{"id":57906,"date":"2017-04-02T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=57906"},"modified":"2020-01-16T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T02:15:49","slug":"college-of-social-sciences-prepares-local-high-schoolers-for-success-in-a-global-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/02\/college-of-social-sciences-prepares-local-high-schoolers-for-success-in-a-global-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Social Sciences prepares local high schoolers for success in a global environment"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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A Mānoa Academy class at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The College of Social Sciences <\/a>at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> has launched a multifaceted program as part of its ongoing efforts to engage local high school students, improve college readiness and prepare them for success in a global environment. The innovative approach includes the Mānoa Academy of Social Sciences, a statewide pilot program offering Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s high school students the opportunity to earn dual credits at their high school and at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, and agreements that provide a gateway to students from Asia and the continental U.S.<\/p>\n

“In today’s global environment, success is dependent on an individual’s ability to succeed in a multi-cultural context,” said Denise Eby Konan<\/a><\/strong>, dean of the College of Social Sciences. “This initiative by the College of Social Sciences helps to prepare Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s youth for success as our future leaders. The Mānoa Academy reaches out to high school students, particularly Native Hawaiians, rural communities and other under-served groups statewide, and enables them to experience our dynamic learning environment, while learning more about themselves and connecting with others.<\/p>\n

“The articulation agreements ensure that these same students are in classrooms integrated with peers from across the United States and the world. This provides students with access to a more global perspective—both nationally and internationally. This culturally diverse experience will help to transform students into bold, engaged global citizens, who operate and flourish in a multi-cultural environment.”<\/p>\n

The Mānoa Academy for Social Sciences<\/h2>\n

The Mānoa Academy for Social Sciences enables juniors or seniors from participating high schools, who plan to attend UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, to earn credit for courses at the university while simultaneously satisfying high school graduation requirements.<\/p>\n

The pilot phase of Mānoa Academy launched this summer in partnership with Kamehameha Schools Kapālama<\/a> (KS). A dozen KS<\/abbr> Kapālama students participated in the six-week, dual credit program and earned college credits for two courses—English 100 and Political Science 110.<\/p>\n

“The first year of college is a big jump from high school, so we looked for ways to ease the way in for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students, have early access to credits, and most importantly give these students the experience and exposure to the Mānoa campus,” added Konan.<\/p>\n

ʻUmi Perkins<\/strong>, a KS<\/abbr> Kapālama and Mānoa Academy faculty member, added, “The Mānoa Academy provides tremendous benefits to the students of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama. A large percentage of our students attend UH<\/abbr> Mānoa following graduation. Having this opportunity available has been extremely helpful in preparing these students for their freshman year. While a lot of these students already take advanced classes that compare to some university level courses, I can already see the improvement from the students who participated in Mānoa Academy. They are head and shoulders above a typical high school student.”<\/p>\n

Academy expansion<\/h2>\n

The college is also establishing agreements with other educational institutions to bring students in through new pathways. Resulting in a more\u00a0dynamic learning\u00a0environment where students experience diverse cultures, perspectives, and backgrounds, the college has streamlined the transfer\u00a0process for national and international students via agreements involving Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a>; West Valley College in California <\/a>(which is the first of its kind between a California community college and an out-of-state institution); Khon Kaen University<\/a> in Thailand; Northwest A&F University<\/a> in Shaanxi Province, China; Tohoku University<\/a> in Sendai, Japan;\u00a0and the University of Electronic Science and Technology<\/a> in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.<\/p>\n

—By Lisa Shirota<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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