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West Hawaii Explorations Academy: Science and History Lessons Come from Restoring Ancient Ponds

At this coastal school, students develop and manage their own projects, with guidance from mentors from the community. More to this story.

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Release Date:11/1/2001
Running Time: 9 min.

Produced, Written, and Directed by Ken Ellis Associate Producer: Leigh Iacobucci Camera Crew: John Dobovan Ken Ellis Underwater Photography: Lew Trusty Sound: Lew Trusty Editor: Karen Sutherland Narrator: Susan Blake Intern: Morgan Ho Special thanks to Cyanotech Corporation Four Seasons Resort © 2001 The George Lucas Educational Foundation All rights reserved.

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marine biology

Submitted by Bryan K Clymer (not verified) on June 18, 2007 - 14:28.

The best way to learn is to be curious and involved. This will result in questions being directed to an expert which in turn will increase academic growth.
Hawaii is the ideal place to study marine biology and it definitely was reflected in this video. Hands on activity allows for the student to learn instantly and become motivated to grasp the most information that can be obtained in a given amount of time.
The one on one learning is focused and therefore learning results are magnified.

Awesome Video

Submitted by Anonymous on May 3, 2007 - 23:14.

This video was really awesome. Becoming a first year teacher makes me want to up and move to Hawaii to try and get a job there. This is the ultimate learning environment that we need to head towards. This is an inquiry based curriculum where the kids come up with the questions to answer. The knowledge the students acquire in this school will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Unlike the sterile classroom environment and less acquisition of knowledge. This video is an inspiration to us all.

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