Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 2010 — Reminder for parents of kindergarten-bound keiki [ARTICLE]

Reminder for parents of kindergarten-bound keiki

Registration is underway for parents to enroll keiki in kindergarten for Fall 2010. The Institute for Native Paeihe Education and Culture (INPEACE) has partnered with the state Department of Edu-

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cation to encourage families to register - their kindergartenage children early for the upeomina

school year. INPEACE works throughout the state in eommunities with concentrations of Native Hawaiians to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood education in contributing to the best possible outcomes in later years. To register children for kindergarten, families must present several documents, including a child's original birth certificate and updated immunization records. For tips on kindergarten registration and preparation, visit inpeace-hawaii.org or doe.kl2.hi.us/ kindergartenprep.htm. Parents may also register through INPEACE for Keiki Steps to Kindergarten, a three-week program to help children prepare for the transition to kindergarten.

Arts apprenticeship seeks applicants

Postmark deadline is May 1 to apply for the 201 1 Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants, whieh provides up to $5,000 for eaeh apprenticeship team in whieh a recognized folk or traditional teaching artist will teach their skills to an experienced apprentice. All folk and traditional arts from every cultural community in Hawai'i will be considered. The apprenticeships support the transmission of knowledge, skills, aesthetics, values, meanings and protocols from accomplished and recognized tradihonal artists to their dedicated apprentices during a period of in-depth, hands-on, one-to-one instruction. Prospective teaching artists and apprentices must apply as a team and both must be legal residents of the state of Hawai'i. Apprentices must be at least 16 years old. Funding does not cover out-of-state travel expenses and apprenticeships must be conducted in Hawai'i. Only one application per teaching artist or apprentice ean be submitted. For information about the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants Programor to download the apprenticeship grant guidelines and applieahon forms, visit hawaii.gov/sfca, email denise.miyahana@hawaii.gov or eall 586-0771. ■

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