I feel most proud when I see that students want to enter the classroom. When they leave, they’re thankful, and hopefully they’re in a better place than they were when they came in.”
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Having students run the café and store is such an important part of this community because it shows that HPA takes the time and provides opportunities that empower students, helping them build a foundation to become community contributors as they grow up.”
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It’s not just about winning and losing, but it’s about grit, it’s that tenacity, it’s learning how to work through adversity.”
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It’s always the relationships that you get from being part of a team that are special.”
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Sometimes it’s good to see our work as teachers in terms of coaching; we can coach those qualities that lead to success in the classroom, like grit and stamina.”
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It was a call-to-action for me to serve our oceans. I challenge my capstone students every year to do their part.”
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Both my dad and my husband are the beekeepers — I am more on the periphery, maybe a beethinker rather than a beekeeper.”
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We often think history is something that is ‘done,’ and we know what happened, but I try to get my students to see that we’re putting a story together based on the evidence we have.”
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In my own art practice, the most powerful work comes from a personal place. So as a teacher, I encourage my students to act as investigators in their own lives: what resonates for them is what will resonate for the viewer.”
People of HPA
I’ve been body surfing since I was five and learned from some of the very best watermen in Hawai’i. The thing is, it’s so simple. All you need is fins and a pair of shorts. Simplicity trains your mind, and simple becomes elegant.”