Welcome to Hawaii International Charter School. The first proposed Asian Focused Chinese Language C
08/27/2013
Still working on re-doing application. HICS is gaining traction. We had the grand opportunity to have dinner with nationally renowned Immersion Expert Dr. Myriam Met. She was generous enough to offer support and encouragement to something she insists is needed in Hawaii.
06/28/2013
We are back from a Chinese Immersion Training in SF. We learned a lot and made many connections with people that would support us. We are still looking for support that is monetary as many of us spent our own money to get this started.
03/28/2013
is anyone willing to donate toward a good cause and send our team to a week long Mandarin teacher immersion workshop in San Francisco? We prob. could get a tuition waiver but need the $ for airfare...
03/28/2013
in the chinese paper again!
12/15/2012
IMPORTANT UPDATE 12-13-12
The State Charter School Commission has voted NOT to approve our application. According to an evaluation team provided by a mainland consultant, our application was recommend for denial. It needs to be improved in areas which include curriculum, organization, budget and facilities.
We are hoping to apply again. We would like to continue to make the first Mandarin Immersion Charter School in Hawaii happen but need support from you to make this a reality. If you can help and have experience in any of the needed areas please let us know. We can create committees to give an application to the commission that cannot be denied.
Take this special time of year to reflect on your children and the future you would like to have for them.
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year.
Irvin Lim
HICS Chair
11/28/2012
"X" is for xiongmao...possible school T shirt.....just kidding!
counting down to decision day on Dec. 6 to see if HICS is a go......
11/23/2012
Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving!
11/17/2012
anyone up for the challenge to learn 1500 chinese characters with the help of a huge poster you can write on? we made it to their gallery! http://mandarinposter.com/gallery/
Mandarin Poster The 1500 most frequently used Chinese characters in giant post form!
check out Yi's Mandarin Learning Center....I believe she might be our only DOE certified Mandarin teacher in the state of Hawaii...http://www.facebook.com/YiLeesMandarinLearningCenter?ref=ts&fref=ts
Yi Lee's Mandarin Teaching Center 宜兒在夏威夷教華語 14歲搬到夏威夷念高中和大學🌺 畢業後，在Henry J. Kaiser High School創立了中文課程，在那裡教了11年，從最初的18位學生發展到我離開時的160多人。2020年跟著老公搬到美東費城，現在是The Haverford School的中文老師，今年是第17年啦！🦄
11/13/2012
that's why we need this charter school as a grassroots movement in our community...http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/chinese-language-classroom-17486168
Video: Chinese Becomes New Language in the Classroom Dan Harris on children learning Mandarin in affordable environments.
11/12/2012
thank you Courtney, from Mutual Publishing for donating your time and graphic designing talents in designing our banner!
11/10/2012
an all too familiar story.....will this be us...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704278404576037654242953330.html
Chinese Charter School to Open in East Bay California's first Chinese-language immersion charter school is expected to open in the fall in the East Bay, filling a gap in Mandarin immersion education in the area.