Prevent Educational Gaps and the Serious Issues They Create
Critical programs to improve the lifetime success of our students, our families, and our communities
80% of participating children raised their literacy levels from low to average-even with pandemic limitations.
The stakes are high for our children and our state
Children who experience educational gaps often fall through the cracks and are likely to:
- Start kindergarten below grade level and never catch up
- Drop-out of high school
- Face chronic poverty
- Encounter homelessness or incarceration
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Preventing serious, lifelong, systemic issues can be challenging.
Early education is essential to prevent systemic issues that arise from educational gaps. Despite great early education programs already offered in our state, the need is greater than what’s available.
That is why Impact.Change.Hawaii’s initial program, Building Blocks Hawaii, was created. We partner with schools, businesses, and communities to provide children with the foundational education where they don’t have access.
our aim is PREVENTION.
With your support, we can:
- Prevent education gaps
- Pre-empt the resulting systemic issues
- Provide critical access to early education now
Give children the education that enables lifelong success
ICH’s Initial Program: Building Blocks Hawaii
Early Education
Introduces children to critical thinking, creativity, social-emotional learning, and Hawaiian culture.
Literacy
Empowers children to meet kindergarten-level expectations with literacy skills that will determine their level of thrivability.
Parent Support
Guide parents as their child’s “first teacher” by providing educational tips, resources, and parent empowerment sessions.
The Need Is Great
More than 75% of our families are low-income and cannot afford Hawaii’s rising preschool cost.
They remain on waitlists for other free pre-k programs before being referred to our FREE program.
EXCLUSIVE learning components of our program
Parent participation: Childhood development techniques are modeled for both child and parent
Introduction to critical thinking: Effective problem-solving and decision-making is in everything we teach.
Learning customization: Teaching techniques tailored to each child’s literacy and social emotional progress.
Values leadership: An introduction to leadership affirmations developing self-esteem and concern for others.
A professional
team
with
VAST
EXPERTISE
100+ years of combined Department of Education experience: Expert staff and volunteers
Curriculum Director: 38 years at the Department Of Education specializing in literacy
Evidence-based, multi-sensory curriculum: for literacy and social emotional development
Ongoing professional development: with latest tools, strategies, and classroom observation
Founding Community Partners that are IMPROVING THE LIVES OF HAWAII’S CHILDREN
Five-year Vision for Impact.Change.Hawaii
Expand our current program BUILDING BLOCKS HAWAII
Hire additional classroom teachers
Expand to a second site
Develop an online program to expand reach
Develop additional programs focused on LEADERSHIP VALUES TO ALL STUDENTS
Three simple steps to support Impact.Change.Hawaii
1. Partner with us financially
Every dollar is used effectively to prevent systemic issues that result from educational gaps.
2. Call us to get involved
Enjoy a discovery call with Executive Director Leila Fujinaka to discuss additional ways you can provide support.
3. Ensure the lifelong success of Hawaii’s children
Celebrate your contribution to improvements in the lives of our keiki, our families, and our communities.
Help bridge a critical gap
Many students in Hawai’i lack access to the educational foundations they need for success. They fall between the cracks into lifelong systemic issues, such as dropping out of school, poverty, homelessness, and incarceration. These issues have significant consequences for our students, our families, and our communities.
At Impact.Change.Hawaii, we partner with schools, businesses, and concerned residents to bridge this educational access gap and prevent Hawaii’s children from falling through the cracks.
When Hawaii’s children get the educational foundations they need, there’s no limit to what they can achieve and become.
Helping bridge a critical gap.
Programs
Building Blocks Hawaii Literacy Program
Leadership Training – coming soon
All activities require adult supervision.