Hauula Elementary School

Wish the text limit was higher because I have a lot to say about this school. For those who are considering sending your child to the boarding program, please reconsider. Sure the environment is nice, teachers able to provide special support for students, with a tight knit community. But it is a red flag in my opinion how often both teachers and students leave after coming here for a year. Tons of students leave for other schools after a year, while attending I lost so many friends and having to make new relationships that will only last a few months was simply exhausting. With how expensive the tuition is, student life and facilities do not reflect the price. They do not manage their facilities enough and it is evident once you step inside the dorms. You will find dorm supplies from students years ago that was never cleaned out. Bathrooms have mold, roach infestations, and are just gross. And the absurd punishments just make students have a hard time at this school. So many teachers get on this power trip of wanting to punish students for the smallest things, the boarding students already have so little freedom. Late for dinner by a minute? If the teacher that night was in a bad mood you would get detention which would range from having to clean out a dirty tool shed by yourself to having to sit in silence for an hour by yourself. All because you were late for dinner by a MINUTE. A lot of the students I know had struggled with emotional and mental problems and there was little support. Lots of love to those teachers who saw how unjust the treatment of students got and tried to stand up for us. But there is a reason why so many students leave after a year, or even months. Don’t want to be too negative so here are some pros:- the classes are fairly easy- hands on learning- family like community- food is great- diversityCons- not a lot of sports opportunities - constant payment requirements(Boarding students are REQUIRED to do extracurriculars quarterly, where most of the options are $200+)- little freedom for the students- lot more focus on hard labor than traditional education- weird punishments- not a lot of college prep- frustrating dorm situations(You could be paying to be in a double, but they can put you in a triple and refuse to allow change- frequent change of staff/ teachers- staff who are mean/ unprofessional to their students (not all but it’s weird there was some)Hope this review helped, tried to be as honest as possible