School: Waiʻanae High SchoolGrade Level: Grades 9-12Teacher: Jameil Saez and Kanoelani Nao Driving Question: How can we, as story collectors, use students’ voices to interpret the mo’olelo of Ka’ala in a graphic novel format? What did the students DO? Under the guidance of Kumu Jameil and Kumu Kanoelani, this dedicated group of haumāna has been...
School: Waiʻanae Elementary SchoolGrade Level: Grades 5-6Teacher: Donna Soriano Driving Question: How will we as digital natives further cultivate our technical skills with new frameworks and perspectives that consider our local and indigenous context to deepen connections and strengthen our Wai’anae community? What did the students DO? Rooted in the guiding question of strengthening community...
School: Nānāikapono Elementary SchoolGrade Level: Grades 3-6Teacher: Shaina Solomon, Alana Rivers, and Carlee Kawai Driving Question: How does Hula serve as a cultural expression and storytelling medium in Hawaiian traditions? What did the students DO? This hula group, Hālau Hula o Nānāikapono, overcame early recruitment challenges to form a committed ʻohana of haumāna. Through discipline,...
School: Mākaha Elementary SchoolGrade Level: Grades 3-6Teacher: Melissa Forrest and Kelly Ogden Driving Question: How do we as Malama Makaha practice Hawaiian values to make our community better? What did the students DO? The Mālama Mākaha group is deeply rooted in Hawaiian values, dedicating their time to improving their school, community, and ʻāina (land). Through...
School: Ka Waihona O Ka Na’auaoGrade Level: Grades 3-5Teacher: Hiilani Shibata and Valerie Manoa Driving Question: How do we as ‘elele entrepreneurs’ create functional art to bring/communicate joy to ourselves, our ‘ohana, and our community? What did the students DO? This culturally embedded group has been actively engaging in ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge), kilo (observation),...
School: Kamaile Academy Public Charter SchoolGrade Level: Grades 7-12Teacher: Isaiah Pule and Kanoelani Nao Driving Question: How do we as cultural practitioners connect more intimately with understanding self, caring for others and place so that we can be effective community contributors? What did the students DO? This culturally grounded group continues to engage deeply in...
School: Wai’anae Elementary SchoolGrade Level: Grades 5-6Teacher: Donna Soriano Driving Question: How can we inspire the innovator within ourselves to design and create pieces that will promote and share our culture? What did the students DO? The Seahorse Design team has embraced a new cohort, focused on cultural exploration, and taken responsibility for reopening and...
School: Wai’anae Elementary SchoolGrade Level: Grades 3-6Teacher: Kacie Fujino Driving Question: How do we as global citizens and empowered keiki, nourish and uplift our community through agriculture, ʻāina and mala? What did the students DO? This ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Crew PALS group combined gardening with culinary and lei-making activities, contributing to their school and the wider...
Dr. Kay Fukuda
Project Director
PLACES
Place-based Learning And Community Engagement in School
PALS
Place-based Afterschool Literacy Support
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
SEED
2600 Campus Rd., QLSSC 413
Honolulu, HI 96822
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