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Bi-Lingual Education Olelo Niihau / English Wehe Hana Noeau Bilingual Education Wehe Hana At KANAKA Noeau Knowledge Unlocks Potential Kula Aupuni A Kahelelani Aloha (KANAKA) Public Charter School (PCS) aka Niihau School of Kekaha (NSK) has existed in its current form since May 1999. The genesis of the Bi-lingual School, however, occurred in 1993 when Education parents from the Niihau community residing on Kauai initiated a home Olelo Niihau / school program for students whose English primary language is the Niihau dialect of Hawaiian. The program implements a bilingual ed- ucation program to improve the per- formance our students by instructing them in the English language to raise their functional skills in the western dominated world. Niihau Cultural values and language are preserved using the language they live Niihau Hawaiian. The current program known as Kula Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha, PCS uses place based and projects based Fully Accredited for Grades K-12 by the Schools Commission of the Western Association learning to reinforce Hawaiian cultural by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) values. Technology is blended with traditional learning techniques to increase English, language arts, math- ematics, science and social studies skills. Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha PCS The school provides focus on learning P.O. Box 610 through multidisciplinary community Kekaha, Kauai, HI 96752 based education with an emphasis on the acquisition of English (reading & writing skills) while sustaining the Niihau Phone: (808) 337-2022 Hawaiian language and culture... Fax: (808) 337-2033 Tel: (808) 337-2022 [email protected] Bilingual Education at A Bright Future for KANAKA KANAKA Many new things are projected for KANAKA. The following are just a few of the many things KANAKA is currently working on that we hope will bring our approach to Bi-lingual education to the world. Program instruction from Highly Qualified KANAKA Haumana at Kui Ka Lono Certified teaching staff in Elementary, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and KANAKA Cultural Connections Math teachers. All Core Subject Teachers Our mission is to educate our youth so are HQT. Hawaiian Studies with Oniki Ku- that through self-determination they will The bilingual education program at KANAKA started as mu Hula, Hawaiian Language Arts and Au- home schooling from the Kekaha Pavilion. May 1999 marks be able to shape their own future and that thentic Niihau Dialect. the start of our school. During our first fourteen years we of the Niihau community KANAKA serves. Public Charter School facilities in the plan- accomplished many new and exciting things. We continually KANAKA continues to raise the level of ning stages. Supported by Kanaka Aupuni A evaluate our students to assess their level of performance literacy, education, and awareness of this Niihau Aloha (KAANA) and KANAKA. for Math and English skills of reading/spelling/writing. We native community by reinforcing cultural Status as a nonprofit organization since 2001 set a course of action based upon the results. Preservation for under IRS regulations and determination of the Niihau Language and Culture is the key that unlocks. values through the Niihau language and as a 501(c)3. teach them to function independently in a Additional teaching staff made possible by Currently In Good Standing - Unconditional western society through English. KA- the grants from OHA and other Hawaiian Accredited By Western Association of Schools and Colleges NAKA continuously strives to raise the cultural organizations. level of student involvement by offering Physical health, cultural education and physi- Hawaiian Performance cal education. Above Average (1999) to Superior (2013) community based activities, insight into English Performance community issues, including economics Far Below Average (1999) to Met and governmental affairs. Through these AYP status SY 05-06-Met, SY 06-07, SY07-08-Met experiences KANAKA students will be SY 08-09, Distinguished Award, SY 09-10-Met, prepared to represent their indigenous SY10-11-Met, SY11-12-Met Kula Aupuni Niihau A Mathematics Performance population in matters that affect their lives Kahelelani Aloha Far Below Average (1999) to Met and the lives of generations to come. Fully Accredited for AYP status SY 05-06-Met, SY 06-07, SY07-08-Met Grades K-12 SY 08-09, Distinguished Award, SY 09-1-Met, We believe that our students will survive SY10-11 Met and thrive by becoming highly skilled Staging Levels K-3 (2000) now K-1(2013) bilingualists: Rich in the Niihau lan- Reading, writing, math, science, and phonics guage, hula and culture; Skilled in English Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Place/Projects based Hawaiian studies the language of commerce and politics. Aloha PCS 4-7 (2000) now 2-5 (2013) With these skills KANAKA Graduates will P.O. Box 610 Reading, writing, math, science, and typing programs have a mature voice in society, clearly Place/Projects based Hawaiian studies Kekaha, Kauai, HI 96752 8-12 (2000) now 6-8 (2013) articulating the needs of this very unique Common Core standards emphasis, native population. The KANAKA Niihau Phone: (808) 337-2022 Place/Projects based Hawaiian studies philosophies and values will be expressed Fax: (808) 337-2033 Now 9-12 (2013) in ways that are truly representative of the [email protected] Common Core standards emphasis, College Prep indigenous people of Hawaii nei. .
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