`Aohe pau ka `ike i ka hälau ho`okähi - All Knowledge is not taught in the same school - One can learn from many sources. (Pukui; `Ölelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings 203) *

For many, there is a natural desire to learn more about one's own culture. Being that our target population in this course is young Hawaiian learners, Hawaiian Culture builds on the desire to learn more by providing opportunities through an engaging culturally based curriculum and to interact with other learners and family members. The focus is on traditional culture and society prior to the arrival of the first foreigners on Hawai`i's shores. Units of study include: migration, voyaging, origin, geology, ecology, land division, fishing and farming, religion, society, chiefs, and recreation. The content is presented in various mediums to address the needs of diverse learners. There are various projects and assignments that use authentic assessment methods and self-assessment. These activities also ask learners to interact with one another, their instructor, as well as to seek out family involvement, a concept that is important in the Hawaiian culture.

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  All Knowledge is not taught in the same school; One can learn from many sources. (Pukui; &#8216&#332lelo No&#8216eau:Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings 203)

"As a distance learning tool, Blackboard has allowed Kamehameha Schoolsÿ Virtual Strategies & Distance Learning to continue to reach beyond the brick and mortar walls of our institution to reach more of our target population, Hawaiian children and their families. The incorporation of the Greenhouse Exemplary Course Program helps to strengthen the value of our program. It reaffirms and validates that the methods we have selected to integrate and implement for our diverse learners are of high caliber and allows us to continually self-assess our program to insure that our quality remains high for our beneficiaries."