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…
Little Journalists vs. Hawai‘i Nature Study Program: Researchers Kickball Game – Week 1
For the second year in a row, our Little Journalists and HNSP: Researchers competed in one of their annual sports challenges. This week’s sport—kickball! The game ended in a tie, 9–9! It was an exciting game. We can’t wait for…
Apple Pie Competes in the Marshmallow Challenge!
Students competed to build the tallest structure that supported a marshmallow using only spaghetti, tape, and string.
Hawaii Nature Study Students Learn About Invasive Species
This morning, our three Hawai‘i Nature Study classes welcomed guest speaker, Cory Yap, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Center for Conservation Research and Training. He taught our students about the impact invasive species have on the creatures living…
SA Seekers & Explorers Welcome Guests to Their Zoo Grand Opening
All week our Summer Adventures Seekers and Explorers have been researching their chosen zoo animal and building their zoo exhibits. This afternoon, all their hard work culminated in the Grand Opening of their zoo! Guests toured shoebox exhibits featuring lions,…