The Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education of Tokyo, Japan has pledged $1.25 million to fund The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.  The Academy will be located in the College of Arts & Humanities and serve students and teachers from Hawai‘i, the U.S., Japan, and other international locations.
 
“The creation of the Uehiro Academy will greatly enhance the work of P4C Hawai‘i,” said Dr. Thomas Jackson, executive director of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program in the Department of Philosophy at UH Mānoa. He continued, “It will expand to four the number of educators who will be working full time to extend the reach of P4C to more schools and teachers in Hawai’i and abroad who have shown great interest in this philosophical approach to educational transformation.”
 
Waikiki Elementary School and Kailua High School are the major P4C implementation sites on Oahu that serve as Model Schools.

Author Marilyn Mendoza will present “How to Publish Your Book” at Waianae Public Library on Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m.  The free program for adults will be conducted in the Meeting Room.                           

Mendoza, author of “From Agoraphobia to Zen: Uncovering the Core of My Anxiety and Reclaiming My Life” (2011), was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and is now a Makaha resident.  The book presents the author’s true story about her lifelong struggle with panic attacks, agoraphobia, and food addiction.

Mendoza’s presentation will focus on how she got her book published.  Contact the Library as soon as possible if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed.