This week, our global leaders immersed themselves in a simulation about international whaling rights. They took on roles representing different countries in the International Whaling Commission, negotiating on whether to end a global moratorium on commercial whaling. They also continued…
HNS Observers Learn About Animals [Week 3]
This week, the Hawaii Nature Study Observers learned about different kinds of animals! We started off the week by going to the Honolulu Zoo. The kids were very excited to see all the animals, especially the hippopotamus. On Tuesday, since…
HNS Explorers Make Paper Mache Animals [Week 3]
This week, the Explorers took a field trip to the Honolulu Zoo where they learned about the different animals. With their knowledge of native Hawaiian and invasive species, the students made paper mache replicas of the animals. They also did…
Robotics with Lego WeDo Start Open Projects [Week 3]
This week, the students started their first open projects. Open projects are different than their previous projects because they are not guided by step by step instructions. Instead, students are given an action for the core robot to perform. They…
Robotics with VEX Take on the “Ball Challenge” [Week 3]
The students learned how to program the VEX Cortex and VEX controller using the RobotC program and learned how to sync the cortex to the controller and to the control bots wirelessly. They also made speed bots and added bulldozer…
Robotics with Lego EV3 Clears the Rubbish [Week 3]
This week our class continued working on clearing the board of all the assorted pieces of lego rubbish. This proved to be much more challenging than expected, and we saw many different iterations of each group’s design as they gradually…
Stop Motion Animation Starts Working in 3D [Week 3]
This week, students began a 3D animation project, which was a big step up from their 2D flip books that they made last week. They worked together in groups and used Legos and clay to create props and backgrounds. They…
Recycled Arts Finds Creative Uses for Plastic [Week 3]
During the third week of Summer Programs, the Recycled Arts’ class started making their plastic water bottle lanterns. The lanterns were created out of recycled Kirkland sparkling water bottles. The students also experimented more with their shrinky dink designs. They…
Drama: Summer Stars on Stage Begins Rehearsals [Week 3]
We started rehearsal this week for our big show! Everyone has their parts and started memorizing their lines and songs. We’ve started to create the show one scene at a time and we are almost halfway through the whole play.…
Slime and Cheese at our After School Program [Week 3]
It was an eventful week in After-School Program! From mixing giant batches of fluffy slime to making grilled cheese sandwiches, we did it all! Despite the rainy weather, we also got a chance to play out on the basketball courts…