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What will the Kaimuki Christian High School (KCHS) look like?

• Focused on service to the community – local and global

• Individuals who want to be positive change agents in their community and workplace

• Ethical and moral modeling

• Applicants expected to receive no lower than a B in Behavior on their 7th grade final progress report and all quarters of the 8th grade progress report.

• Grounded in values

• Developing seekers of truth and meaning

• Encouraging students to understand what they believe and why they believe it. An apologetic for the Christian faith will be developed and examined.

• Equipping students to succeed in college and in life

• Critical thinkers and problem solvers

• Curious and imaginative learners

• Effective communicators

• Cross-cultural collaborators

• Able to meet the challenge of accelerating change and information overload

• Self-directed initiators/entrepreneurs

• Draw on the best of homeschooling

• Loving, caring, 'ohana

• Students proceeding at their own pace

• Role modeling

• Draw on the best of traditional schooling

• Sense of community

• Shared resources to draw on (e.g. facilities, enrichment programs)

• Cooperative learning

• Highly qualified teachers, prepared to engage students in a rigorous course of inquiry and exploration, designed to prepare them to think, to investigate, to communicate, to make a positive contribution to our world

When will KCHS start?

• KCHS launched in 2012-2013, starting with ninth grade. A successive grade level will be added each year, as we anticipate graduating our first class of seniors in 2016.

What kind of curriculum will the high school have?

• It will be a challenging curriculum that will prepare students for college and beyond.

• Our college-preparatory curriculum will prepare our graduates to

  • become leaders who influence positive change in the community and workplace.

  • understand their beliefs and why they believe them.

  • become seekers of truth and meaning.

  • be able to successfully meet the challenge of a world filled with rapid change, information overload, and complex problems.

  • develop an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of history, cultures, religions, and current economic and political developments.

• The curriculum offerings will be a combination of core subjects (Bible, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Chinese). Grades 9 to 11 will center around a related educational trip.

• They will be enriched with a variety of electives (possibilities include Choir, Concert Band, Digital Art, Painting, Photography, Robotics, and Speech).

• Grade 9: Studies in American Literature and American History will culminate in a tour to Washington, D.C. Students will also complete courses in Bible Survey, Geometry, Chemistry, and Chinese I.

• Grade 10: A focal point of Grade 10 is a week long Mission Trip. Students will continue their language track with Chinese II. Other core courses are World Religions/Missions, World Literature, World History, Algebra II, and Biology.

• Grade 11: Chinese III, Asian History, and Asian Literature will prepare students for a trip to China. Students will also undertake Precalculus, Physics, and Ethics.

• Grade 12: Students will culminate their time at KCS with a year long Senior Project. Course will include Guidance/Apologetics, English Literature, and Economics/Government. Calculus and Chinese IV will be available. Students will also have the opportunity to prepare for Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

 

Will KCHS have extra-curricular activities?

• We are participating in the Hawaii Sports Fellowship athletic program offering volleyball (fall), basketball (winter), and soccer (spring) teams.

• Three major student trips are envisioned: 9th Grade - Washington D.C. , 10th Grade - Mission Trip, and 11th Grade - China.

Where will KCHS be located?

Classrooms in our current main building will be utilized for the foreseeable future.