Kamehameha Schools staffers are sharing their expertise on everything from culturally responsive curriculum to place-based learning at this week’s World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WiPC:E).
More than 2,500 educators from all over the world are attending the six-day event at Kapiʻolani Community College. The annual conference is the largest venue for indigenous education in the world.
According to Administration Vice President Sylvia Hussey, KS’ 100 conference attendees are there to aʻo aku, aʻo mai – teach and learn.
“WiPC:E is an incredible opportunity to share what we learned and experienced with indigenous epistemology and methodologies that our ancestors knew and practiced through global indigenous collegial engagement,” said Hussey.
Over 60 KS staffers were selected to lead 28 workshops at the conference:
Hānau ka ua me ka makani: The enduring sustenance of traditional knowledge on Hawaiian rains and winds, led by KSK Middle School kumu Collette Akana of and daughter Kiele Gonzalez of Kamehameha Publishing
Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s Life and Legacy in the Digital Age led by Distance Learning staffers Christina Walter, Benjamin Leong, Meredith Enos, Clinton Iwami and Robin Racoma
Sharing Culture and Language Online with a Global Audience led by Distance Learning staffers Kimberly Kon, Robin Worley, Malia Nobrega-Olivera, Joan Matsukawa and Brandy Cajudoy
I Ola ʻOe, I ola Kākou led by KSH Elementary School teachers Nani Pai and Carmen Richardson
Nā ʻŪlāleo (The Voices of the Spirits) led by KSK Middle School teachers Christy Mishina and Brad Cooper
ʻOhana ʻIke: Celebrating Native Hawaiian Perspectives and Empowering Families on their Journey Towards Higher Education, led by Ka Pua staffers Jennifer Crawford and Andrea Dias
Hawaiian Culture and High School Biology: Symbiosis led by KSH High School science teacher Layne Richards
Creating Preferred Futures for Hawaiian Children Through Literacy led by Literacy Instruction and Support staffers Rozlynd Awa and Kalei Cosma
A Global Classroom: Developing Globally Minded Servant Leaders by KS Kapālama High School teachers Aina Akamu and Kapua Akiu-Wilcox.
ʻĀina-Based Education: Learning Through Connection to Place led by ʻĀina Based Education staffers Damien Barcarse, Mark Ellis and Mahealani Kauahi
Carving Storytelling Spaces: Community Change and Cultural Knowledge led by Community Learning Center staffers Paula A. Burgess Tauala and Christy Sato
E ō Kupa ʻĀina: Culture, Science, and Stewardship in Education led by ʻĀina Based Education staffers Dr. Brandon Ledward, Robert Medeiros, Carrie Larger, Stacy Clayton and Hōkūao Pellegrino
Extracting the Power of Place-Based Moʻolelo to Both Perpetuate and Create led by KS Hawai‘i Middle School teacher Darci Baker
Getting to an Indigenous Evaluation for an Indigenous Program led by Research and Evaluation staffer Katherine Tibbetts
He kumu ka ‘āina, he haumāna ke kanaka led by Public Education Support staffer Kanoe Wilson and KS Hawaiʻi High School teacher Joel Truesdell
Hula: The Power of Storytelling Through Movement and Sound led by KSK Elementary School teacher Snowbird Bento and high school teacher Jonah Lenchanko
In Their Own Time, In Their Own Way: Raising My “Special” Sons Through Culture led by Office for Educator Growth and Development staffer Leina‘ala Medeiros
Activating Young Minds in Time and Place: Framing Culturally Responsive Curriculum and Instruction led by Research and Evaluation staffer Hal Schmid
Kū Hanauna: A Vision for a Generation and a Vibrant Future led by Public Education and Support staffers Shawn Kanaiaupuni and Kanani Harris
Information Literacy & Collection Building Techniques for Indigenous Students: The Librarian’s Role in Educational Success led by KSK librarian Kawika Makanani
Mana I ka Leo led by ʻĀina Based Education staffers Earl Kawa‘a and Tom Cummings
Pauahi’s Vision, Our Mission: Early Childhood Education led by Community-Based Early Childhood Education staffers Kaiponohea Hale, Shelley Aiona, Alison Makanui-Lopes and Sandy Lighter-Jones
Incorporating Science, Culture & ʻĀina in Project-Based Learning led by Hawaiian Culture-Based Education staffers Keala Kaopuiki-Santos, Kanoe Kamaliʻi-Ligsay and Kalani Peʻa
Kupa ‘Āina: Developing Cultural and Ecologically Significant Curriculum through Ancestral Knowledge led by Hawaiian Culture-Based Education staffers Noe Kapuni-Reynolds and Iliahi Anthony
ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi - Nā Lei ʻo Kaiona led by KSH teachers Moses Crabbe, Smith Kaleohano, Pumehana Silva and Melelani Spencer
Huakaʻi Presentation: Changing Communities through Food and Education led by KSK teacher Alohi Ae‘a and community collaborator Mana Ai
He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina, He Kauwā Ke Kanaka (The land is chief, an is its servant) Culturally Driven ʻĀina-Based Education in Hawaiʻi led by Kerri-Ann Hewitt-Fraser
Lessons from the Loʻi and Loko Iʻa: Indigenous Knowledge Reclamation and Revitalization from Cycles in Nature led by ʻĀina Based Education staffers Ann Mahealani Matsuzaki 59. Hi‘ilei Kawelo, Kapalikū Schirman, Jessica Casson, Hiapo Cashman, Ty Kawika Tengan, Stacy Sproat-Beck, Albie Miles and Kerri-Ann Hewett-Fraser
WiPC:E is an incredible opportunity to share what we learned and experienced with indigenous epistemology and methodologies that our ancestors knew and practiced through global indigenous collegial engagement.
KS Administration Vice President Sylvia Hussey
ʻĀina Based Education staffers Dr. Brandon Ledward, Carrie Larger and Robert Medeiros (above), and colleagues Stacy Clayton and Hōkūao Pellegrino are presenting “Eō Kupa ʻĀina: Culture, Science, and Stewardship in Education.”
Distance Learning staffers (front) Meredith Desha Enos, Ben Leong and Clinton Iwami, and (back) Tina Walter and illustrator Robin Racoma are presenting “Ke Aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s Life and Legacy in the Digital Age.”
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