Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 5, 1 Mei 1992 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LEGACY

''^OiieePa^^ A Happy C oUaboration Between Public and Private Education. Ever wonder why public and private educational forces don't eomhine their collective skills for the betterment of our children? Well, for more than 20 years Hawaii's State Department of Education» and the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate have enjoyed a close allianee dedicated to helping Hawaii's children. By combining facilities, staff, curriculum and other resources, Kamehameha Schools and the DOE reach out to more children more efficiently than either could on its own. Kamehameha combines its efforts with the DOE in five major areas: preschool education, elementary language arts, alternative education, reading tutorial and summer programs. Statewide, Kamehameha operates 14 preschools, six of those located in public schools. And KEEP, Kamehameha's Elementary

Education Program, is a language arts program whieh is voluntarily used in eight DOE schools assisting nearly 2,800 students. We collaborate throughout the State on alternative learning programs for high risk youth at nine schools and a tutorial reading program at eleven intermediate schools. Our two organizations also work cooperatively in the diverse areas of Hawaiian studies, substance abuse prevention and adult education. And with the help of EXDE counselors, Kamehameha's post-high school programs provide over 1,000 students with financial aid and another 5,000 with both college and career counseling. In addition, the University of Hawaii College of Education, together with Kamehameha and the DOE, train teachers to teach minority children by sensitizing them to eultural practices and traditions. By joining forces with the public school system, Kamehameha Schools ean use its resources to teach more and more Hawaiian children in an effective and efficient manner. This unique publicprivate effort helps everyone: children, parents, teachers and the community. And we eonhnue to explore new and innovative means for our efforts to expand. The collaboration between the Hawaii State Department of Education and Kamehameha Schools is that rare situation where one and one add up to considerably more than two. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate ks/be sponsors this eolumn in the interest of helping people understand its role and mission.