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Individual Pathways To Success, Excellence Highlighted At Le Jardin Academy
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learning team) Christina Hoe, Avery Filer and Joel Saito for creating an incredible experi- ential education program.”
have two opportunities to connect with Le Jardin via upcoming events. An open house will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at Le Jardin Academy’s preschool campus. Meanwhile, a kin- dergarten through 12th grade open house will be held from 9to11a.m.Jan.21atthe main campus at 917 Kalani- ana‘ole Hwy.
In addition, fellow student Elijah “Shore” Makahiapo Macfarlane Flores, has an individual pathway devot- ed to athletic pursuits. He has participated in many sports over the years, from taekwondo and baseball as a youngster to soccer and basketball before eventually trying water polo, swimming and volleyball at LJA.
Attendees will gain insight into what makes LJA unique- ly poised to guide each stu- dent on their educational journey, as every child can feel connected and thrive. Guests can explore campus facilities and experience the 24-acre grounds and its ma- jestic views of Kailua and the Ko‘olau Mountains. Mean- while, LJA’s head of school, division heads and athletics director will share the dy- namic range of offerings and programs that an IB World School education provides.
(Above) Le Jardin Academy student Arwen Revere testifies at a recent meeting. (Right) Student Elijah “Shore” Makahiapo Macfarlane Flores (standing second from right) coaches the Volleyball Bulldog League. PHOTOS COURTESY LE JARDIN ACADEMY
Following the coronavirus pandemic, the student-ath- lete focused on playing water polo in the fall and volleyball in the spring, while giving back by teaching LJA fourth- through sixth-grade volley- ball players in the Volleyball Bulldog League.
“Honor individual path- ways to success and hap- piness” and “strive for ex- cellence” are two of LJA’s school values, and exem- plary students who embody these values and are having an incredible impact in the community.
Another student is Zoe Wiechmann. With an Italian father and Australian moth- er, it comes as no surprise that global mindedness is one of Wiechmann’s nat- ural traits. She was born in Chicago then spent her early childhood in Sydney before moving to Hawai‘i and join- ing LJA in fourth grade.
She will work closely with LJA prekindergarten through fifth-grade dean of academics Robert Marsden to establish goals and design activities “which will em- power her to teach younger learners about sustainabili- ty, the importance of green spaces and conservation.”
“My photography consists of 35-mm film photography, and I’d say my style is mostly street photography,” Wilcox says. “I enjoy capturing the real energy of the world and how that is true in different cultures. Le Jardin has done an awesome job at building a community of people that helps any student explore their interests through expe- riential learning. Shout out to (members of the experiential
LJA student and change- maker Arwen Revere was recently featured among ris- ing environmental activists at Hawai‘i Air Station’s “Young Wavemakers” event held at
“The biggest thing I would encourage my fellow students to do, to make the changes we need on this planet, is to get involved and to testify,” Revere says. “In late January,
Her mother works in ur- ban forestry and helps ensure everyone has access to green spaces. When it was time for Wiechmann to choose her
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Bishop Museum. In her 16 years, Revere has already taken great strides to elevate the health of the planet. She serves as student lead of LJA’s Wild Activism Team, was recently appointed as one of the youngest mem- bers of the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council and testified for Hawai‘i’s Bill 40 — one of the strongest single use plastic bans in the coun- try — prior to its passage.
the legislative session starts, and we are always looking for new team members for activism.”
10th grade personal project as part of her IB course of study, she wanted her work to matter by focusing on designating LJA as a “Tree Campus,” and working with third through fifth grades on developing a meaningful curriculum related to green initiatives.
Myles Wilcox is anoth- er trailblazing student with a passion for photography who has also thrived as a professional kite surfer for the past four years.
“We are so grateful that Le Jardin’s athletic programs have allowed Shore to try new things and broaden his experiences,” says his moth- er, Cindy. “He’s had such positive coaches who have been accepting and will- ing for him to be a part of the team, even if he’d nev- er been in the sport before. He’s grown so much over the years through all of these op- portunities, and we are appre- ciative that LJA has nurtured, and continues to nurture, his athletic potential.”
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