- Freshmen and sophomore students are grouped into Small Learning Communities (SLCs) which consists of team teachers. Houses include teachers from Social studies, Science and English departments as well as counselors and Special Education teachers.
- At Kalani High School, SLCs take the form of houses in 9th and 10th grade and well as career-oriented academies/pathways during 11th and 12th grade. The primary purpose of houses is to help support students with the transition from middle to high school and to prepare them for entrance into the academies/pathways during their junior and senior years.
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- Kalani High School SLCs have three main goals:
- 1) To create academic rigor and relevance
- 2) To create personalization
- 3) To create professional learning communities
- House/Grade Level/School Pride - An important feature of the 9th and 10th grade houses is supporting the development of school spirit. Students will be provided opportunities to build their identities as members of a house, grade level and members of the greater Kalani High School community.
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- Kalani High School Houses:
- Kaizen
- Punawai‘ike
- ‘Imiloa
- Pa‘ahana
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