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Spring Activities

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 …

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 …

Fall 2022 Applications Deadline Looming

The deadline for Fall 2022 Student Teaching Grant Applications is July 31, 2022. Because it’s in the middle of summer and your resources may be difficult to reach, this is a friendly reminder.  If you are entering your final student teaching semester this fall, you must have your completed application (including all supporting documents) to us by July 31, 2022.  …

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 …

Partnering with KCC on a New Project

In 2019, Kauai Community College Creative Media instructor Steve Watkins determined that students and lecturers in all Creative Media classes should work together each term to support local nonprofit organizations. Students work with nonprofits producing professional fundraising and promotional video programs, musical compositions, still photographs, graphics, and websites. These are the most heavily weighted assignments and projects.  Each term, a …

It’s Fundraising Season!

Multiple Ways to Donate We are gearing up our end-of-the-year fundraising campaign by focusing on “Giving Tuesday” on November 30, 2021. Here are some possible ways to help us with that campaign. There are many ways to donate to Growing Our Own Teachers On Kauai. First, consider Growing Our Own Teachers On Kauai for your Required Minimum Distribution. If you …