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The Pacific American Foundation provides support to the child’s first teacher, the parent, and to professional educators and students.
For over 20 years, we have been creating place-based, culturally appropriate curricula and we are proud to provide you with free access to our waiwai (resources).
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Introducing Imi Loa – our newest addition to PAF Teleteach Online Resources
Our searchable resource directory steers you to online activities from PAF and Others in our Hawai’i community, as well as from the mainland, and globally!
Here are some Highlights!
Derek Esibill takes you on a Google Earth Tour of Kailua Ahupua’a with embedded student lessons.
Tour the ancient Waikalua Loko I’a with a 360 degree view! Best viewed on a computer.
Online Access to All Our Videos
Our multidisciplinary journey will take students through readings, reflections in writing, interviews with kūpuna (elders), creative collaborative projects, problem-solving in math and science, and investigations in their ahupua‘a. Teacher guides, instructional notes, student activity logs, worksheets, pre-post test, and five part inspirational video provide culturally relevant materials for teaching about ahupua‘a land-management systems, and inspiring youth to be future stewards and scientists who will care for the land and preserve traditions. It’s a journey of discovery that includes moʻolelo, ʻoli, wonderful music, beautiful places and meaningful relationships between people and the place where they live!
Project Kāhea Loko developed a complete set of field-tested curricula for Grades 4 – 12 incorporating Hawaiian fishponds (loko iʻa) as learning tools into the mainstream educational system for Hawaiʻi’s school children. Working in concert with other fishpond projects, teachers, pond operators, historians, Hawaiian language and cultural experts, the Kāhea Loko team has collected and organized fishpond-related cultural, historic, and scientific data into culturally appropriate curriculum units, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Highlights from the Hawai’i Department of Education:
For all K-12 Learners and Ohana. Hawaii Department of Education’s extensive list of resources for Nationwide curriculum materials.
All K-12 Learners and Ohana
Highlights of State of Hawai’i and Community Partner Resources in the Directory:
PlacesHawaii.org offers aina based resources to parents and ohana of K-12 learners
The State of Hawai’i Information Dashboard contains goals and definitions for Aina Based Education, and offers links to resources and educational materials.
A shared google document, open source, which provides links and descriptions of help available and ways you can get involved.
A digital moku lets you visit while sheltering in place!
Downloadable Free Workbook Here!