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Waihe’e Beach Project - $5,000 Grant
Maui Waena Intermediate School
Ke Alahele funded the application of lessons on weather/beach erosion to hands-on experiences in monitoring beach erosion, capturing data and presenting results for 12-14 year old students.
GPS Technology - $5,000 Grant
King Kekaulike High School
The People Self & Society Course covers a broad spectrum of environmental science and the use of technology to help with environmental challenges in the community. Ke Alahee funding enhanced the program, creating an in-house GPS station to serve as a core to service-based learning on campus.
King Kekaulike Botball Team - $3,360 Grant
King Kekaulike High School
Ke Alahele funded professional development for teachers in robotics and assisted the team of 16 high school students with competing in the state tournament.
Maui Malama Kahakai - $2,000 Grant
Pomaikai Elementary School
Ke Alahele provided a hands-on dimension and understanding of the watershed system by bringing students to the Waihee Preserve for hands-on engagement in marine debris monitoring activities and learning about impacts of debris on beach ecosystems.
Water, It Does the Aina Good - $2,500 Grant
Kalama Intermediate School
In the Water Does the Aina Good interdisciplinary course, students study the water cycle, watershed areas, and the construction of watershed models. Ke Alahele funding enhanced the unit by bringing students and teachers to the East Maui Watershed Partnership for field visits and activities. Ke Alahele also funded teachers to take the professional development course Ho'ike o Haleakala as preparation for the course. |
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Waihe’e Watershed Investigation and Restoration: Global Warming - $4,100 Grant
Kalama Intermediate School
Ke Alahele provided equipment and tools to incorporate GPS, GIS and other technology to study, document and present activities on the environment, particularly at Waihe’e.
Iao School Robotics - $3,800 Grant
Iao School
Ke Alahele provided professional development for teachers engaged in robotics, equipment for students designing robotic solutions to given problems and travel support to the state tournament. |
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Maui 4-H First Lego League - $2,600 Grant
Maui Girls 4-H Club
Ke Alahele funding equipped student teams of 8 year olds with the kits and supplies to build robotic solutions and participate in the statewide tournament.
Maui 4-H First Lego League - $2,450 Grant
Bunnies 4-H Club
Ke Alahele funding equipped student teams of 10 and 11 year olds with the kits and supplies to build robotic solutions and participate in the statewide tournament.
Beach Formation Change Research and Inquire Science - $800 Grant
Haiku Elementary School
Ke Alahele provided hands-on activities for 2nd graders at Baldwin Beach where they measured and recorded changes in a sandbank over time.
Huli Au Ola - $3,100 Grant
Maui County Area Health Education Center (Molokai)
Since 2005, the Summer Leadership Program nurtures interest in high school students to continue on to higher education, with particularly emphasis on native Hawaiian students. The program utilizes lecture, hands on activities and project development and will add biology as a focus. Ke Alahele enabled Hana, Lanai, and Maui students to participate.
Summer Math Classes - $5,000 Grant
Kihei Charter School
For the second year, Ke Alahele funded a 6-week summer math program for 6th and 7th grade students aims to assist lower-performing, students to achieve grade level in math.
Digital Media Production - $4,828 Grant
Kalama Intermediate
Ke Alahele provided equipment and tools to enhance student skill building in digital media and production projects such as Public Service Announcements, school community presentations and yearbook applications.
Ho’okuleana Molokai - $5,000 Grant
Papini Innovations
Ke Alahele provided funding for the 3-day Ho’okuleana professional development program. Grade K-6 educators learn how to cultivate environmental stewardship in their students through field-based, technology-rich scientific inquiry.
Project East $5,000 Grant
Molokai High School
Fall 2006 launched the expansion of the proven EAST project-based learning model to Molokai High School. Ke Alahele funded the required professional development and training for two facilitators for the high school program. |
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Sea to Stars Event $3,500 Grant
The first Sea to Stars event is scheduled for Fall 2007. Ke Alahele provided inaugural year funding to provide interactive science kits for the expected 400 student attendees. The event will annually showcase science education and career pathways.
Math/Science Digital Lab Classroom up to $5,000 Grant
and Teacher Resource Center
Kula Elementary School
Ke Alahele supported the hands-on learning and community experiential learning opportunities showing real world applications of math theory for Kula Elementary School students. The grant purchased three (3) lap top computers |
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Project EAST $5,000 Grant
King Kekaulike High School
The King Kekaulike Project EAST program has won national awards since its launch in 2001 and top honors in 2006. Ke Alahele funded the purchase of 10 new CPUs to enhance the school’s Project EAST computer lab.
HOSA Chapter $4,000 Grant
Maui High School
The mission of the Health Occupation Students of American (HOSA) is to “promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.” The students participated in a number of district and state competitions and won a spot in the national conference delegation. Ke Alahele funding is assisting the Maui High School HOSA students and their faculty advisor with the enriching participation in the HOSA National Conference in October 2007 in Florida.
Lokelani Intermediate School $3,000 Grant
In 2007, a Lokelani teacher will present a 6-week summer math program for 75 students, including 25 from Kihei and Kamali’i Elementary Schools. The program brings lower- performing students to grade level. It also targets low-income families who cannot afford a supplemental correspondence course or transport their child to central Maui where the only summer math program is offered. Ke Alahele funded $3,000 in teacher stipends for the three program instructors.
In the news:
Maui Economic Development Board Announces 2008 Ke Alahele Grant Recipients (March 27, 2008)
Ke Alahele grants available for technology-related activities (November 19, 2007)
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