2014-2015 Annual Report

Aloha!
The school reached its seventh year milestone
in the 2014-2015 school year with 27 students
and 5 staff members.
Highlights of this school year included receiving the State Children Youth Day Hero Award
for the ongoing Plant Your Butts Here project.
All students received special medals designed
by artist, Wyland, and even performed at the
special ceremony and banquet held on October 11 at the Dole Cannery. Another highlight
was sending the Butterflybotics robotics team to
Louisville, Kentucky for the 2015 World Championship.
The school continued to refine and enrich its
curriculum. A new S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math) curriculum
was integrated into the core academic offerings. Four one week S.T.E.A.M. modules were
planned throughout the school year for students to be involved in a week long learning
module which focused on the engineer design
process and sharpened critical thinking skills.
From building bridges, towers, and rollercoasters, students were actively involved in hands-on
learning projects that covered various skills in
science, technology, performing arts, visual arts
and language arts.
Two sixth grade students graduated at the end
of the school year. Both graduating students
were longtime students in the program. Adia
was a Huakailani student for five years and
Jordyn attended for three years. Adia was accepted at SEEQS - School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability and Jordyn was
accepted at Mid-Pacific Institute for Seventh
Grade Middle School.
-Kaori Brown

School Tuition: $10,500

School is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization governed
by a Board of Directors
Located in Kailua Town
146 Hekili Street, Suite 104 and 205
Leasing 2,300 sq ft space from Alexander and Baldwin
27 students enrolled in Grades K through 6
Students use the nearby Kailua District Park Field and
Playground for Physical Education and Recess
Looking at longterm sustainability, the school is addressing growth in the student body and increasing
teacher pay

2014-2015 Board of Directors

Pamela Pam Harms
Attorney
Genevieve Freeman
Kailua Business Woman
Hillary Darby
Commander, United States Navy
Justin Kirschner
Construction Consultant
Kaori Brown
Huakailani Director

Huakailani School for Girls uses a powerful education formula that enables students to thrive, excel and grow in school
and beyond. A major part of that formula is S.T.E.A.M. Science,
Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math are integrated
into the curriculum for all grades, from K-6. Combining the latest innovations in technology and education with a girl-centered focus equips students with a strong academic foundation and gives them the tools to move on to their top Middle
School choices with confidence.
The school, limited to only 27 students, may be small, but its
doing big things! Huakailani School has grown an urban garden thats raised and released over 300 monarch butterflies,
has become a food-waste free school, and has developed
a project that has removed thousands of cigarette butts from
the local water system.
The school is also home to an award-winning robotics program. Last summer, the Huakailani Butterflybotics VEX IQ Robotics Team took home the Design Award at the VEX International Summer Games!
Every year, Huakailani Girls are making their mark in the community and growing in leaps and bounds. Huakailani School
for Girls provides the right resources, an encouraging environment, and opportunities to excel, and watches their girls soar!

2014-2015 Staff

Our staff is composed of women who are wonderful role models for young
girls. Each teacher is committed to differentiated education and ignite the
passion for learning in each student.

5 Educational Staff
Kaori Brown
Director and 4-5-6 Core Teacher
Keiko Akamine
K-6 Japanese Language Teacher
Math Specialist
Mei Ling Domingues
Office Manager
Christina Connors
K- 1 Core Teacher
Caitlin Tillotson
2-3 Core Teacher
Allysha Angeles
Teaching Assistant and After School Director

VEX IQ Robotics Program

The school robotics program had a very successful second season. The school expanded into two robotics
teams for Grades 3-4 (Team 146B) and Grades 5-6 (Team
146H) Both teams did very well throughout the season,
winning numerous awards.
A team of 3 students even attended the VEX IQ World
Championship in Louisville, Kentucky in April 2015.
The Design Award recipient demonstrates the ability to
implement the most effective and efficient robot design
process. Their Engineering Notebook and discussion with
the judges will demonstrate the teams ability to produce
a quality robot with minimal adult assistance. Key criteria:
Engineering Notebook is a clear, organized, and complete document of the robot design process. Team demonstrates effective management of skills, time, and material resources. Students understand and explain how they
developed an effective game strategy and robot design.
Students understand and explain how they worked together to design, build, and program their robot.
The Energy Award is presented to a team that displays a
high level of enthusiasm and passion at the event. Key
criteria: Team maintains a high level of excitement and
energy throughout the event Teams passion for robotics
enriches the event experience for others Students understand and explain how they worked together to develop
their robot. The Judges Award is presented to a team
that the judges determine is deserving of special recognition. Judges consider a number of possible criteria for
this award, such as team displays of special attributes,
exemplary effort and perseverance at the event, or team
accomplishments or endeavors throughout the season
that may not fit under existing awards, but are nonetheless deserving of special recognition.
The VEX Robotics World Championship brings together
top robotics teams to celebrate their accomplishments
and participate with the best teams from around the
world. The 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship will
include top teams from many VEX IQ Challenge events
happening in cities around the world from June 2014 to
March 2015. Teams will play the game Highrise during the
2014-2015 season.
Excellence Award The Excellence Award is the highest
award presented in the VEX IQ Challenge. The recipient
of this award is the team that demonstrates overall excellence in all components of the VEX IQ Challenge. Key criteria: Teamwork Challenge Qualification Round ranking
Robot Skills Challenge ranking Programming Skills Challenge ranking Design Award ranking STEM Research
Project Presentation Award ranking Other judged award
rankings High quality VEX robotics program.

I love Huakailani because, I think it is the best

school everybody is nice and nobody is a bully.
The second reason why I love this school is
because I get to do challenging things.
The third reason is because
we always get to have
a little fun in every activity!
Service Learning Projects
By participating in environmental education and service learning projects such as Adopt-a-Block and
Plant Your Butts Here, Huakailani students, parents, and teachers are enthusiastic leaders of the community.
The school has been stewards of the community for 6 years with the City and County of Honolulus Adopta-Block program. They removed 3,255 improperly disposed cigarette butts during the school year.

Children Youth Day Hero Award

The community service project that these girls implemented and now lead and maintain, started out as
an idea when they were in third grade (they are now
5th and 6th graders). The project is called "Plant Your
Butts Here". Since 2010, when the first seven Cigarette
Butt Planters were place in the Kailua community, the
girls have helped remove over 10,000 cigarette butts
polluting the area. The project encourages smokers to
"plant their cigarette butts" in the planters and not improperly disposed on the ground where cigarette butts
cause toxins leach into the groundwater system, kill
native birds and become eyesores to the community.
The girls, who are now in Grades 5 and 6, not only continuously monitor and replace old planters and add
new ones, they personally go around and clean out
the planters on a weekly basis and remove improperly
disposed butts from the area four times a year. They
have stayed committed to the project for four years
and even give up recess to complete community service tasks!

School Urban Garden

School gardens are a wonderful way to use the yard as
a classroom, reconnect students with the natural world
and the true source of food, and teach them valuable
gardening and agricultural concepts and skills that integrate several subjects, such as math, science, art,
health and physical education, and social studies, as
well as several educational goals, including personal
and social responsibility.
The schools Urban Garden Club run by the fifth and
sixth graders sells vegetables from the garden in a mini
school market day to parents and visitors. The club
uses money raised by sales to purchase seeds, soil,
and plants for the garden.

2015 MOA Children's Painting Contest

"Beauty Through the Eyes of our Children"

Two Huakailani students artworks were selected for
the MOA Children's Painting Contest, "Beauty Through
the Eyes of our Children" Exhibit.
The paintings were on display from April 10th - April
12th at Windward Mall and also at the State Exhibition
from May 30th - June 6th at The Honolulu Museum of
Art.

6th Annual Nutcracker

Musical Performance
The annual Nutcracker Performance in December is
an extravagant show. Each student takes on two roles
in the musical, with many of the roles being traditional
for each grade level. This allows students to look forward to growing from being a mouse in kindergarten
to playing a lead role as Clara in fourth grade. Performing arts education is a hallmark of the school. It
aids child development through social skills, discipline, memorization, building a strong work ethic, selfesteem, performance skills, and an appreciation for
physical fitness.

2016 Father-Daughter Butterfly Ball

Disco Theme

The 2015 Ball was a Disco Ball! The Disco Ball theme
brought together fathers, uncles, grandpas and girls
together for a night of groovy outfits and dancing. In
addition to raising $3,279 for the schools enrichment
programs, the event also teaches young girls what it
means to be treated with love and respect. The goal
is that fathers will continue to be positive role models
and that these girls will have healthy relationships as
teens and adults as a result.

Fiscal Year
June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015

REVENUE
Tuition and Fees

367,126

Fundraising

9,785

Grants

2,845

Donations

9,655

Interest
TOTAL

33
$389,444

EXPENSES
Educational Programs

31,487

Instructional Support & Administration

52,926

Marketing
Faciity & Maintenance
Staffing
Loan Interest
Fundraising
TOTAL

3,769
73,409
199,082
560
4,990
$366,223

NET ASSETS
Start of the Year

55,974

Net Income

23,221

Reduction in Restricted Funds

End of School Year

0
$79,195

FUNDS AT THE END OF THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR

Restricted
Unrestricted
TOTAL

345
78,850
$79,195

every year huakailani nurtures & releases dozens of

butterflies into the world to make it a better place.
THANK YOU to our generous donors & supporters
for helping to make it possible!
2014-2015 Annual Fund

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Raised $9,655
100% of Board of Directors
20% of School Staff
30% Current Student Families
1 Student

2014-2015

2014-15 funds raised (gross)

Annual Fund
Butterfly Ball
CPK
Earth Juice Water
Poinsettias
All Others
Total

$9,655
$3,279
$699
$722
$3,849
$1,236
$19,440

Adia Ainsworth
Richard and Michelle Ainsworth
Keiko Akamine
David and Rinko Begley
Doug and Kaori Brown
James D. and Hillary Darby
Genevieve Freeman
Pamela Harms
Justin Kirschner
Robert Martin and Masayo Nakagawa
Alex and Elizabeth Webb
Sasha and Scott Settle
Russell and Tammy Yamanoha

2014 Hawaii Student Digital Media Grant

The school received the $2,500 Hawaii Digital Media Grant to purchase a professional video camera and
other videography equipment for the school to make videos with the girls. The grant was funded by the
Hawaii Association for Independent Schools (HAIS).
The students created a video channel called M.O.X.I.E. and created seven videos throughout the
school year. The videos highlighted science, technology, engineering, arts, and math and were featured
on VIMEO and YouTube.

SUPPORTERS THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAMS & DONATIONS

Amazon
Bay View Golf Course
Big City Diner
Box Tops for Education
California Pizza Kitchen
Foodland
Global Village
Glow Putt

Honu You
Joshua Chang
Island Yogurt
Kailua Music
Le Saison Fine Linen & Chair Covers
My GIrlfriends Closet
Nori Kohana
Oeno Winemaking

Original Art Work

Pali Lanes
Pat Caldwell
Panitas Thai Massage
Tea Collection
Thomas Dier
Western Union

I love Huakailani because of the advanced

learning system. It's amazing how I can be in a
regular 5th grade math class and still be in advanced language arts! I also love how all of the
different grade levels can communicate so well!
It's like age doesn't matter!