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.
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
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
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.
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
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