November 15–November 22, 2022 | PLC Leads a Two-Week Culture- and Art-Based Leadership Outreach at Ka‘ū High & Pahala Elementary School
PLC's most recent Culture- and Art-Based Activity occurred between November 11, 2021 and November 22, 2021 at Ka‘u High & Pahala Elementary School. The workshop offers student participants with a structured learning format to engage with local artists and cultural...
October 15, 2021 | Fall 2021 #808Reads Statewide Reading Challenge
On October 15, 2021, PLC led the production and roll-out of the Fall 2021 #808Reads Statewide Challenge, which fosters independent reading, family engagement, and a culture of literacy. In partnership with the HI*Sessions audio and video team, PLC produced and...
September 10, 2021 | PLC’s ALO-HA Grant Selected for Funding, $1.3 M Across Three Years
ʻAha Lamakū ʻOiaʻiʻo-Hoʻoikaika Aʻe (ALO-HA): A culturally-responsive leadership and academic support system designed to accelerate the learning of and expand opportunities for at-risk Native Hawaiian youth builds on an existing grant(i.e., ʻAha Lamakū ʻOiaʻiʻo...
June 7–July 2, 2021 | Summer 2021 Culture-Based Leadership Course
In June 2021, PLC partnered with The Estria Foundation (TEF) to deliver a four-week credit-bearing culture-based leadership course. The purpose of the course was to engage ALO student participants in a hands-on interactive creative-arts curriculum designed to increase...
May 24–May 25, 2021 | ALO Middle School STEM Academy Professional Development
ALO retained the services of HI FusionED to develop and execute a middle school enrichment program for the purpose of engaging project site middle school students in STEM learning experiences, including computer coding. ALO staff and HI FusionED Executive Director,...
May 17, 2021 | Summer 2021 #808Reads Statewide Reading Challenge
For the second consecutive summer, PLC teamed with LMS to develop and launch the HIDOE’s second statewide #808Reads summer challenge. PLC and LMS continue to leverage the support of Beanstack, which is an online commercial application that makes it easy for users to...
April 19–April 30, 2021 | Place-Based Visual Storytelling Project at Pāhoa High & Intermediate School
PLC’s ‘Aha Lamakū ‘Oia‘i‘o (ALO) project partnered with the Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex (KKP) and The Estria Foundation (TEF) to engage Pāhoa High School juniors and seniors in a place- and culture-based art experience. The two-week activity culminated in a large-scale...
September 25, 2020 | PLC Receives $2.9 M Grant for Project ʻAha Lamakū ʻOia‘i‘o (ALO)
The Federal Department of Education awarded $2.9 million to PLC for its grant, ʻAha Lamakū ʻOia‘i‘o (ALO), which is a culturally responsive leadership development, mentoring and transition support system for at-risk Native Hawaiian youth. Building on the positive...
July 14, 2020 | PLC Collaborative Study is Published in the International Journal of Educational Research
In this IJER article, Singh, Dunn, & Burke (2020) share that “given Hawai‘i’s history and current demographics, it is poised to enhance discussions with researchers, policy advocates, practitioners, and community members toward solutions that address data...
June 1, 2020 | PLC Teams with HIDOE to Launch the #808Reads Summer 2020 Reading Challenge
https://vimeo.com/413257600 As a means to help ensure that children and youth are actively engaged in reading at home, especially during school closures, PLC teamed with the HIDOE Library Media Services to plan and pilot the HIDOE’s first statewide #808Reads...
May 25, 2020 | Mo‘olelo in the Murals: Walls that Bridge Communities and Cultures, Episode 1: Hale`iwa
Click here to view PLC's latest episode of Mo‘olelo in the Murals: Walls that Bridge Communities and Cultures. It's part of a five-part documentary series produced by the Pacific Literacy Consortium (PLC). Each short documentary highlights the collaborative process...
April 4, 2020 | PLC’s PEPTalk Podcast Episode 7: Confronting Fake News in Classrooms—Equipping Children to Sift Factual Information from Misinformation
PEP Episode 7 features Jennifer LaGarde, co-author of the book, Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. With over 20 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, librarian, and state-level leader, Jennifer has been...