Frequently Asked Questions

With our new registration system, there are two places to create accounts.

1. At checkout, you can create an optional account on our payment gateway that will allow you to save your purchaser information.
2. The online registration system will require you to create a new account or login to your existing account to complete the Registration Form. If you are a returning Summer Programs family, this is the same account you used to register in the past. This account will also grant you access to the secure Parent Corner on our website to view announcements, download forms, read weekly newsletters, and more.

Students do not need previous knowledge of the subject to participate in any of our classes. We do have grade level guidelines for each class.  Students will be expected to perform at or near the listed grade levels, both socially and academically.

Listed grade levels are for students entering that grade in the fall.

Our courses are intended for school-aged children who are able to behave age-appropriately in a classroom setting. The youngest age courses are designed for students who have completed Kindergarten and are entering Grade 1 in the fall.

Listed grade levels are for students entering that grade in the fall.

Courses are designed for students in the listed grade levels, but students may register for a class one grade above or below as long as they are able to keep up with the class activities and are socially prepared to work with students who are not their age.

COE Summer Programs strives to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment. Generally, students who are successful in a general education classroom setting with a standard staff-to-student ratio will do well in our program.

While students with diverse needs are welcome, we are not staffed to provide 1:1 behavioral or medical assistance. If your child has an IEP, a 504 plan, or requires specific support, please contact us before registering to discuss your child's needs and determine if our program is the right fit.

International students are welcome to sign up for Summer Programs as long as they speak and understand English well enough to participate in class activities. We recommend students have completed at least 2 years of English language classes or equivalent experience. Some of our classes will be more difficult for students who are not fluent in English. Contact our office if you have specific questions or concerns.

No additional documents are required for international students.

Welcome information will not be mailed to international addresses. Students with international addresses will receive their welcome packet by email and may need to pick up additional documents from our office when they arrive on-island.

There is no penalty for missed classes. If you know in advance that your child will be missing a week or more, we recommend contacting us first.  Some of our classes are structured to accommodate missed classes better than others.

There are no partial refunds for missed classes.

During open registration: Contact our office to switch to another open class or to add classes.

During the first week of Core Programs or the first day of Summer Adventures: Students may request to switch to an open course with parent or guardian approval.

Classes will close once they reach maximum enrollment. If additional space(s) becomes available, we will reopen the class online for new registration. Check our registration website or contact us for the current class status.

Note that our registration website only displays courses with available space.  If the course you are looking for is not listed, that means it is full.

Meal Plans include a daily lunch and drink for each day of your child's registration. See our registration site for pricing and details. Meal Plans can be purchased with your registration, or you can add a Meal Plan by contacting our office. If you purchase a Meal Plan less than one week before or once the program has started, it may take a few days for your child to receive meals.

Core Programs
Full-day students will have a supervised lunch break and recess between their morning and afternoon class, from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm. Students must purchase a Meal Plan or bring home lunch daily. Refrigerators and microwaves are not available for student use. Water fountains are available for students to refill water bottles. Half-day students are welcome to join us for lunch, but morning-only students must be picked up by 12:25 pm.

Summer Adventures
All students will have a 30-minute to 1-hour lunch break. Lunch times will vary depending each class's daily schedule. If a class is off-campus (field trip) during their lunch break, meal plan students will receive a bagged "to-go" lunch.

Yes!  Many of our morning Core Program classes go on at least one field trip. Hawai‘i Nature Study classes generally go on field trips at least once a week.

The shorter class period means most of our afternoon Core Program classes will not go on field trips.

Most of our Summer Adventures classes go on at least one field trip each week.  The Challengers students go on almost daily adventures.

All field trip locations in our catalog are tentative.  Confirmed field trips will be posted to the calendar on the Parent Corner as they are finalized.

There is no required uniform. We recommend students dress comfortably and appropriately for school. Some classes may require specific dress on certain days, such as athletic shoes or swim wear.

Students must wear the official Summer Programs t-shirt and covered shoes on all field trip days. Every student will receive one free Summer Programs t-shirt on their first day of class.  Additional t-shirts may be purchased online or from our office.

Detailed information can be found in the Student Handbook that will be available for download on the Parent's Corner in May.

PICK-UP & DROP-OFF
Detailed information is included in the Student Handbook that will be posted on the Parent's Corner in May.

• Core Programs
  • Students will be dropped off inside the College of Education parking lot at the curb beside the Multipurpose Building (MPB). Look for staff in orange safety vests. Students will head directly to the supervised cafeteria and sit at their assigned class tables.  If you choose to walk your child to campus, you can drop them off at the cafeteria in the MPB. Teachers will meet them at their class tables and escort them to the classroom daily.
  • For pick-up, students will be escorted to the supervised pickup zone on Dole Street in front of the UH Children's Center.
• Summer Adventures, students will be dropped off and picked up inside the College of Education lower parking lot.  All students will wait at the supervised classroom beside the drop-off/pick-up area. If you choose to walk your child to campus, you can drop them off at the classroom.
• After-School Program, parents may pick up their children from the Cafeteria during Core Programs and Castle Memorial Room 119 during Summer Adventures. Parents must sign out their child(ren) with the After-School Program teacher.

PARKING

Parking is not necessary for standard pick-up or drop-off.

Only vehicles with an assigned UHM Zone 1 parking pass are allowed to park in our lot. If you park illegally, you may be subject to a $40.00 parking ticket.

Limited parking is available at the in the green marked pay-to-park stalls in the Zone 1 parking lot. After 4pm, all non-reserved marked stalls may be used as green pay-to-park stalls. Parking may also be available in the UH parking structure for a daily fee, in the metered stalls along Metcalf Street, and on the streets in the surrounding neighborhood.

Morning drop-off starts at 7:30 am.  Students who arrive earlier may wait in the courtyard area, but will not be supervised.

Afternoon drop-off starts at 11:50 am. Students who arrive earlier may wait in the courtyard area, but there may not be supervision available until Morning classes are dismissed.

Morning-only Core Program students must be picked up by 12:25 pm. Afternoon/Full-Day Core Program and Summer Adventure students must be picked up by 3:45 pm. Students enrolled in the After-School Program must be picked up by 5:30 pm.  Fees will apply for late pick-up.

If your child is still here after the pick-up time, we will attempt to call the contacts listed on your child's registration form. Your child will be supervised until an authorized person is able to pick them up. Late pick-up fees may apply. Refer to the Student Handbook for more information.

On the online Registration Form you may specify whether your child is allowed to sign-out and leave on their own at the end of their day. Once your child signs out, they are no longer the responsibility of COE Summer Programs.

Regardless of their age and authorization status, students will not be allowed to leave campus on their own during program hours unless we receive prior written (email) notification from parents/guardians. Be sure to contact our office if your child needs to leave early.