Waikiki Elementary School

This is our first year here at this school and our son loves it. They have afternoon activites during A plus that are run by teacher’s that students can pay to join. So far my son did a ceramics class that he loved and this year is trying soccer and capoeira.
There is always traffic in morning because only one entrance into school which is sometimes a hassle. During the year they have activities for families to enjoy, we had fun at the Halloween program.

Ms. Tabor (the principal) runs the school like a private school. Her «mindful» philosophy touches the teachers, staffs, parents and students. We are happy with our children not just learning academic subjects but also learning to be companionate, thoughtful, humor and joy, corporation, managing impulsivity, persistence, responsible risk taking… among the mindfulness characters.

On Earth Day, we parked at the Waikiki Elementary school and took a shuttle over to the Waikiki Aquarium.
We parked in an area where they play tetherball. Im not sure if they normally allow people to park there, because it looked more like a play area for the kids. Anyway, we walked through the school to get to the main parking lot which is where the «staff» park because ALL the stalls said «Staff».
The school seems really small but I like how the school buildings are decorated with art from the students. They have mosaic type tiles with artwork made by kids.
Other than the parking situation and the short stroll through the school, there is really nothing else I can review about the place.

Due to the economy I had to pull my daughter out of private school. Hearing all of the horror stories about Hawaii’s public education system I was really scared about enrolling my daughter here. But I have YET TO BE DISAPPOINTED! The staff and teachers here are excellent and so nice. Their office is run smoothly and weekly newsletters with events and happenings sent home with the kids. School was just recently painted. It is one of the smaller public elementary schools though but ranked one of the highest in the islands. They offer early morning care at a nominal fee drop off is at 6:30am and after school care thru Kamaaina kids till 5:30pm. So it made it very convenient for me to drop her off in the mornings drive into the lake for work then have enough time to go back and pick her up. I know could have gotten an exemption but I’m glad I didn’t. They offer breakfast and lunches that my daughter loves!