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West Hawaii Explorations Academy
West Hawaii Explorations Academy, nominated by Open Way Learning, is a middle/high school in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii that describes itself as a public charter school serving learners from a primarily rural area.
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WHEA has a rich history of hands-on experiential learning, where students are routinely collaborating to do authentic, student-centered research and learning in a flexible, community-facing, and project-based environment. It has also fostered strong ties with the local community, involving parents, businesses, and community leaders, thus allowing students multiple pathways to connect their learning to local, real-world problems and gain durable skills that align to the school’s Portrait of a Graduate. The school also leverages innovative teaching methods that allow students to focus on areas of interest, such as science, technology, and the environment. The school also employs a distributed leadership model to build collective autonomy and decision making for students and teachers.