Pearl Harbor Elementary School
Encyclopedia
Pearl Harbor Elementary School is a public
, coeducation
al grade school
of the Hawai'i State Department of Education that serves around 637 student
s in grades K-6. The ethnicity
is 56% Asian
and 25% White
. It is located on Moanalua Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaii
, USA
. Pearl Harbor is within the Radford Complex in the Central Oahu District of Hawaii State Department of Education.
housing in the late fifties. As time went on enrollments decreased due to the opening of other schools around the area.
read to a second-grade class to promote her reading initiative.
voted $2,500,000 to plan, design, and construct a library for the school.
on October 5, 2004.
teacher Ruth Komatsu was named in January 1997 as one of Hawaii’s Top Teachers.
Public
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, coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al grade school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
of the Hawai'i State Department of Education that serves around 637 student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s in grades K-6. The ethnicity
Ethnic group
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is 56% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
and 25% White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
. It is located on Moanalua Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Pearl Harbor is within the Radford Complex in the Central Oahu District of Hawaii State Department of Education.
History
Pearl Harbor was established in 1956. The school was surrounded by militaryMilitary
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
housing in the late fifties. As time went on enrollments decreased due to the opening of other schools around the area.
Presidential visit
The school was visited by President George W Bush on 23 October 2003. During the visit Laura BushLaura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. She has held a love of books and reading since childhood and her life and education have reflected that interest...
read to a second-grade class to promote her reading initiative.
Funding
In 2003 the Hawaii SenateHawaii Senate
The Hawaii State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature. The senate consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands. The senate is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently...
voted $2,500,000 to plan, design, and construct a library for the school.
Fire prevention week
The Hawaii Federal Fire Department chose this school to launch the 2004 Fire Prevention WeekFire Prevention Week
National Fire Prevention Week is observed in the United States and Canada, during the week in which October 9th falls. In the United States, the first Presidential proclamation of Fire Prevention Week was made in 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge...
on October 5, 2004.
Notable faculty
KindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
teacher Ruth Komatsu was named in January 1997 as one of Hawaii’s Top Teachers.