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Cultivating Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders
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Kamehameha Schools that lose that childhood wonder, practiced repeatedly and
and mindful thinkers. “While maintaining
focused on student achieve- ment by Native Hawaiians in low-income communities.
awe and openness to learn- ing new things.
internalized in each child’s head, heart and actions.
strong academics and test scores, Mrs. Small always makes time and values the extracurricular ac- tivities,” Imanaka adds. “Her face lights up when talking about a kindergar- ten Christmas performance or how a student performed at the speech festival. You can always find her raving about how proud she is of her students as well as her staff members.”
Small then pursued a ca- reer in educational admin- istration, becoming a vice principal at Kapālama Ele- mentary School. She became principal of Liholiho Ele- mentary School in 1994, and during her 27 years there, she created a community of caring, competent and cre- ative learners.
“Liholiho is a special place. We are ‘ohana. We focus on working together and creating a family. My career has brought me from the poverty in areas of LA to the low-income areas in Honolulu, and it is a priv- ilege to work with every single child, including my staff. I have worked with three generations of teach- ing staff, and I am extreme- ly proud of them.”
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Small began her educa- tional career teaching in an impoverished area of Watts in Los Angeles. After mov- ing to Hawaiʻi, she taught in Waiʻanae for 19 years and participated in a re- search project promoted by
“I have always loved watching kindergarten and first-grade students when they first learn to read,” Small says. “I call it the magic of reading. Students are the same anywhere in the world. They are full of wonder and awe about small things. It’s critical to never
Establishing the school- wide implementation of Art Costa’s “Habits of Mind” method has proved pivot- al in developing the school culture. As children prog- ress, teachers reinforce these habits so they are
“Chris has laid a very strong foundation for us, and we will do our best to continue everything she has built at Liholiho,” Imana- ka says. “On behalf of the staff, we wish her well and hope she finds time to re- lax, travel and spend time with her family. We know she has lots of ideas of how to stay busy in retirement, and we can’t wait to see what her next big thing is!”
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