Focus group with Marshallese high school students grades 9-12.

December 2013 Update

Addition of 6th grade and increase in target size
HART Friends Board recently met and approved increasing first year capacity and to add grade 6 to the school's proposed plan. This is great news for parents of current 4th grade students who will be entering grade 6 in the 2015-2016 school year. This decision was based on the fact that area charter school wait lists are the heaviest at grade 6. HART Friends wants to help with this problem by providing more charter school seats for students, especially where the need is great. If approved by the State, HART will open to grades 6-10 in it's first year and add grades 11 and 12 in years 2 and 3.

Charter application and activities update
We are seeking 300 signatures of community members or those meaningfully interested in seeing a new charter school in the Kona area. We also continue to collect survey data. Please click on the links for the survey and the petition on the home page of this blog. HART's application is due to the State by January 6, 2014. We are on track to submit by the first week of the new year. Please stay posted!

PETITION & SURVEY

Let your name be counted as one who wants to see HART become a reality!
Show your support, sign our petition.
Then, click on our survey to tell us what you want in a new charter school.

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Effective schools create an environment where innovation, creativity, and change thrive.

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change. To create is to make something that has never existed before...Adaptability to change is all about vulnerability." Brene Brown

Why Creativity is Important

Sir Ken Robinson

This video addresses the fundamental economic, cultural, social and personal purposes of education. Sir Ken Robinson argues that education should be personalized to every student's talent, passion, and learning styles, and that creativity should be embedded in the culture of every single school.

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Survey Question

Please complete the survey and let the development team know your interests in enrolling students for the potential school in the 2015-2016 school year. Thank you.