How Social-Emotional Learning Plays an Important Part in Local Schools
Grades matter, but schools today find that social-emotional skills are more important than ever.
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Education Cheat Sheet: Battling Boredom
Photo: Thinkstock Editor’s Note: The “B” word first crept into Cassera’s vocabulary in the first grade. One day, while I was cooking dinner, she walked up, wearing her serious-frown face and said the two words I wasn’t expecting for a…
Money Matters: How Much Does The Tooth Fairy Pay?
Photo: ThinkStock When your child lost his or her first tooth, did you wonder what the Tooth Fairy would pay? Did you Google it or later worry that the fairy had given too much or too little? Our oldest son…
Education Cheat Sheet: The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Education
Photo: Thinkstock Editor’s Note: I may have trouble remembering what I ate for lunch (some times), or what floor of the parking garage my car is on (daily). But my recollections of my childhood are crystal clear. That is, I…
Money Matters: Boost Your Keiki’s Financial Abilities With a Bank Account
Photo: ThinkStock Where do your keiki keep their money? Our house has accumulated two traditional piggy banks and several others in shapes including a London bus, dinosaur, space station and two kid-painted airstream caravans. I’m realizing it’s about time to…
How Hawai‘i’s Independent Schools are Evolving in the 21st Century
Educators say today’s constantly changing, technology-driven society requires different skills to survive college and beyond. Here’s how.
14 Things You Want to Consider Before You Start Your Search
You and your child will want a clear idea of exactly what you’re looking for in a private school before you begin the search.
Education Cheat Sheet: Individualized Learning
Photo: Assets School Editor’s Note: I’ve been out of school for decades but I can still name every subject that ever made me cry in less than five minutes. Those courses that you found almost impossible to figure out haunt…
Does Hawai‘i’s Public School System Need a Revolution?
What’s going to happen to our 180,000 students this fall?
Education Cheat Sheet: Workplace Learning
Thinkstock Editor’s Note: When I was little, I wanted to be in advertising when I grew up. Really. I have a 4th grade class report to prove it. That was after I got over my ambitions of being Wonder Woman’s…
How Did Hawai‘i’s Public Schools Rank in 2016?
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?
Education Cheat Sheet: The Question of Homework
Photo: Thinkstock Editor’s Note: Do kids today know what dioramas are? When I was in school, I had to make at least two a year, creating little scenes out of cardboard and Play Doh for book reports, history lessons and almost…
Spotlight: Hawai‘i Young Sailors in National Competition
Photo: Hawaii Kai Boat Club Some Hawai‘i teenagers are kicking off their spring break with a national sailing competition. The O'pen BIC North American Un-Regatta runs from March 17 through March 19. Ten kids from the Hawai‘i Kai Boat Club…
Education Cheat Sheet: Project-Based Learning
Photo: Thinkstock Editor's Note: When I was in school, learning was largely about the destination. Could I get the correct answer by traveling the correct path? For our kids, the journey has become an essential part of the process. As…
Education Cheat Sheet: STEM vs. STEAM
What adding a single letter means for the big education trend, STEM.
Your Guide to Hawai‘i Education
Christi Young Third grade math scares me. The phobia began when my niece was in elementary school and my brother-in-law was helping her with her homework. He attempted to move a decimal point. My niece was appalled. She told him…
Becoming Moana
Fans already excited by the trailers and video teases will finally get to feel the full impact of Aulii Cravalho's big Island personality when the film opens this week. But there's substance beneath the showbiz machinery, too. Image: Walt Disney…
2017 Hawai‘i College Guide
(Sponsored) Application to Acceptance: Choose the best fit, find financial aid options, plan campus visits and more with this complete resource. Plus current students share firsthand knowledge on financial aid.
Why It’s Important to Take Your Child to the Dentist by Their First Birthday
Hawaii Dental Service PhotoS: Courtesy of Hawaii Dental Service As a parent, ensuring you know all about the basics needed to keep your child healthy can be difficult: good nutrition, rest, exercise and when to visit the doctor for medical…
Family Matters: What’s New
NEW LOOK Hawaii Association of Independent Schools Education Fair HAIS's Admissions Fairs have been a great resource for parents looking into independent education for years. In 2016, the event is receiving a 21st-century-education makeover. What does that mean for parents?…