Students in STEM Discovery started off their week by experimenting with different recipes to make play-dough. Students had to determine why some were dry, some were oily, and others were sticky. They continued their week with chemical reactions. They inflated…
Safety is Key in Driver’s Education
Due to the Tuesday holiday, Driver’s Education started on Wednesday. In their first 3 days of class, Mr. Kala has already provided the students with an introduction to driving, how the licensing system works, and getting acquainted with the vehicle.…
VEX Roboticists Get Rolling
This week our master roboticists made vehicles out of VEX robotics parts, like metal pieces, moving parts, structure parts, L-brackets, wheels, wrenches, screws, bolts, and bearings. Their goal was to build the car that traveled the farthest distance. As Shune…
The Little Journalists Launch The Weekly Tea
The holiday on this first week of Summer Programs, put a rush on the deadline for the Little Journalists’ first newsletter. The journalists were busy interviewing, writing, editing, and taking photos for the first edition of the Summer Programs newsletter,…
Drama Students Hone Their Acting Skills in Week 1
Drama: Summer Stars on Stage This first week, our young actors and actresses performed skits and participated in acting and vocal exercises with a focus on projection and overcoming stage fright. They acted out fairytale stories, performed them in front…
Wearable Arts Begins with Embroidery
In Introduction to Mixed Media: Wearable Arts this week, our students learned basic embroidery and sewing techniques, made friendship bracelets, and began work on their embroidered patches. Declan B. admitted, “It’s hard to put the string through the needle for…
The Summer of STEM
This summer we are offering two fun STEM classes, STEM Workshop: Science Olympics and Explorations in STEM: Discovery. Both classes started off the week with a cup stacking team activity. Science Olympics This week our students created Lego bridges to…
The Opening of our Summer Games!
This week, Summer Games: Let’s Play Sports students engaged in the first set of sports and fun activities, including basketball, horseshoes, tag games, and scooter hockey. The students learned teamwork and cooperation in addition to the rules of the games.…
Apple Pie Students Begin Their World Tour in London, England
If you haven’t read the book, How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman, you definitely should! Our students began the week with a reading of this fun picture book. They then grabbed (drew) their…
Hawaii Nature Study Program Week 01
Our HNS Classes got off to a quick start. On Wednesday, all three classes learned about invasive species in our fresh water streams in preparation for their upcoming field trips to Manoa Stream. Then on Thursday, they visited the Federal…