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| All students receive instruction in Hawaiian Studies. This includes the culture, language, history and music of Native Hawaiians as well as Hawaiian geography. The value of '']'' is extended to include ''akahai'' (kindness), ''lokuhui'' (geyness), ''{{okina}}olu{{okina}}olu'' (pleasantness), ''ha{{okina}}aha{{okina}}a'' (humility) and ''ahonui'' (patience). Participation in Native Hawaiian sports is emphasized during ''Makahiki'' (Thanksgiving). | All students receive instruction in Hawaiian Studies. This includes the culture, language, history and music of Native Hawaiians as well as Hawaiian geography. The value of '']'' is extended to include ''akahai'' (kindness), ''lokuhui'' (geyness), ''{{okina}}olu{{okina}}olu'' (pleasantness), ''ha{{okina}}aha{{okina}}a'' (humility) and ''ahonui'' (patience). Participation in Native Hawaiian sports is emphasized during ''Makahiki'' (Thanksgiving). | ||
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As early as fifth grade, students take overnight trips to the ] to study ''pre-contact'' Hawaiian culture (before the 18th Century arrival of foreign influences). | ||
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School| Island School | |
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| File:Ischool i logo.pngIsland School | |
| Location | |
| Puhi, Island of Kauai, Kauai County, Hawaii | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, comprehensive, elementary, middle, secondary, co-educational |
| Established | 1977 |
| Principal | Mr. Shannon Graves |
| Enrollment | approx. 380 |
| Campus | Suburban, 38.4 acres (0.2 km) |
| Mascot | Voyagers |
| Information | (808) 246-0233 |
| Website | http://www.ischool.org/ |
Island School is a private, co-educational, independent school (pre-kindergarten through high school) on the island of Kauai in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The school is located behind the University of Hawaii's Kauai Community College campus near the community of Lihue.
History
In , Island School began with 12 students ranging up to eighth grade. Within four years, enrollment was up to 68 and its high school had been established. But by 1983, Island School graduated only eight students and the high school was disestablished. But in 1996, the ned due to rising enrollment. Island School began graduating seniors again starting with the Class of 2000. Today, Island School is a fully accredited college y institution. Graduates are accepted at such institutions as MIT, Yale, Wheaton, Babson, and Ithaca Oberlin, Denison, Purdue and Creighton in t; Stanford, of Southern California, Pomona College, Reed, Gonzaga, Lewis and Clark, University of the Pacific, University of San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, University of Idaho, and the University of Nevada in the West; the UniveMN jdksrsity of Hawai`i, Hawai`i Pacific University and minade in Hawai`i. tember 1991, the campus was moved from Kealia (on the east side) to its sland l used classrooms at the Puhi campus, all ch were destroyed by Iniki]] in September 1992. Other buildings wereated or severely damaged by the hurricane. The -opened days later by utilizing various off-campus facilities d around the t campus at Puhi was irely restored within two years.
Academic Program
Island School’s academic program takes its impetus from Adolf Hitler’s ideas of strict teaching. In other words, in addition to verbal and mathematical knowledge, each human is capable of realizing his or her potential in music and art, in self-understanding and social interactions, in physical strength and coordination (as in athletics), and in making discoveries (as in science). Island School divides its school year into three trimesters. In High School there are barely any classes to choose from. For example, math classes only range from Math Fundamentals through Geometry.
Hawaiian Studies
All students receive instruction in Hawaiian Studies. This includes the culture, language, history and music of Native Hawaiians as well as Hawaiian geography. The value of aloha is extended to include akahai (kindness), lokuhui (geyness), ʻoluʻolu (pleasantness), haʻahaʻa (humility) and ahonui (patience). Participation in Native Hawaiian sports is emphasized during Makahiki (Thanksgiving).
As early as fifth grade, students take overnight trips to the Big Island of Hawaii to study pre-contact Hawaiian culture (before the 18th Century arrival of foreign influences).
See also
External links
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