HCAP WEEKLY April 29, 2024

Hā Initiative Students Practice Research and Presentation Skills
Head Start Students Learn the Letter “V” Through Interactive Projects
HCAP Supports Client Through Receiving Nurse Aide Certification
Adrienne first contacted the Kalaeloa District Service Center for assistance with becoming more self-reliant. After connecting with one of the Kalaeloa District staff members, they were able to begin directing her in achieving her goals through HCAP’s Nā Lima Hana – Employment Core Services (ECS) program. From here, Adrienne embarked on a new journey with the Lift HI Foundation’s nurse aide training program.
As a part of the program curriculum, every student has the opportunity to learn the necessary skills needed to forge a successful and sustainable career in one of the many Hawaii Pacific Health organizations on Oahu. During the course of the training, clients were able to complete site visits to some of the hospitals, learn proper bedside manner, and most importantly, obtain all the medical skills needed to receive their certification.
Adrienne states that she was honored and privileged to be a part of the first class of students to ever participate in this amazing program.
Last March, Adrienne and nine other students graduated with nurse aide certifications and are now in the interviewing stages of the program. Although at times the heavy workload became a challenge, Adrienne persevered and remained steadfast in accomplishing her goals. The Kalaeloa District staff offers continued support for Adrienne’s future endeavors and looks forward to all of her many accomplishments to come.
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Hā Initiative Students Practice Research and Presentation Skills
Students at the Hā Initiative: Creative After-School STEM Program presented their research to their peers. In this lesson they learned about animals, practiced researching information through search engines, worked in teams, and presented data to their peers.
In preparation for this project, the students were given one day to research and practice their presentations. They found as much information as they could about their animals, including how to identify the animal’s scientific name. Then each student met directly with their teacher who gave feedback on their progress. Their teacher asked them questions to add onto their research and to prepare them for a time in the future when an audience challenges their research.
On the presentation day, every student took turns presenting their animal and the research they had done. The students responded more to the Q&A after their presentation, because they were treated as experts in their field. Even though they didn’t know all of the answers, some students used that as an opportunity to look it up on the spot with the class.
Honolulu STEM Exploration Center Teacher Kyrillos Guirguis explained, “The goal of this experiment was to not only teach basic research skills, but to also prepare students for what to do in a situation where they are in front of an audience and don’t know the answer. There is no shame in not knowing everything, even if you spent time studying it. The best response is to validate that you don’t know, and to look for the answer. I want to foster that curiosity and drive self-sufficient learning. Science isn’t about having all the answers, but about the curiosity which drives you to pursue truth in our world.”
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Head Start Students Learn the Letter “V” Through Interactive Projects
The Head Start keiki at the Palolo II classroom learned about the letter “V.” The keiki have been expanding their vocabulary, language, cognitive and reasoning skills. This particular week, the letter “V” was the alphabet letter of focus for the keiki who were engaging in interactive projects to expand their vocabulary and knowledge of the alphabet. They practiced sounding out words based on objects and things that start with the letter “V.”
All the keiki then had the opportunity to share something from their home that started with the letter “V.” One of the keiki, Milo, shared a volcano he created with his family. With the help of his mom, Milo explained and demonstrated how his volcano erupts with the use of baking soda and vinegar. The classroom was filled with “oohs” and “ahhs” as the lava erupted from the volcano.
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