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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School’s fourth and fifth grade students recently visited the Makalii, the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s third voyaging canoe, as part of their history and social studies class. Students were able to explore the vessel and talk to Master Navigators Shorty Bertelmann and Chadd Paishon about their experiences aboard the Makalii and her […]

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Iwalani Mehau: ‘If a fish eats a piece of plastic and then we catch the fish and eat it, we are eating the plastic. Gross!’

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Waimea Country School has kicked off its fifth year of partnership with the Annunciation Emergency Food Pantry as the school’s ongoing community service project. Each Tuesday morning, Waimea Country School students walk donations over to the Annunciation Emergency Food Pantry located at the Catholic Church next door to the school’s campus. In […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School and the Annunciation Emergency Food Pantry have completed their fourth year of partnership, with plans to continue working together in the next school year. Waimea Country School families donated 851 pounds of food to the food pantry this year, and students in grades 4 through 6 volunteered each Tuesday morning, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE May Day at Waimea Country School with a Lei Day Performance. The entire student body performed the school chant Waimea Kula Kuaaina to begin the celebration. The theme of this year’s show was “A Walk Through Ulu Laau” and honored the Waimea Nature Park and the native Hawaiian trees found there. Kindergarten students […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School hosts its annual plant sale 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 20. Vegetable starts, herbs, flowers, landscaping plants, fruits, garden crafts, and more will be offered for sale. All proceeds directly support the WCS school garden program — Na Keiki Aloha Aina. Baked goods and fresh produce will also be on sale […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School’s second and third graders recently visited the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden as part of their social studies unit on the Hawaiian people and their plants. The students began by looking at some of the 200 species of plants growing in four zones: coastal, dry forest, agricultural, and upland forest, […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Waimea Country School hosted Literacy Day — in conjunction with the national Read Across America Day celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Waimea Country School students, dressed as vocabulary words, parade in front of classmates, teachers, and parents during the school’s Vocabulary Parade, part of Literacy Day celebrated in conjunction with national Read Across […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School’s physical education teacher Nanci Mahoney enjoys inviting community partners to enhance her regular P.E. instruction. Rugby referee and long-time enthusiast Derek Stuart assisted the second through fifth graders’ during their fall rugby unit. Stuart focused on games that teach students to think while moving and that involve everyone. Mahoney said, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School (Jr. K-6) welcomes interested children and their families to an Admissions Open House 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 2. The community is invited to come see the campus and to hear directly from the faculty, students, and parents about Waimea Country School’s fully accredited learning program, now with Junior Kindergarten, and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Waimea Country School hosts Admissions Open Houses 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 12. A second open is slated for 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Feb. 2. This is an opportunity for interested families to come learn more about our wonderful school. Enrollment is now open for the 2013-14 school year, and application packets will be available […]

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MEDIA RELEASE This Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m.-noon, the community is invited to an open house to explore Waimea Country School students’ science fair projects. In the kindergarten room, each of your five senses will be put on alert as you sniff, taste, hear, see, and touch your way around the room. In first […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The St. James’ Circle Christmas Bazaar is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. St James Episcopal Church, Waimea Country School and Small World Preschool collaborate to create a favorite community event, which features a huge Christmas Store and Boutique, alongside baked goods and preserves, food booths, and plant sale. Proceeds of the bazaar […]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 As a part of their social studies and Hawaiian studies program, second and third grade students from Waimea Country School recently visited Anna Ranch’s historic home and gardens together with its blacksmith and saddle maker’s shops. The Anna Ranch Historical Center preserves the history and culture of the paniolo and is […]

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