A‘o Hawai‘i | The Education Canoe: Learn, Teach, Transform

A‘o Hawai‘i, a professional development (PD)
program whose mission is to re-empower
educators and youth to embrace teaching and
learning as a dynamic process that draws on i
ndigenous knowledge and values infused with
the development of 21st Century skills. Through
a new construct, STEM(S)² (science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, social sciences and
sense of place) education, A’o Hawaii promotes
real-world application of interdisciplinary content
knowledge, which supports youths’ skills, content
and social emotional development required for
college and career readiness and for community
and civic engagement.

Keiki paddle a mini canoe during one of Soltysik’s maritime classes. Photo courtesy Steve Soltysik. Coco Zickos photo

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For Love Of The Ocean

October 24, 2014

Students learned to tie knots and raise the mast of the Mo‘olele canoe built in 1976.

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Students get short course on what Lahaina’s canoe is all about

October 24, 2014

Mary Anna Waldrop of Sacred Hearts School steers the Hokule‘a.

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Classrooms to follow Hokule‘a’s four-year global trek

October 24, 2014

Nicole Slusser (right) and Krizhna Bayudan speak to the Kamehameha Schools Maui students.

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Sacred Hearts students share A‘o Hawaii learning methods with fourth-graders

October 24, 2014

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Learning Journey: Kahanahaiki – Learning By Doing…

October 24, 2014

All of us teachers from all over the islands, we’re working together and using the Worldwide Voyage as a way to really gather our kids and teach them how important Hawaiʻi is [and] more importantly how important their place that they’re from or they relate to, how they need to protect it. And a way you can protect your place, first thing you need to know about it.

Summer MaunakeaTeacher and Hōkūleʻa crew member

I think for these particular teachers, it’s reminding them that with all the other stuff that is in education at the moment, that there’s something bigger, there’s some more important.

Tara OʻNeillAʻo Hawaiʻi coordinator

We’re working on relationships, we’re building ties, we’re making connections to each other. And we’re see what we do here connects to their class and what they’re trying to teach

Makahiapo

Live Tracking Map – Worldwide Voyage

Track Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia as they voyage around the world. The green line is the reference course designed by the navigators for reaching the destination from the departure point, given the capabilities of the vessel and the winds, currents, and weather conditions anticipated along the way. The yellow line tracks the progress of Hokulea while the red line follows Hikianalia. For more information on the PVS voyaging fleet, click here. For more information on designing a course strategy and reference course, click here to go to the Hōkūle‘a Learning Center.

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For Love Of The Ocean

Students get short course on what Lahaina’s canoe is all about

Classrooms to follow Hokule‘a’s four-year global trek

Sacred Hearts students share A‘o Hawaii learning methods with fourth-graders

Learning Journey: Kahanahaiki – Learning By Doing…

Live Tracking Map – Worldwide Voyage

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