Kamehameha Schools Programs and Collaborations

Strategic Priority One – Pre-Natal to 8 “Optimize and Build”

Program		Description
Hi`ilani		To date, 70 families in the PN-3 age range have been served through Prenatal and Mele Inoa pilot project. Goal: 200 families in four communities.
KS Pre-Schools		Eight new classrooms (serving 144 keiki) opened in Kaneohe and Waialae in November 2005. Total number of keiki served in KS preschools now numbers 1,500.
Pauahi Keiki Scholars		Total amount awarded doubled to approximately $3 million; 622 scholarships granted.
Tutu and Me		A collaboration with Partners In Development, Tutu and Me is a traveling pre-school program on Molokai, Ka`u and Kea`au/Pahoa on Hawaii Island, and Kapa`a/Anahola on Kaua`i. Tutu and Me sets up parent play-and-learn groups at a community site a couple of morning each week. About 500 families are served through this collaboration. Kamehameha Schools provided the funds to launch Tutu and Me in Kea`au/Pahoa and on Molokai during the spring of 2005, and is currently funding the project in Ka`u and Kapa`a/Anahola.
Pauahi Book Club		Keiki age 5 and younger who reside in East Kaua`i, and Waimanalo Ko`olauloa and Nanakuli on O`ahu can receive age-appropriate books each month through Kamehameha Schools’ collaboration with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Since April 7, Kamehameha Schools has registered more than 300 keiki in the four O`ahu communities. Beginning in July, Kamehameha will provide Hawaiian cultural books every quarter to families in all six target communities (including Kea`au/Pahoa and Moloka`i which are currently being served by the Dolly Parton Imagination Library through sponsorship by the UH-Center on the Family.)
PK to K Transition Experiences		A pilot collaboration with INPEACE at Keonepoko Elementary School in Pahoa will be expanded this summer to 14 elementary schools in five target communities.
K-3 Literacy Instructional Support		Writing and reading assistance provided to 1,742 K-3 students. Programs to be implemented in five target communities: Waimanalo and Ko`olaupoko on O`ahu; Keaau/Pahoa on Hawai`i Islands;
Birth Baskets		Baskets of resources presented to new parents to promote bonding between parent-child, decreased child neglect, decreased child abuse, healthy living, and access to community-based resources.

Strategic Priority 2 – “Sustaining the Educational Momentum”

Program		Description
Kamehameha Scholars		Provides supplemental educational support for non-Kamehameha Schools students in grades 7-9. Total enrolled to date: 306.
Virtual Strategies Distance Learning KS Program		Pilot `Ike Hawai`i distance learning courses developed in Hawaiian Pacific Literature, Hawaiian Culture, Kumu Lecture Series. Delivered in collaboration with charter schools.
Ho`olako Like		Funding for start-up and conversion charter schools serving largely Hawaiian populations. Current number: 11 start-ups and 2 conversion schools.
Post High Scholarship and Counseling (CPHC Dept.)		New emphasis will offer priority to applicants studying fields that contribute to Hawaiian well being (early education, Hawaiian language, social services) and to non-traditional students (single mothers.) Two new scholarships launched in January 2006: Hana Lima and `Imi Na`auao.
College and Career Prep (CPHC Dept.)		Three summer academies held on Maui with Maui Community College, Alu Like, Inc., Hale A`o and Project Ku`ina.
Basic Skills Program (CPHC Dept.)		5 classes held in collaborations with the Community Schools for Adults in Nanakuli, Waimanalo, Kapa`a and Papakolea.
Hulili – Summer Bridge (KS Maui Campus)		Summer and inter session program beginning in 2006. More than 130 6th and 9th graders will participate in the program through graduation from High School.
Tutoring Center in Pahoa (KS Hawaii Campus)		Tutoring program for DOE students in grades K-8.
Tutoring After-School Program (Enrichment Dept.)		Program run with Waiakea settlement YMCA to assist DOE public school students.