Kamehameha Schools - Grant Award

Kamehameha Schools - Grant Award

Funder: Kamehameha Schools

Award Amount: $1,136,100

Geographic Scope: Hawaii

Focus Areas:

Early learning programs

Teacher development and workforce

Early childhood education

Educator recruitment and retention

Native Hawaiian community support

Foundation Mission:
Fulfill Pauahi's desire to create educational opportunities for Native Hawaiians.

Grant Purpose:
To support work with families with children in early learning programs and to collaborate in supporting community members working towards academic and professional goals on a teacher career pathway.

Supported Programs:

Ho'āla Program:

Provides information and awareness to parents

Focus on benefits and importance of early childhood education

Emphasis on healthy brain development

Target age: Birth through age 5

Keiki Steps Program:

Provides age-appropriate Hawaiian culture-based activities

Target age: 0-5 years and parents

Family-child interactive learning preschool

Prepares keiki for kindergarten

Ka Lama Education Academy:

Comprehensive system of credentialing, placement, and retention

Focus on growing educators from within the community

Community-based teacher development

Highly qualified, culturally responsive teachers

Desired Outcomes:

Normalize importance of Early Childhood Education

Create impact in teacher workforce

Develop homegrown, highly qualified teachers

Build educators who understand community intelligence

Contact Information:

INPEACE Administrative Office

91-1010 Shangrila Street, Suite 306

Kapolei, Hawaii 96707

Phone: (808) 693-7222

Fax: (808) 693-7221