The ‘Iolani School Archives' Teaching & Learning, educational program, component strives to connect current ‘Iolani K-12 students with historical events. This is done by integrating into curriculum based on archival holdings to provide supplemental experiences with primary sources. Examples include Lower School students "meeting" historical images, and Upper School students investigating facets of topics to draw inferences.
Goals and desired outcomes include:
Develop teaching and learning methods to improve visual literacy.
Develop teaching and learning methods to improve information literacy.
Develop teaching and learning methods to improve archival literacy, i.e. archival organization and use of archival tools, for more sustained use of materials.
Develop awareness of historic events and relevance to current events.
Develop interpretive, analytical, and evaluative skills.
Develop independent researchers who are prepared to implement skills in postsecondary education and beyond.