Purpose:

• To improve the quality of education for the students of the Waianae Coast of Oahu, Hawai'i

Challenges:

• An exceptionally high rate of teacher turnover
• An absence of role models, specifically, Native Hawaiian teachers from the community
• An absence of culturally-responsive instructional approaches

Goals: To prepare

• Teachers to form a stable core of faculty at the various Coast schools
• Teachers, specifically Native Hawaiians from the community, to serve as role models
• Teachers to provide culturally-responsive instruction aimed at improving children's achivement
• Educator's with advanced degrees for careers in adminstration, curriculum development, teacher education and applied research

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Funded by the US DOE Native Hawaiian Curriculum, Teacher Training, and Recruitment Grant
Designed and Developed by:
Ka Lama I, II and III students and R. Pi'ilani Hussey Ka'aloa and Moku Ka'aloa