Using senses to create a song of place
Students will:
Weaving strands to strengthen intent
Students will:
Reinforcing daily acts of kindness
Students will be reinforced for doing daily acts of kindness, which are “baby steps” to community service.
Genuine? Fake? Smiles cause…
Students will:
Keeping your inner light shining bright
Students will:
– Develop a deeper understanding of self and inner strength
– Participate in group problem solving that encourages positive solutions
Understanding the energy in everything
Students will:
* Deepen understand of mana, or spiritual energy
* Help participants recognize and appreciate mana in people, things, and places
* Experience a breathing technique that can help balance personal energy
How it looks & how it feels to be bullied
Students will:
* Experience and discuss a “visual message” that demonstrates the effects of bullying on any youth or adult
* Better understand the power of their words
Hawaiian food pyramid and health
Students will:
*Gain knowledge about their ancestors
* Make healthy food choices by studying a Hawaiian/local food pyramid
* Sample a variety of healthy “rainbow” foods
Tapping the power of hope, faith & love
Students will:
* Learn the song Ekolu Mea Nui – Three Great Things (Faith, Hope, Love)
* Create a reflection (position statement, poem, personal quote, or illustration) incorporating the three key ideas presented in this song
Fostering a healthier diet
Students will:
– understand the importance of a healthy diet.
Setting goals for school and life
Students will:
* Deepen understanding of how goals support achievement
* Identify respected people; discuss how they achieved their success
* Create SMART goals
Sharing stories & building communities
Students will:
* Deepen understanding of self and relationships with others
* Build bonds between the participants through heartfelt sharing in a safe place
Learning the power of your breath
Students will:
* Learn the importance of breath in Hawaiian culture
* Study how important oxygen and correct breathing are for human health
Creating meaningful representations
Students will:
* Focus attention on relevant topics (self, family, community)
* Learn about the meanings of symbols, both historical and current
* Create meaningful representations that incorporate historic Hawaiian symbols
Exploring Culture through storytelling
Students will:
* Use a writing template that encourages exploration of their cultural heritage
* Interview family members & co-write a cultural heritage poem using same template
* Practice presentation skills by reading aloud their poems
* Explore diverse mediums of expression for sharing their poems with an audience
Linking passion & ability to excel
Students will:
* Explore and discover their passions and abilities to help them chart a course for their future.
Using kalo (taro) to represent family
Students will:
* Use the metaphor of the kalo (taro) to represent their ʻOhana (family) and connections to their genealogy.
Smart in many ways
Students will:
* Learn about multiple ways that intelligence is demonstrated
* Use a self-assessment to discover the different ways they are smart
* Begin learning how these strengths can be applied to daily life
Making Polynesian designs, shapes, and symbols
Students will:
– Gain knowledge about Polynesian designs, shapes, and symbols
– Deepen understanding of connections to the environment and things important
– Create a representation of self
Exploring roots & preferences
Students will:
* Learn about family and personal connections to community and culture
* Develop deeper understandings about each other to build a strong learning community
* Create & share a collage of personal connections to Home, Host, Local, & Global cultures
Identifying relationships to nature
Students will:
* Develop a deeper understanding of who they are
* Build deeper connections with the world/environment around them
* Grow respect for all life and its unique and relevant expressions
Understanding the canoe to help set goals
Students will:
– Learn about canoe paddling in Hawaiian culture to gain understanding of the importance of patience, responsibility, support systems, and having a destination to paddle to.
– Participate in an activity that teaches critical thinking, collaboration, and observation skills.
– Revisit personal goals and apply new learning about the canoe to help achieve them.
Learning about life’s journey
Students will:
– Listen to a story to prompt thinking about “life’s travels” (ups and downs)
– Deepen understanding of the importance of challenges and overcoming obstacles.
Learning about the power of words
Students will:
– Understand Hawaiian thinking about the power of words
– Consider how this ‘Ōlelo No’eau (historical saying) can help people think & speak pono thoughts
Examining injustice to promote pono
Students will:
* Examine the ways that injustice affects people
* Describe ways to address injustice with pono behaviors
* Understand the meaning of nonviolence by identifying nonviolent qualities
Identifying skills, interests, and passions of a group
* Provide students with a chance to identify some of their skills, interests and passions
* Allow a group to learn about each other’s unique and common strengths and interests
* Provide information about students that enables teachers to build relevancy and relationships
Setting & supporting goals
Students will:
* Use the analogy of a kite to think about what it takes to achieve goals
* Build and decorate a kite that represents their goals and dreams (on the top) as well as what will support them to do well (underneath).
Identifying your power animal; creating class connections
Students will:
* Gain knowledge and understanding how different cultures relate to the attributes of different animals.
* Learn how our observations of these different animal attributes may teach us about our own attributes.
Helping others; helping yourself
Students will:
* Learn about personal agreements we make that help shape who we are
* Relate ‘Ōlelo No’eau on the power of words to the Four Agreements
* Use the “The Four Agreements” to practice pono communication skills
Sharing self through art
Students will:
* Deepen their understanding about themselves
* Build connections with peers by sharing about their lives