{"id":64199,"date":"2017-08-25T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=64199"},"modified":"2020-01-16T14:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:21:22","slug":"college-of-education-dreamhouse-charter-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/25\/college-of-education-dreamhouse-charter-school\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Education doctoral student co-founds new charter school"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Members of the founding team and their ʻohana on the day of state approval to open DreamHouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DreamHouse ʻEwa<\/span> Beach Charter School<\/a> will open its doors in July 2018, offering families another option at the secondary level. With a founding team comprised largely of University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Education<\/a> (COE) alumni, professors\u00a0and doctoral students, DreamHouse will start with 6th grade and add one grade each year with the goal of becoming a 6th to\u00a012th grade school of 700 students by the 2024–25 school year.<\/p>\n

In 2012, a group educators began a “listening and partnership tour” that brought parents, children, teachers\u00a0and elected officials together to talk about public education. From this, a question arose:\u00a0If we were to build a school from scratch, how would we do it and what would we\u00a0do? Community members continued the discussion over the next two years, and the recurring themes included identity, leadership, ownership\u00a0and agency.<\/p>\n

“Our parents want their children to know who they are and where they are from,” shared Alex Teece<\/strong>, DreamHouse founder\/director and COE<\/abbr> doctoral student. “Our families want them to also feel prepared and empowered about where they are going.”<\/p>\n

Teece, who worked on the founding framework for ʻEwa<\/span> Makai Middle School with former Principal Ed Oshiro, explained that the DreamHouse team has a long history with public schools and caring deeply about the children in ʻEwa<\/span> Beach. Founding members have been teachers and educational leaders in ʻEwa<\/span> Beach public schools, as well as Campbell High and ʻIlima<\/span> Intermediate, since 2007.<\/p>\n

Open to all students and families in Hawaiʻi<\/span>, the school will initially have five content area teachers, adding five to seven new staff members each year. They will also build partnerships with 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> to bring student teachers into their classrooms. Please contact DreamHouse ʻEwa<\/span> Beach<\/a> for information about joining their team.<\/p>\n

—By Jennifer Parks<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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