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I Carissa Kano and Evan Fujimoto
n an effort to spread mes- ated Just Choose Luv, inspired academic growth of sages of positivity, teach- by the popular BTS song Boy students but also their ers Carissa Kano and With Luv, and reached more emotional, relational
Evan Fujimoto of Ma‘ema‘e than 14,000 views. and social well-being.
Elementary School have been creating uplifting music vid- eos to inspire their students, especially throughout the challenges they’ve faced during the pandemic.
“I wrote the lyrics (for Just Choose Luv) after the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol because I thought, ‘How can I do some- thing good in this world?’ ” says Kano, a first-grade teach- er. “My students are already pure, joyful, loving and com- passionate, so I thought how can I build on that? As much as I want them to learn academics, the most important thing you can be is kind and respectful, so I wanted to really encour- age them in that way. Schools are instrumental in not just the
Learning doesn’t happen until all of that is taken care of.
gether and bringing joy.” “The goal was to just spread the message of love and kind- ness, especially in a climate of heightened tension,” adds Fu- jimoto, noting their next video is a parody on Kylie Minogue’s The Loco-Motion. Titled Get A Vaccination!, it was released a few weeks ago and encourag- es people to get vaccinated. The videos can be viewed on Ma‘ema‘e School Media
— Yu Shing Ting
They recruited the school’s first-grade teachers for their first video, Let’s Read, Baby, a parody on Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby, to encourage students to read. The video was released at the beginning of the school year and has been viewed near- ly 10,000 times.
“We’re always thinking of ways to reach out to our students. This year, because of social distancing, we had to cancel a lot of our school events, so these videos have been a great way to still bring everyone together and connect in a safe way. With Just Choose Luv, we have over 80 people in that video, from the principal to custodians, cafeteria workers, counselors, students. It’s so fun to see everybody laughing to-
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