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Ho'okupu and Ed-venture Days in Middle School
This week, our Middle School students participated in the first Ho'okupu of the year! Hoʻokupu is a service learning day, where students attend field trips across the island - Waipā, Makauwahi Cave Reserve, and the Island School campus - to participate in community service projects with various community organizations.
On Friday, students went on grade level field trips across the island for Ed-venture Day. Ed-venture days focus on incorporating grade level content by subject into full-day excursions in order to understand their academic learning through place.
Our sixth grade class went to Waimea Town to visit the Historical Site of Pā'ula'ula, experience Cook’s 1st Landing Location by Waimea Pier while fishing with their peers, and attend a private showing of their English Reading book as a movie, “Where the Red Fern Grows” at The Historic Waimea Theater.
Seventh Grade traveled to Hā'ena to work with Hui Maka’āinana o Makana, where they participated in reef education and helped clean out the river mouth and learn about the history, ecology, care, and preservation of the reef.
Finally, our eighth graders toured a variety of religious / sacred sites from Wailua to Līhuʻe. This excursion is part of the World History class which is currently finishing their section on World Religions. During the excursion students learned about the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Religious traditions along with Hawaiian Spirituality and pre-missionary beliefs.
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On Friday, students went on grade level field trips across the island for Ed-venture Day. Ed-venture days focus on incorporating grade level content by subject into full-day excursions in order to understand their academic learning through place.
Our sixth grade class went to Waimea Town to visit the Historical Site of Pā'ula'ula, experience Cook’s 1st Landing Location by Waimea Pier while fishing with their peers, and attend a private showing of their English Reading book as a movie, “Where the Red Fern Grows” at The Historic Waimea Theater.
Seventh Grade traveled to Hā'ena to work with Hui Maka’āinana o Makana, where they participated in reef education and helped clean out the river mouth and learn about the history, ecology, care, and preservation of the reef.
Finally, our eighth graders toured a variety of religious / sacred sites from Wailua to Līhuʻe. This excursion is part of the World History class which is currently finishing their section on World Religions. During the excursion students learned about the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Religious traditions along with Hawaiian Spirituality and pre-missionary beliefs.
