Latest Past Events

Hawai‘i Island Meteorology Network Educator Workshop
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center 76 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo

September 28, 2019—Join us to learn how to teach about weather and climate using both traditional Hawaiian and Western scientific practices! Through a partnership between The Kohala Center and the Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT), ongoing support will be available to you and/or your school/organization from scientists and cultural practitioners through April 2020.

Free

Hawai‘i Island Vog Network Workshop for Educators

Waimea Middle School – Keaoākea STEAM Learning Center 67-1229 Māmalahoa Hwy, Waimea

September 8, 2018—Hawaiʻi Island Vog Network: A Yearlong Professional Development Program for Middle and High School Educators

This yearlong course is limited to 6th- through 12th-grade teachers on a first-come, first-served basis. Please complete the application form no later than July 30, 2018 so we may learn more about you. You will receive notice of acceptance by August 7, 2018.

Free

Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive:
School learning gardens as a platform for ʻāina-based education using the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map as a guide
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)

Ernest Bowen de Silva Elementary School 278 Ainako Ave, Hilo

June 4–7, 2018—The Kū ‘Āina Pā School Garden Teacher Training Program’s 2018 Summer Intensive will introduce teachers to the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map and identify strategies to integrate it with the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Nā Hopena A‘o (HĀ) cultural framework. The four-day training will address four fundamental components of teaching and learning in a school garden: A Sense of Place, Living Soil and Living Plant, Nourishment, and Nature’s Design.

$200 – $250