Elementary

Schedule

Elementary school includes students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5. Elementary students attend school five days per week

Academics

The emphasis for learning at Kihei Charter is on project-based learning and 21^st Century Skills within all four core subject areas. 

The 21st Century Skills for elementary students include:
     • Information Skills
     • Communication Skills
     • Thinking and Problem Solving
     • Interpersonal Skills
     • Self-Directional Skills
     • Global Awareness

Each semester students participate in an Exhibition where they showcase what they have learned through projects and interactive displays in the classrooms. Parents and community members are invited to the events where students “show what they know.”

Kihei Charter School is a public school and follows common core standards in math and ELA, Next Generation standards for science, and National & state standards for social studies.

Students in grades 3-8;11 participate in statewide Smarter Balanced testing each Spring. The students are tested on the computer in Math and ELA. Additionally, students in grades 5 & 8 are tested in Science following NGSS standards.

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