Curriculum Enhancement
PLC produces supplemental culturally-appropriate curriculum designed to assist local schools and families to support the diverse learning needs of all children.
Based on a selection of its most popular print materials, PLC has developed several mobile apps that add to a rich history of ground breaking publications. The first of its interactive mobile tablet applications, Pihana ABCs, was published in 2013 and was featured on KITV News. Here are some of PLC’s interactive digital products available to the general public for free download
The Pihana ABCs app is an interactive alphabet primer and coloring book available on iTunes at http://goo.gl/6gKGJE or Google Play at http://goo.gl/e4mwhr.
Supporting Your Beginning Reader Handbook introduces parents to evidence-based early reading strategies to employ at home. The electronic flipbook has short video clips that demonstrate proven strategies in action. The item can be downloaded at.
PLC has also developed, published, and disseminated over 58,000 of the following products as a means of providing both students and their communities with authentic cultural knowledge and a strong sense of cultural grounding:
Ka Wana Series
A collection of 12 short volumes covering a range of subjects relevant to traditional and contemporary Native Hawaiian values and virtues.
No Nā Mamo
An updated and enlarged compilation of books in the Ka Wana Series, which includes images of early Hawaiian culture with commentary and analysis.
Hāpai Nā Leo
An anthology and literary companion to the Ka Wana series comprising collected perspectives that address broad, yet specific, topics, including sovereignty and power; economic and social relationships; and identity and spirituality.