Creating the HĀ - sustainable designers for tomorrow

Session Description

From school-wide Advisory programs, socioemotional resources, teacher-led professional development, faculty huaka'i, and culture-based student experiences, this session will help you understand the journey and assist you in the process for creating HĀ - sustainable designers of tomorrow. Participants will be focused on how to strengthen school and classroom culture, build relationships with community partners, and co-design projects to create student-led HĀ experiences. Participants will be leaving the session with tools and resources that can be implemented right away to develop a culture of HĀ inside and outside of their spaces.

CiCi Alford

Ciara Blaber

Zackios Isao

Jose Jimenez Delgado

Saili Liufau

Defining HĀ

"A Department-wide framework to develop the skills, behaviors and dispositions that are reminiscent of Hawaiʻi’s unique context, and to honor the qualities and values of the indigenous language and culture of Hawaiʻi." DOE Website