Please Consider an Annual Gift

November 10, 2010

Kauai Pacific School offers a vibrant, diverse and sustainable learning community that gets kids excited about their future.  Nearly 50% of our students receive financial assistance, thus tuition income covers only 68% of our operating expenses.

Kaua’i Pacific School Promo Commercial

Kauai Pacific School is proud to offer a project based curriculum – which means that the children are learning HOW to learn

2010 2011 Curriculum

Kauai Pacific School is 1 of only 19 schools statewide that received the Schools of the Future of Grant – this grant improves technology so we can can be a model school for the Hawaii public school system.

HAIS:  School of the Future Grant

In 2009 Kauai Pacific School was presented with the Arts Excellence Award from the Hawaii Arts Alliance

University of Hawaii selects Kauai Pacific School as a prototype school for future school design
Professor Jim Dator told us that he had selected Kauai Pacific School for this project because of our balance between sustainability and digital literacy. When discussing our themed inquiry methodology he commented, “I like your interdisciplinary, interactive, and intercultural approach.”
Gifts to our annual fund go directly to the Kauai Pacific School Faces of the Future scholarship program which awarded almost $100,000 in scholarships this year. Your gifts to the school are tax deductable. Please help us reach our $100K Faces of the Future scholarship target through the annual fund, upcoming KPS Circus Kauai and the spring KPS Rocks concert.

We Hope You Have a Safe and Spooktacular Halloween

October 29, 2010

Kids Health: Playing It Safe on Halloween

Extra-Curricular Program 2nd Session: Nov 1st

October 26, 2010

Helping Our Community

October 22, 2010


5th and 6th Graders Help Facilitate Lunch at the Salvation Army:
Our 5th and 6th grade students and their families purchased the food for a meal made by the students at the Salvation Army in Lihue.  The class has been studying about fairness, equality and justice and for their final project prepared a meal for those who need it.  They cooked for and served about 60 people.  The meal was healthy and tasted great. Way to support your community boys!

Also, our 3rd-6th Grade Participated in Native Plantings at Kauai Historical Garden Mini-Golf Course.

KPS Friday Market Is Every Friday!

October 1, 2010

Last weeks market was a wonderful success!  Together we raised almost $200.00.  What a kick start we have had!  In lue of depending heavily on parent volunteers to help run the market we are shifting to a ‘student led market”.  As part of their kokua, rotating student coordinators from each class will be hosting the KPS Friday Market each week after Aloha Circle.   We would like to invite all parents to participate in the ‘Market Concept Group’ which will steer and brainstorm for the growing market.   The group will meet on Wednesday mornings after drop-off in the morning in the outdoor market location.  In addition, we encourage all families of ALL grades to bring donations each week.

Donations can be left on the front porch Friday mornings or brought in at pick-up time.  The market will take place in front of the school.

Here are some guidelines for what we will be selling at market:

  • All Kauai grown, fresh produce is welcome; especially surplus from your own yard.
  • Homemade cooked or baked products. (Please EXCLUDE refined ingredients.  This way our kids can practice preparing healthy food that is locally grown!)
  • Homemade/Kauai made arts and crafts.  (Again, any of these are welcome if they are made on Kauai.  No store bought items please.)
  • In addition, please do your best to use renewable resources and avoid plastic.

With so much enthusiasm building for the 2010-2011 Market season we ought to be brimming with abundance in many forms! We hope to see you there!

CONGRATULATIONS SCUBA CERTIFICATEES!!

October 1, 2010

Our 5th/ 6th graders have officially completed their scuba diving course and are ready to explore the amazing underwater world. Way to Go Guys!

Annual Peace Day Parade Scheduled for Tuesday, Sept.21

September 17, 2010

In honor of International Peace Day, our students will parade through Kilauea town via Kolo Rd. and Lighthouse Rd..  The community is welcome to join them for all or some of their parade as they share peaceful wishes.  The walk begins at 10:00am and stops for lunch at the ballpark behind the Kilauea Neighborhood Center at 11:30.  Three schools;  Kauai Pacific School, Kilauea Elem., and Kanuikapono School will join at 12:10 at Kilauea Elementary`to create a giant peace sign.  For more information contact Richard Stark atrichard@kauaipacific.org.

PreK/K and 5th/6th grade Collaborated on the meaning of “Peace”

September 17, 2010

What is a Wordle? It is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.

KPS PreK/K and 5th/6th grade created these Wordles Together

Open Enrollment for Specialized Classes

August 31, 2010

Kauai Pacific School is please to announce open enrollment for specialized classes for students 5th to 8thGrade. Students can opt into any ($300/class/trimester, 12 classes) or all of these courses as well as our field trip program which includes an off-island trip focusing on water quality and erosion. Field Trip fees are charged per excursion. Please contact the KPS Office at (808) 828-1144 or office@kauaipacific.org to apply or for more information.

We offer a spectacular array of specialty classes including (for Trimester I: Aug 24-Nov 19) Art with Denise Dion-Scoyni, Music with Will Lydgate, Story/Dance/Hawaiiana with Mauliola Cook, and Marine Science with Captian Paul and shark biologist Terry Lilley from Save Our Seas.

10:15-11am:

Monday – Story/ Dance/ Hawaiian Studies with Mauliola Cook

Tuesday – Art with Denise Dion-Scoyni

Thursday – Story/ Dance/ Hawaiian Studies with Mauliola Cook

Friday – Music with Will Lydgate

1:30-2:45

Fridays Only- Marine Science with Captian Paul and Terry Lilley

August 31, 2010

Shawn Smith, Lyle Robinson & Richard StarkLARRY BOWMAN PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM  - Shawn Smith of Falko Partners, representing Larry Bowman, left, presents a check of $25,000 to Dr. Lyle Robinson, center, chair of the Kaua‘i Pacific School board, and Dr. Richard Stark, new headmaster. Robinson said the funds, coming in time to welcome Stark to the campus from Texas, will be used for scholarships. Stark was here for a visit to the campus a early June and will return with his family in time for the 2010-2011 school year.