Who We Are
Facts About the Program
- EDventures is part of Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science Public Charter School
- EDventures is led by highly qualified, experienced teachers and enthusiastic, capable assistants and resource teachers
- EDventures provides a rigorous curriculum
- based on Common Core Standards in math and Language Arts
- embedded with Next Generation Science Standards
- tailor-made for each child with a blend of books, online curriculum, and project-based learning
- EDventures provides opportunities for hands-on activities, field trips, science labs, environmental stewardship projects, mentoring from older students and more!
- Caution: This program is not designed to simply give students material to read or look at online and then expect them to learn on their own. At EDventures, we strongly believe that learning is an active process that requires interaction between people, time and energy to develop ideas, and the chance to explore and make mistakes. Each child deserves a network of support for learning, and EDventures is designed as a partnership between student, adult family member, and teacher to create a learning experience that challenges, enriches, and supports each member of this team.
Qualities that foster success in a Blended Learning program:
- student and at least one adult family member are enthusiastic about this learning style
- student is committed to working on lessons at least 3-4 hours a day, 4-5 days a week
- at least one adult family member is committed to devoting 3-4 hours a day, 4-5 days a week to helping the student learn
- student and supporting family members are excited to work as partners with the staff at EDventures to discover and deliver the best strategies and materials to help the individual child
- student is willing to stretch and grow while gradually taking on more responsibility for their own learning
Requirements for students/families:
- meet with the teacher at least once a week
- provide the teacher with evidence of learning from each academic subject area every week (this can be printed or electronic evidence)
- attend any required zoom check-ins according to grade level
- maintain academic progress throughout the school year
- participate in regular assessments and mandated testing
Opportunities for students/families:
- attend academic activities at the EDventures site
- work in study groups at the site
- interact with other EDventures families at showcase events
- participate in guided activities at the EDventures site
Example of Activities and
Regular Weekly Meetings Schedule
Please note the following schedule is just an example. The actual schedule changes as new opportunities arise.
Every week, each student is required to attend a face-to-face meeting with an EDventures staff member. We do schedule some meetings during some activities, also. These meetings happen on the same day and time every week. For example, a student could have a regular weekly meeting on Mondays at 10 am. Besides attending regular weekly meetings, students who are self-directed and responsible are encouraged to come in to the EDventures site and do independent work. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in peer learning and collaboration. Activities are open to all EDventures students who are caught up with their lessons, and students may attend as many activities as they would like.
Every week, each student is required to attend a face-to-face meeting with an EDventures staff member. We do schedule some meetings during some activities, also. These meetings happen on the same day and time every week. For example, a student could have a regular weekly meeting on Mondays at 10 am. Besides attending regular weekly meetings, students who are self-directed and responsible are encouraged to come in to the EDventures site and do independent work. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in peer learning and collaboration. Activities are open to all EDventures students who are caught up with their lessons, and students may attend as many activities as they would like.
Suggested School Supplies
Below is a short list of items you will want to have for your child this year. Please feel free to let us know if you need support in getting any supplies. We will have basic supplies at our site that will be available to the students, too.
- pencils
- handheld pencil sharpener
- ruler
- 3-ring binder OR pocket folders OR your favorite system for organizing work
- book bag or backpack
- notebook paper or writing tablet suitable for grade level
- assorted pens
- highlighters
- handheld calculator
- jump drive (at least 8 GB)
- protractor, set square, and compass
- composition tablets
- composition tablets
- notebook paper
- scissors
- pencils