Excitement Builds on the Leeward Coast | Events

Information courtesy: INPEACE

Learn more about INPEACE programs for children at a fun-filled family event

Honolulu, Hawai‘i —Thousands of keiki and their families will gather to celebrate anexciting time in a keiki’s life – preparing for their first day of school. The Institute forNative Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE) is hosting the event filled withactivities and information.

When: March 11th, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Where: Wai‘anae District Park Gym

Keiki Steps staff will lead keiki in various learning activities, including story time andsinging, while volunteers from Keiki Steps to Kindergarten help families register theirsoon-to-be kindergartners for school and our free summer transition program.

“This event will be an opportunity for families to spend time together while experiencingthe benefits of learning together,” says INPEACE Keiki Steps Program Director LisaPakele.

Volunteers also will be on hand to provide families with additional information on theprogram and where it is offered. Keiki Steps, a free program, offers a wonderfulopportunity for families to learn together through a specialized culturally appropriatecurriculum designed to promote Family-Child Interactive Learning (FCIL). The programoffers children the basic building blocks of knowledge they will need in order to succeedin elementary school.

Keiki Steps’ sister program, Keiki Steps to Kindergarten, will be at the event to shareinformation about summer-transition programs that help prepare children for their firstday of kindergarten. Staff will help families with incoming kindergartners register earlyfor school. Early registration helps ensure schools have important resources toaccommodate students. In order to register, families should bring: the child’s originalbirth certificate, updated immunization records, proof of residency and a current TB test.