Huakailani Curriculum

Huakailani School
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Individualized Instruction specifically tailored to your child's learning needs
Integrated learning
Blend of traditional and high tech approaches to learning
Strong focus on core academics
Safe and nurturing learning environment
Learning plans are developed for each student.
Hands-on, inquiry based learning
Character Education
Community Service Projects
Enrichment: art, music, physical education, foreign language (Japanese), hula

So what can we expect from Huakailani?

Huakailani offers the only all-girls school setting on the Windward Side. The innovative program offers a strong large school academic curriculum in a nurturing, small school setting at a small school tuition. It is a safe, supportive place where girls can express themselves, excel academically, flourish creatively, build friendships and self confidence.

Huakailani School offers:

A high quality innovative alternative to current public or private school settings
Nurturing and individualized learning environment of a home-school setting is creatively harmonized with a first class curriculum, high quality teaching and state-of-the art technology
Moves beyond more traditional classroom conventions and allows students to learn in a way that suits their individual learning needs
Creative and innovative solutions offer support your daughter’s needs
Enhanced communication between all age groups due to the diversified multi-age learning environment
Top notch educational service to parents – weekly progress reports and “Educational Blueprint Plan” prepared to meet your daughter’s exact needs

Educational Blueprint Plan

An Individualized plan is tailored specifically for your daughter’s learning needs. The plan is written and revised as needed to match her progress.

Thorough Formative Assessment Reports

A beginning of the year formative assessment report will be customized for your daughter. This report will include her academic level assessments and details her learning style and multiple intelligences. The teacher will meet individually with the parent/parents to review the assessment report and learning plan.

An environment in which your daughter will blossom!

Language
Arts

A strong language arts program is delivered by an experienced educator who is skilled at assessing and identifying a student's specific reading, spelling and writing needs.

The language arts program consists of instruction in the areas of the writing process, spelling, reading, phonics and handwriting. The language arts program is based on the following philosophy:

Reading and writing experiences are "child centered"
Reading and writing for meaning are paramount
Writing and spelling should have purpose and meaning
Reading, writing and spelling are inseparable processes
Children learn to read and write by reading and writing many different kinds of texts
Reading and writing are powerful tools for learning
Reading and writing flourish in a supportive community
Success at reading and writing encourages further reading and writing

The reading program includes the child actively reading: To and with the teacher both individually and in small groups for specific reading and phonics instruction, in shared and guided reading groups, in language experience groups, to herself for pleasure and to and with peers to share information or for pleasure.

The reading program uses the "Books for Young Learners" collection which offers fiction and non-fiction for emergent, early and fluent readers. The books and big books are leveled and have strong, child appealing themes and genres. Writing Process - The students will be involved in composing meaningful text on a daily basis. Students will be planning, composing, revising/editing, publishing and sharing their writing. Students will learn to write and communicate their thoughts and ideas using different forms (stories, journals, letters, & poems). The writing process will be modeled daily by the teacher. Spelling instruction is integrated with writing instruction.

Math

The individualized math program is designed to help students learn a wide range of concepts and problem solving skills as well as assure knowledge of basic skills.

The learning objectives are based on National Math Standards.