Using senses to create a song of place
Students will:
Creating crosswords as a way to teach about place
Students will:
* Explore, learn, and share about the place with which they most closely identify
* Create a crossword puzzle about the place they identify with that highlights key facts and features
* Give a short presentation to teach their classmates about this special place
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:
Identify & celebrate everyone’s gifts
Students will:
* Participate in an exercise to build confidence
* Receive positive encouragement to believe in themselves
* Experience success through service
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
Developing the ability to focus
Students will develop critical observation skills
Establishing the way “to be”
Students will:
* Learn about protocols and agreements
* Understand kuleana & interconnectedness of individual behavior in a group setting
* Collaborate with teacher(s) to create specific agreements on “how to be”
* Learn about any established school and classroom protocols
Communicate a message using video
Students will:
* Develop interest and knowledge about a relevant issue
* Co-create a video production plan, including storyboard and script
* Co-produce a video that shares a powerful message
* Develop collaboration, communication and writing skills by working on a production team
Capturing Kupuna Wisdom and Community History
Students will:
* Increase understanding of their community through research and interviewing
* Apply language arts skills including critical thinking, questioning, listening, speaking, and writing
* Work in collaboration to document and perpetuate community wisdom and history
Exploring similarities & differences
Students will learn what group members have in common.
Learning by serving community
Students will:
– Build connections to their community by giving back in a useful way
– Learn collaboration skills through authentic work experience
– Develop abilities to problem solve and create
– Identify benefits of community service
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
Thinking about the importance of contributions
Students will:
* Learn about the importance of contributions from community members
* Participate in an activity highlighting the importance of everyone contributing
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
Creating through collaboration
Students will:
* Build group bonds to foster collaboration and friendships
* Learn about everyone’s interests, connections, and cultures
* Develop appreciation for diversity by learning about layers of culture
Living pono; protecting Hawai‘i nei
Students and teachers will:
* Gain a deeper appreciation for the land, sea, and their community
* Find ways they can protect, defend and preserve what is important to them
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
Using Appreciative Inquiry to cause change
Students will:
* Work in collaboration to create an activity or project that promotes pono and peace in their school or community
* Follow Appreciative Inquiry steps to identify a campaign focus and design and implement their campaign steps
* Share what was accomplished by joining the E Ola Pono Campaign
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
Learning about kuleana and community roles through story
Students will:
* Learn the importance of community through the mo‘olelo (story) of Hala’ea
* Think about their own kuleana (responsibility) to community
Learn by watching & listening
Students will:
* Learn about each other
* Complete a task without one of their constantly used senses
* Provide an opportunity to reinforce observation skills
* Help students learn how to work together when there is a challenge
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
Having fun with communication
Students will:
* Learn about different forms of communication
* Become aware of personal leadership styles through play interaction
* Build relationships within a group by having fun
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