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N Kahumoku - Keepers of the Island - Family Support Services of West Hawaii and the Department of education, in the form of Kealakehe Intermediate School, are committed to finding ways of enriching the lives of youth ecologically. Na Kahumoku is a youth leadership movement which raises environmental awareness within itself and in the community. To learn more about Na Kahumoku, please go here.
The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home visiting program for caregivers of young children ages 3 to 5 years old designed to increase school readiness and to foster parents’ involvement in their children’s education and in community life. The curriculum is focused on specific school readiness skills and the four essential features are role playing, home visits, group meetings, and a staff of home visitors. Click here for more on this story.
OUR COMMITMENT - In Hawaii, April is not, as the poet T. S. Eliot claims, “the cruelest month.” It is rather a time of hope and renewal. There is nothing that personifies our optimism for the future better than the birth of a new baby. Every newborn carries our wish for a new beginning, the opportunity to start anew. And if they could speak, every infant would ask his/her parents: “Can trust you?” “Will you keep me safe?” “Will you be there for me?” “Can you take care of me?” Babies are born completely dependent on their caregivers, and for them to flourish, they need loving human interaction and stimulation just as they need physical care...click here for more on this story.
EARLY HEAD START UNVEILS PLANS FOR INFANT/TODDLER PLAYGROUND - The plans for the new Infant/Toddler Playground for the FSSWH/Kealakehe High School’s Center-based partnership for the Graduation, Reality and Dual Role Skills (GRADS) program have been unveiled. Toddler and preschool play environments are very different from other playgrounds because of the interaction with adult staff and greater reliance on the landscape to form an area of play...click here for more on this story.
"WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER" - It began as a slightly off-key song sung by a child in our Kona Youth Service Center, and it quickly became a chorus of singing and dancing children, I began to wonder what drew them to this show…so I watched it…and I understood. It then became an obsession – the kids wanted to do High School Musical – and well, still being a kid at heart, I was going to make sure they had the chance! ...click here for more on this story.
PIKO2 - CONNECTING WITH OUR HERITAGE - In March, 2007, 21 youth and 6 adults from our Youth Development programs set out on the PIKO II expedition - funded by the John M. Ross Foundation - to get back to our origins and learn about our heritage. Youth spent three days and two nights camping at Kalopa State Park learning about various aspects of the cultures in our backgrounds...click here for more on this story.
To view the rest of the articles of our Spring 2007 Newsletter Edition, click here.
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