PBL Showcase
Alaka’i O Kaua’i Culture: Project-Based Learning
Spend even just a few moments inquiring about the Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi approach to education, and one of the first things you’ll hear about is project-based learning, or PBL. It’s… Read more
Alaka’i O Kaua’i Kindergarten Presentations of Learning: Making Musical Instruments
Project-based learning is thriving in Miss Casey Zoppa’s kindergarten class. Their driving question was “How can we as sound engineers build instruments?” We asked Ms. Z for some highlights of… Read more
Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Culture: Project-Based Learning
Spend even just a few moments inquiring about the Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi approach to education, and one of the first things you’ll hear about is project-based learning, or PBL. It’s… Read more
Third Grade PBL: Making a Podcast
Driving Question: How can we create a podcast for Alaka’i O Kaua’i that effectively shares the vibrancy of our learning with our community? Learners found inspiration while listening to several… Read more
1st Grade Presentation of Learning: Healthy Earth, Healthy Me
Before the break, Ms. Joeanne’s first grade class hosted their Presentation of Learning for Healthy Earth, Healthy Me. Their driving question was “How can we help keep our environment and… Read more
Alaka`i O Kaua`i Learners Present Their Project-Based Learning
We ended the month of February with our 5th and 6th graders displaying what they learned about Native Americans and how to make pop-up books through the use of mathematical… Read more
Kindergarten Project-Based Learning in the Garden!
Our kindergarteners are in the midst of a project-based learning unit on gardening. They’re learning what’s needed to create a successful garden and what plants need to thrive. Our driving… Read more
Kindergarten POLs
The week of Oct. 1 in kindergarten, we did our first community helpers Presentation of Learning (POL). We are so proud of our kindergarteners! They worked so hard the past… Read more
Bubble Bonanza PBL
Mrs. Ashley’s class just finished up their latest installment of Project-Based Learning, “Engineering Bubble Wands”. They presented their designs to the 1st and 2nd grade classes and then took them… Read more
Hands-On Science Learning
Our 5th grade class is fortunate enough to be located in the school’s science lab, and last week we took full advantage of this by having a full lab day.… Read more
Project-based Learning in First & Second Grade
Miss Kim and Miss Megan have begun their second unit in Project-Based Learning. First and second graders are learning about the world through their explorations with “Flat Stanley,” our literacy… Read more
Learning More About Project-Based Learning
Alakai’i O Kaua’i and iLEAD Schools are pleased to have Dr. Thom Markham, founder of PBL Global, visit our school this week to work with our staff on developing rigorous… Read more
iLEAD Students Prepare for Launch to Space Station
A team of iLEAD students is preparing to send a science experiment aboard the SpaceX-16 Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled to launch on December 4.… Read more
