Focus Hawaii Hauula Elementary Year Round School

Focus Hawaii Hauula Elementary Year Round School

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Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this Focus Hawaii episode explores Hauʻula Elementary School’s bold transition to a year‑round school calendar, featuring Principal Linda Shimamoto, intersession director Mele Ah Ho, and Hauʻula Community Park representative Annette Santiago. Together they explain how the shift—initiated through school–community‑based management—aims to reduce learning loss from long summer breaks, strengthen reading and math performance, and provide enrichment opportunities through optional intersessions. The discussion highlights strong collaboration between school staff, parents, and the park system, as well as innovative intersession activities selected democratically by the students, such as swimming, science, cultural themes, and hands‑on projects. The guests describe early positive signs, strong enrollment beyond expectations, active parental interest, and the potential for this model to expand to other Windward Oʻahu schools.

Length of Video

00:29:53

File Size

2.5GB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

9-1995

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Hauʻula Elementary, year‑round school Hawaii, Linda Shimamoto, Mele Ah Ho, Annette Santiago, intersessions, SCBM schools, academic enrichment, student learning loss, Windward Oʻahu education, community partnership, Hawaiʻi public schools, Harold Castle Foundation grant, swimming program, Hauʻula Community Park, elementary education reform.

Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Hawaii Hauula Elementary Year Round School

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