School:  Ka Waihona O Ka Na’auaoGrade Level: Grades 1-3Teacher: Dannie Haia and Deirdre Makanani Driving Question: How do we as keiki use “play” to learn skills that will support a healthy lifestyle? What did the students DO? This group engaged in purposeful game-based learning, using both indoor and outdoor activities to strengthen physical wellness, mental...

School: Ka Waihona o Ka Na’auao Public Charter SchoolGrade Level: Grades 3-6Teacher: Valerie Manoa, Hiilani Shibata Driving Question: How can our knowledge of cultivation create gifts that contribute to our economic ecosystem of our community? What did the students DO? This PALS group has been deeply engaged in mālama ʻāina through gardening and traditional crafts...

School: Ka Waihona o Ka Na’auao Public Charter SchoolGrade Level: Grades K-1Teacher: Dariess Ah Sui Driving Question: How can we create handmade art to celebrate/communicate a sense of aloha and the beauty of our lives? How can art help us express our feelings, thoughts, and emotions in positive ways? What did the students DO? This...

School: Ka Waihona o Ka Na’auao Public Charter SchoolGrade Level: Grades K-3Teacher: Dannie Haia and Deirdre Makanani Driving Question: How does learning to embody Na Mea Waiwai support us in creating a positive environment where we can work and play. How does Na Mea Waiwai appear in a space that encourages play as a way...

How can we (Grade 3) impact our community positively through music here in Hawaiʻi and around the world?

How does handmade art communicate a sense of aloha between the creator and recipient? How can we create handmade art to celebrate/communicate a sense of aloha and the beauty of our lives? How can art help us express our feelings, thoughts, and emotions in positive ways?

How can we have fun learning the benefits of indoor/outdoor activities/games in the development of a person and how can we teach and share them with others?

How can we (Grade 3) impact our community positively through music here in Hawaiʻi and around the world?