Best of HONOLULU Family 2020: LEARN
Our readers’ and editors’ picks for the best places and ways for kids to learn in Honolulu.
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Our readers’ and editors’ picks for the best places and ways for kids to learn in Honolulu.
Best Dance Lessons Readers’ Pick Pas De Deux Photo: Karen DB Photography When owner Wendy Calio of Waipi‘o dance studio Pas De Deux was growing up on O‘ahu, there wasn’t a place for her to study dance and performing…
Photo: Courtesy of ʻIolani SchoolThe new K-1 classrooms at ʻIolani School incorporate natural elements. Nearly 200 kindergarteners and first graders in urban Honolulu have begun their new school year in brand-new classrooms inspired—and surrounded—by nature. These classrooms have outdoor lanais, natural sunlight, gardening spaces and ceiling-to-floor windows…
Photos: Karen DB Photography Best Place for Swimming Lessons Readers’ Pick YMCA Honolulu The first YMCA pool opened in New York in 1885; 30 years later, the Central Y building on Alakea and Hotel streets had a pool, too. Today,…
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,…
LEARN Best Date Night Coding Class Editors’ Pick Computational Thinkers Ask your kids. Coding is cool. At this Kāhala studio, little thinkers as young as 3 can learn not only that, but how to use computers and algorithms to do…
We’re off to a great start on geeking out your New Year’s resolutions. Now that you are slimming down and getting your full Richie Rich on, you might as well get smarter. The call to action is upon us all…