2018 Open House Guide
Plan your next campus visit with our list of private school open houses.
O‘ahu Education
Education Cheat Sheet: To Screen or Not to Screen
Photo: Courtesy of Trinity Christian SchoolTrinity Christian School students during in 2018 Senior Soak Day, a tradition that is best practiced without a smartphone. We certainly all know that our children can live without 24/7 access to the internet—that had…
30 Tips for Flying with Children
Photo: Jennifer Carlile DalgamouniTraveling with young children is never easy, but there are ways to make it a lot more bearable. Are you flying to the Mainland, Asia or beyond but worry about entertaining your keiki on the long plane ride?…
Education Cheat Sheet: Our Top Five
Photo: Thinkstock When we started our partnership with the Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools in January 2017, we wanted to give parents insight into the trends and ideas that are changing the way our children learn. I’ve been fortunate enough to…
How to Prepare for Bad Vog Days
Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Geological SurveyAn explosion May 9, 2018, at the Overlook crater at the summit of Kīlauea was probably triggered by a rockfall. Whenever my family starts sneezing and feeling run-down, my instant reaction is to peek outside…
How Did Hawai‘i’s Public Schools Rank in 2016–2017?
We’ve ranked Hawai‘i’s public schools from the best-performing to the worst, using official state Department of Education data. How does your school measure up?
How Hawai‘i’s Schools Are Tackling Chronic Absenteeism
A prime predictor of future economic and emotional instability, and even prison time, chronic absenteeism affects large numbers of Hawai‘i public school students. Last school year, nearly 27,000 students got in trouble for missing too much school. Helping them show up consistently will take a community effort.
Can Hawai‘i’s Latest Schools Superintendent Reform Our Public Schools?
After heading two very different school systems that each faced controversy, New York native Christina Kishimoto sees reason to believe Hawai‘i’s much-maligned public schools can adopt innovative school reform that helps students succeed.
Education Cheat Sheet: Helping Your Child with Math
Photo: Courtesy of Island Pacific Academy Editor’s Note: The thing I had feared since Cassera started elementary school happened in second grade. She asked me to check her math homework and as I stared at what appeared to be a…
Education Cheat Sheet: Parenting Help in Minutes
Photo: Thinkstock How much screen time should my child be getting? How do I help my child with homework? How can I help my children be ‘well-rounded’ without over-scheduling them or stressing them out? Busy parents want the answers to…
Education Cheat Sheet: Making With a Community Purpose
Photo: Courtesy of ‘Iolani School Editorʻs Note: You may have heard about the Maker Movement, where students are encouraged to tinker, create and imagine items, products and solutions. There is a key component to this learning that can give it…
Growing IQ: Creating Thinkers, Not Followers
Why is the U.S. falling behind in math? We are one of the few developed countries in the world that force our kids to memorize multiplication tables and formulas without teaching the important problem-solving skills that grows them into well-rounded,…
Education Cheat Sheet: Examining Technology and Learning
Photo: Thinkstock As parents, we’re all concerned about screen time. When your child’s daily homework shifts from pencil and paper to a computer and iPad, is it a good thing? Island Pacific Academy faculty and staff examine the issue. In…
Education Cheat Sheet: Service Learning
Photo: Tien EngaFamilies helped clear a lo‘i at Ka Papa Lo‘i O Kanewai in Mānoa as part of the 2017 HONOLULU Family Volunteer Day. What is service learning? Punahou School's Dan Kinzer gives us a deeper look. In short, we'll…
Education Cheat Sheet: Passion-Based Learning
Photo: Courtesy of Asia Pacific International School Editor’s Note: In the third grade, my friends wanted to be firefighters, police officer, chefs and teachers. I wanted to be in advertising. I have the career day folder to prove it. I…
Challenge Your Keiki to Become Stakeholders in Hawai‘i’s Future
The Hawaii: Next 50 contest challenges local youth to become stakeholders in our state’s future by considering what we can do to make Hawai‘i the best place to live, work and play. All Hawai‘i students in Grades 4–12 are invited…
2018 Hawai‘i College Guide
(Sponsored) Application to Acceptance: How to find the right college, the money to pay for it, and sushi rice on the Mainland. Plus, tips from local students on everything from campus visits to going Greek.
Education Cheat Sheet: Navigating the Preschool Program Maze
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Waldorf School Editor’s Note: My daughter’s first day of preschool was an emotional day for me. I cried watching her walk away, barely pausing to wave at me over her shoulder before she dove into blocks,…
Education Cheat Sheet: Preparing for College, Beyond the SATs
Photo: Courtesy of Damien Memorial SchoolThis mural on the Damien Memorial School campus is an example of creative, goal-oriented student thinking that is what colleges are looking for in prospective students. Editor’s Note: When I was applying to college, my…
Having Trouble Breastfeeding?
The day our children are born is an experience unlike any other. As much as we would like things to go smoothly, it just seems like there is one part of motherhood that is unpredictable, and that is breastfeeding. For…