross, right, 10, and Kyle Monicon, 13, play on the beach during recess.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Big Tancook Island Elementary school teacher Elizabeth Sutherland takes the morning ferry to Big Tancook Island, N.S.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
A man walks toward the wharf to catch the 1:30 p.m. ferry back to the mainland on Big Tancook Island, N.S.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
A seagull rests on a dock's post on Big Tancook Island, N.S.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail