Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai is committed to assisting our Kauai student teachers finish their programs so they can get licensed and teach in our Kauai Schools. To that end, we are involved in a few important activities this Spring. First, we have the HLTA Charity Walk. Through the Charity Walk, participating nonprofits raise money and recruit …
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER? A KCC Announcement
An announcement from Kauai Community College (KCC) Meet with Courtney Tsumoto, Academic Advisor at UH Mānoa’s College of Education, Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS). Her role is to support current and future students in UH Mānoa’s statewide distance teacher preparation programs. She would love to help you understand admissions requirements and help you plan for and embark on your …
70s Dance Party — Save the Date!!
Get out your boogie shoes and be ready to dance the night away! Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai is throwing a 70s Dance Party on Friday, June 30, 2023 to fundraise for our cause! Save the date! There will be costume contests, DJ music, and (of course) lots of dancing. Costume contests are for Best 70s Costume, Best …
It’s Time to Apply for Spring 2023! The Deadline is 11/30/2022!
Aloha!The deadline to get your application for the Spring 2023 scholarship is right around the corner! Get your required documents together and fill in your application today! The deadline is November 30, 2022. Visit our Student Teaching Grant Applications page for more information.
Submit Your Application for Spring 2022
It’s that time of year again! The holidays are coming, travel plans are coordinated, and gift-buying is on the rise. Amidst all this flurry of activity is the application deadline for a Spring 2022 scholarship from Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai! If you are completing your student teaching semester this coming spring, the deadline to submit your scholarship application …
Fall Applications due July 31
As the 2020/21 school year winds down, we are headed into a summer of less restrictions and more ability to enjoy the lovely weather our island is known for. Even though summer is for vacations and staycations, if you are a student in a teacher training program and you plan to do your student teaching semester in the Fall of …
Are You Ready for Your Student Teaching Semester?
You’re not ready until you apply for a grant from Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai! We offer one-time grants to financially assist students in their final teaching semester! Our applications are on our website and ready to go when you are. The deadline for the Spring of 2021 semester is November 30, 2020. Please be sure to have all …
Introducing “Seedlings”
As part of our strategy to become more visible in our community, we have established our first-ever newsletter: Seedlings. We have included the copy below. We hope you enjoy it! https://mailchi.mp/82a25327e7fa/summer-seedlings-2020 By the way, don’t forget the deadline for the 2021 Spring Student Teaching semester is November 30, 2020. It seems like a long way off, but if you or …
Servco Grant Award – 2019
Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai is honored to have been nominated and awarded a Servco Grant of $20,000! Servco received almost 5,000 nominations for more than 550 organizations. Out of those nominees, 40 were chosen to be reviewed by their employees who then selected the final 19 award recipients. In honor of their 100th anniversary, Servco decided to celebrate …
Flex Grant Award!
Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai is pleased to announce that we were recently awarded a FLEX Grant from Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) through the Robert Emens Black Fund. We are grateful for the award and thank all involved. We are in the process of re-evaluating our purpose and goals and preparing a strategic plan for the coming years. We …