Announcements
July 31, 2020
Aloha KCS 'Ohana,
The Hawaii State Board of Education has required Hawaii public schools to delay their reopening until Monday, August 17 to allow for additional training, planning, and preparation related to COVID-19.
Kihei Charter School will follow the BOE's guidelines as they pertain to the health and safety of students and staff.
The Hawaii State Board of Education has required Hawaii public schools to delay their reopening until Monday, August 17 to allow for additional training, planning, and preparation related to COVID-19.
Kihei Charter School will follow the BOE's guidelines as they pertain to the health and safety of students and staff.
We will update everyone shortly with more information about our reopening plan.
July 8, 2020
The STEM Middle School is:
- Project based, hands on, integrated learning (to learn more about project based learning please visit www.bie.org)
- A unique mix of face-to-face classroom experiences, field-based learning activities, community involvement, and virtual learning opportunities
- A small school experience: teacher advisors who know and oversee progress …. no one falls through the cracks.
- Focused on 21st Century Skills such as information and technology literacy, problem solving, civic literacy, and global awareness (to learn more please visit www.21stcenturyskills.org)
- Individualized student-centered learning
- A place where effort creates ability and students are workers held to the highest expectations (to learn more about “student as worker, teacher as coach” please visit www.essentialschools.org)
- Kihei Charter School maintains high expectations of students both academiclly and behaviorly. (Please read our academic and behavior intervention plans.)
– Academic Intervention Plan
– Behavioral Intervention Plan - Focused on utilizing modern technology to process, evaluate and understand information as opposed to rote memorization and textbook work.
- A community-based school, which offers students the opportunity to work alongside scientists and community members through established school partnerships with NOAA, DLNR, Maui Land Trust, Pacific Whale Foundation, amongst others.
- Filled with opportunities to participate in after school enrichment and extra-curricular activities such as drama, dance, yearbook, athletics, etc.