Second Annual Heritage & Culture Week Brings Out Student Pride
IPA’s second annual Heritage and Culture Week was a celebration of the rich diversity found right in our own student body. From dance and music, to traditional dress and ceremonies, and even a sampling of regional cuisines – it was all covered.
IPA Senior’s Community Project Makes Kapolei Crosswalks Safer
When IPA senior Sebastian Banquil ‘23 saw a community safety hazard in his neighborhood, “Whenever you can, help!” immediately came to mind. That thought gave rise to his idea for his Eagle Scout and National Honor Society service projects to install safety flags at crosswalks along Kapolei Parkway.
IPA Freshmen Strengthen Core Values Through Philanthropy
ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY’s Bostyn Tsukamoto ‘26 and Jacqueline Arvman ‘26 have been selected to serve on Youth Service Hawaiʻi’s Youth Philanthropy Board. They will evaluate proposals and award grants to service-learning projects that have long-term impacts on communities.
IPA Warmly Welcomes New Parents to the Navigator ʻOhana
ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY hosted a warm evening reception for more than 140 new parents at the 2022 New Parent Reception held on July 29. The annual event is a wonderful way to welcome new families to the IPA community even before their child’s first day at IPA.
Design Tech Students Create Quilt for The Patchwork Healing Blanket Project
ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY’s Grade 6 Design Tech students used design thinking to address important issues relating to social and environmental justice culminating in a class quilt they contributed to the international textile art project, “The Patchwork Healing Blanket: Piece-by-Piece and Country-by-Country.”