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June 14 -
August 16 |
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4:00
- 5:30PM (Every Saturday)
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SSAT "The
Complete Package" SOLD OUT
Fall
Dates will be announced soon
(Reading,
Analogies, Vocabulary, Essay, Mathematics, and
Interview Skills)
Ten 90-minute sessions in small groups.
Thoroughly review math, reading and vocabulary
skills, and learn powerful test-taking
strategies. Recommended for students who want
comprehensive preparation for the SSAT.
Homework is required and is an integral
and crucial part of the program. Typically,
students are assigned 1 to 2 hours of homework
for each session. The homework gives students
an opportunity to practice the skills and
test-taking strategies learned in the
sessions.
Tuition: $839.00
Application Fee, Textbook, Materials, and
Diagnostic Test: $158.00
Diagnostic
Test Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:00 PM
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June
9 - June 13
Closed
on Kamehameha Day, June 11
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10:00 - 12:30 PM |
[1.A1] |
Art and Poetry
(Grades K – 8)
Students will write
poems and create works of art using collage,
painting, drawing, pastels, and batik related
to their words. This dual process of
words and art enhances the students
understanding of the metaphors in their
lives.
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| June
16 - June 20 |
| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[2.A1] |
Picture Book
(Grades K – 5): SOLD OUT
Students will
compose a story then illustrate their picture
book. These books make a wonderful
keepsake for the child.
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[2.A2] |
Paragraph Writing
(Grades 4 – 8): SOLD
OUT Students will
compose well-developed, organized, and
coherent cause and effect, narrative,
comparison and contrast, descriptive, and
definition paragraphs using Na'au's own
RIPPING strategy of brainstorming.
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11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[2.P1] |
Poetry (Grades K
– 5):
Students will write free verse poetry as a
foundation to other genre. Poetic devices
and mechanics will be introduced.
Careful attention will be paid to grammar and
punctuation in the creative process.
Poems will be compiled into a literary
portfolio.
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[2.P2] |
SSAT Essay Writing (Grades 4 – 8):
Students will learn strategies to decipher
oftentimes unfamiliar sayings and phrases
similar to those used as prompts for the SSAT
Writing Test. They will then compose
well-developed, thought- provoking, and
interesting timed essays using these famous
sayings and phrases.
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| June
23 - June 27
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| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[3.A1] |
Expository
Essay Writing: John Steinbeck (Grades 6 -
12)
Students will read prior to the start of
the institute Steinbeck's The Red Pony,
The Pearl, and Of Mice and Men (at least
two of the three novellas) and learn
expository writing skills that merge
criticism and creative writing based on
these works.
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[3.A2] |
SAT Essay Writing
(Grades 9 - 12)
Students will compose well-developed,
thought-provoking, and interesting timed
essays using famous quotations similar to
those used as prompts for the SAT Writing
Test. Na`au provides specific strategies
to help students write outstanding essays that
highlight expository as well as creative
writing skills.
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[3.P1] |
Poetry
(Grades 6 - 12)
Students will write free verse poetry as a
foundation to other genre. Poetic
devices and mechanics will be
introduced. Careful attention will
be paid to grammar and punctuation in the
creative process. Poems will be compiled
into a literary portfolio.
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[3.P2]
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P/SAT
Critical Reading (Grades 9-12)
Students
will show how well they understand what they
have read. There are two types of
multiple-choice questions in the critical
reading section: sentence completion
(vocabulary and sentence structure) and
passage-based reading questions
(comprehension).
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| July
7 - July 11 |
| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[4.A1] |
Paragraph
Writing (Grades 2 – 5) SOLD
OUT Students will
compose well-developed, organized, and
coherent cause and effect, narrative,
comparison and contrast, descriptive, and
definition paragraphs using Na'au's own
RIPPING strategy of brainstorming.
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[4.A2] |
Creating
the Great Graphic Novel (Grades 6 - 12)
SOLD OUT
Students
will expand the boundaries of traditional
comics, and create (write and illustrate)
their own graphic novel, blending storytelling
techniques and art. Graphic novels make up a
fast growing segment of the literary industry,
and is bringing the next generation of readers
into libraries across America.
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[4.P1] |
Vocabulary,
Spelling, and Penmanship: YOU CAN DO
IT! (Grades 2 - 5) SOLD OUT
Students will learn grade appropriate
vocabulary words, spelling rules, and
penmanship skills with a focus on building
confidence and self-esteem. Stating
analogy relationships will also assist
students to prepare for the SSAT.
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[4.P2] |
Fiction Writing
(Grades 6 – 12) SOLD OUT
Students will write a short stories or
chapters from a novel length work.
Linear and non-linear narratives, dialogue,
scenes, and other literary devices used by
"real" writers will be
taught.
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| July
14 – July 18
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| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[5.A1]
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Interview
Skills (Grades 5-9)
Students will begin by writing responses
to interview questions often asked to
students at many private schools.
They will be asked to verbalize their
responses with good articulation and
"proper" English. Students
will be coached on body language, eye
contact, clarity, voice projection, and
relaxation techniques.
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[5.A2]
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P/SAT
Critical Reading (Grades 9-12)
Students
will show how well they understand what
they have read. There are two types of
multiple-choice questions in the critical
reading section: sentence completion
(vocabulary and sentence structure) and
passage-based reading questions
(comprehension).
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[5.P1]
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SSAT
Reading Comprehension (Grades 5-9)
Students
will show how well they understand what
they have read by practicing with
different types of passages (science,
social studies, personal narrative,
fiction or poetry) and by using strategies
to answer questions.
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[5.P2]
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SAT
Essay Writing Institute (Grades 9 - 12)
Students
will compose well-developed, thought-provoking, and
interesting timed essays using famous quotations
similar to those used as prompts for the SAT Writing
Test. Na`au provides specific strategies to help
students write outstanding essays that highlight
expository as well as creative writing skills.
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| July
21 - July 25
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| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[6.A1]
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Paragraph
Writing (Grades K – 5) Students
will compose well- developed, organized,
and coherent paragraphs using Na'au's own
RIPPING strategy of brainstorming.
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[6.A2]
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SSAT
Essay Writing (Grades 4 – 8)
Students will learn strategies to decipher
oftentimes unfamiliar sayings and phrases
similar to those used as prompts for the
SSAT Writing Test. They will then
compose well-developed, thought-
provoking, and interesting timed essays
using these famous sayings and phrases.
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[6.P1]
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Art
and Poetry (Grades K – 5)
Students
will write poems and create works of art using
collage, painting, drawing, pastels, and batik related
to their words. This dual process of words and
art enhances the students understanding of the
metaphors in their lives.
|
|
[6.P2]
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Interview
Skills (Grades 5-9)
Students will begin by writing responses
to interview questions often asked to
students at many private schools.
They will be asked to verbalize their
responses with good articulation and
"proper" English. Students
will be coached on body language, eye
contact, clarity, voice projection, and
relaxation techniques.
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Back to top
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| July
28 - August 1
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| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[7.A1]
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Fiction
Writing (Grades 6 – 12)
Students will write a short stories or
chapters from a novel length work.
Linear and non-linear narratives,
dialogue, scenes, and other literary
devices used by "real" writers
will be taught.
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[7.A2]
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Expository
Essay Writing: John Steinbeck (Grades 6 -
12)
Students will read prior to the start of
the institute Steinbeck's The Red Pony,
The Pearl, and Of Mice and Men (at least
two of the three novellas) and learn
expository writing skills that merge
criticism and creative writing based on
these works.
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[7.P1]
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Poetry (Grades 6
- 12)
Students will write
free verse
poetry as a foundation to other genre.
Poetic devices and mechanics will be
introduced. Careful attention will be
paid to grammar and punctuation in the
creative process. Poems will be compiled
into a literary portfolio.
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[7.P2]
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P/SAT Writing:
The multiple choice section (Grades 9-12)
Students
will practice improving sentences, identifying
sentence errors, and improving paragraphs.
This institute does not focus on the essay,
but on the multiple-choice questions of the
writing section.
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| August
4 - August 8
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| 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
[8.A1]
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SSAT
Reading Comprehension (Grades 5-9)
Students
will show how well they understand what
they have read by practicing with
different types of passages (science,
social studies, personal narrative,
fiction or poetry) and by using strategies
to answer questions.
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[8.A2]
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Fiction
Writing (Grades 6 – 12)
Students
will write a short stories or chapters from a novel
length work. Linear and non-linear narratives,
dialogue, scenes, and other literary devices used by
"real" writers will be taught.
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| 11:00 - 1:00 PM |
[8.P1]
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SSAT
Analogies and Synonyms (Grades 5-9)
Students
will practice selecting same meaning words
(synonyms) and understanding how to
discover the relationship between two
words that are related and another pair of
words (analogies).
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[8.P2]
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SAT
Essay Writing Institute (Grades 9 - 12)
Students
will compose well-developed, thought-provoking, and
interesting timed essays using famous quotations
similar to those used as prompts for the SAT Writing
Test. Na`au provides specific strategies to help
students write outstanding essays that highlight
expository as well as creative writing skills.
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August
11 - August 14
Closed
on Statehood Day, August 15
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| 10:00 -
12:30 PM |
[9.A1]
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Creating
the Great Graphic Novel (Grades 6 - 12)
Students
will expand the boundaries of traditional
comics, and create (write and illustrate)
their own graphic novel, blending storytelling
techniques and art. Graphic novels make up a
fast growing segment of the literary industry,
and is bringing the next generation of readers
into libraries across America.
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Summer Institutes 
