CAMP EXPERIENCE

A core piece of our leadership training is camp. Camp is held at the beginning of each school year. Typically, Students in grades 3-6 and 7-12 stay overnight at a host facility on the North Shore. The purpose of camp is to increase a sense of belonging in the community, which thereby increases the sense of responsibility. Through a number of activities and debriefs such as team-building games, songs, shared meals, bonfires, bunking together, hikes, climbing walls, rope courses, beach art, skits, chores, and high expectations for cooperative behavior, student are challenged to increase communication skills, work through physical and emotional challenges, face actual fears, and work as teams to reach group goals. These skills promote unity and forge a sense of community that they build upon throughout the school year. These experiences are vital to our curriculum, are counted as regular school days, and thus are not optional.

Ho`ala School students Kalei Luna, Brandon Ells, and Bridgett Burkholder were featured a recent Sunday edition of the Star Bulletin. Brandon was interning at thirtyninehotel, a Chinatown art gallery, when gallery co-owner Gelareh approached him with the idea of opening his own show. Hence was born The Young Hopefuls exhibit, a collection of work from 10 students representing various schools around Oahu. See the Star Bulletin article at:

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Ho`ala's Track Team, consisting of Casey Fern, Brian Nakagawa, Matt Bushong and Mykah Norville, finished the track season by placing 8th in the state of Hawaii!