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department description

                                                   KHS Social Studies & World Languages Departments

The Kea’au High School Social Studies and World Languages department prepares students to confidently navigate a globalized world.  To develop an understanding of the modern world and their role in it, students are presented with a diverse and challenging curriculum which includes: United States History, World History, Modern History of Hawai’i, Participation in Democracy, Geography and Global Studies, Psychology and Sociology, and Hawaiian Studies and Pacific Island Cultures.  Students are able to further develop a global perspective and rich appreciation for culture by taking up to four years of language courses in: Hawaiian, Spanish, Chinese, and American Sign Language.

Kea’au High School students are required to take four credits in Social Studies to graduate and will develop the following skills:
  • Developing compelling questions and planning inquiries into key issues
  • Gathering and evaluating sources by credibility and a reflection on multiple viewpoints
  • Developing claims and counterclaims using evidence, and critically analyzing evidence
  • Constructing arguments and explanations using sound reasoning, and presenting arguments and explanations that reach a range of audiences using digital, print and oral technologies
  • Taking informed action by identifying local, regional and/or global problems or issues, analyzing the origins of a problem or issue, and create an action plan to address a solution to the problem or issue

Students who wish to enrich themselves through World Languages can satisfy one of their elective graduation requirements as well as a college entrance requirement while developing the following skills:
  • Communicate effectively in another language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes
  • Interact with cultural competence and understanding
  • Develop insight into the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
  • Recognize the importance of language learning for academic achievement, civic and community engagement, and career development
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  • Main Page
    • Finance Office Page
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    • Lunch information
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    • Important Documents
    • School Policies
  • Staffulty
    • Faculty/Staff Workspace
    • Morning Announcement Form
  • Athletics Department
    • Fall Sport Session >
      • Air Riflery
      • Cheerleading
      • Cross Country
      • Football
      • Girls Volleyball
    • Winter Sport Session >
      • Wrestling
      • Boys Basketball
      • Girls Basketball
      • Paddling
      • Boys Soccer
      • Girls Soccer
      • Swimming & Diving
    • Spring Sport Session >
      • Baseball
      • Judo >
        • Videos
      • Softball
      • Tennis
      • Track & Field
      • Water Polo
      • Boys Volleyball
    • Athletic Trainers Corner
    • Kea'au Cougars Athletic Boosters
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  • KHS Plant Database
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  • HETS
  • Achieve3000