Message from the CEO
Message from the CEO – May 2012
In only a few short weeks, the 2011-12 school year will come to a close. It was only last July when we were racing to move furniture back into newly renovated classrooms and finishing up the six month long renovation project. It wasn’t until December when the dining hall and all major portions of this [...]
Message from the CEO – April 2012
From April 16 to April 19, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Visiting Committee will be on campus to review our program. This is the culminating activity in a year-long accreditation process. There are several events and opportunities in which parents, students, and community members can participate. Everyone is invited to attend a [...]
Message from the CEO – March 2012
At the morning assembly on Friday February 24th, I asked how many students would be coming to school on Saturday! There was a huge roar of excitement because Saturday was the annual Fun Fair! When we left Friday evening there was no sign of the event to come. On arriving the next morning, a huge [...]
Message from the CEO – February 2012
Whenever possible, I like to walk around the campus to see what our students and faculty are doing. This morning I notice students in grade three thoroughly engaged in reading their biographies while others are spread across the floor sorting geometric solids to see which are congruent. Several teachers are conducting individual student reading assessments. [...]
Message from the CEO – January 2012
Happy New Year! Welcome back to school! I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break and that you are ready to begin the New Year with renewed energy and commitment. Thanks to the winter rains and the hard work of our custodial and grounds keeping staff, our campus looks especially green and beautiful. Wai’alae [...]
Message from the CEO – December 2011
Thinking of Susie Kim, a Wai’alae School teacher……… Recently, I had the pleasure of addressing a group of University of Hawaii students who are entering into student teaching next semester. Wai’alae School is home to the largest cohort of undergraduate student teachers from the University. The Partnership and Placement Coordinator at the College of Education, [...]
Message from the CEO – November 2011
Changes Ahead Life is full of changes and most often the measure of our success is our ability to proactively adapt and respond to the changes before us. Mounting regulations have dictated changes to our assessment of students and how we document what we are doing to support and meet the needs of all students. [...]
Message from the CEO – October 2011
Building mathematical understanding…….. Over the past several years, our faculty has focused on best practices in teaching mathematics. We began by looking at the standards published by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and investigating the alignment of our teaching across the grades. That led us to adopt the Bridges in Mathematics curriculum a few [...]
Message from the CEO – September 2011
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! We have many new families and faculty to welcome into our ‘ohana. At the first Friday assembly, we acknowledged all of the students and teachers who are new to Wai’alae this year. Getting to know a new school or organization can be challenging. Most impressions come from daily activities [...]
Message from the CEO – May 2011
May is a month of culminating activities as we bring another school year to a close. The fourth graders have just returned from their three day adventure on the Big Island. They look taller, more mature, and more confident than when they left last Wednesday. There is something more valuable than the cultural and scientific [...]
