Big shopping day in Kona. Submarine ride and manta ray dive. See the awesome videos on our facebook page.

   

Last night’s manta snorkel – see the great photos and video on the Facebook page (Hawaii Marine Science at Brebeuf)

     

Fish feeding guilds lab at Mahukona (including a great eel sighting)

   

 

We had a bit of excitement back at Hapuna Beach with a green sea turtle coming out of the ocean to bask.

Playing 4 square after dinner:

Hawaiian myths and legends class in the evening:

 

 

 

Class today focused on bony fish

Fish Identification lab at Lapakahi State Historical Park

   

Then it was study time at the beach:  

 

 

Snorkel gear fitting after breakfast followed by practicing our snorkeling skills in the pool:

  

Hapuna Beach was our classroom. These kids are GREAT snorkelers!

   

  

Wainani gives us a lesson about Hawaiian history and gods/godesses after dinner:

Are you packing yet?  You can find the packing list and other information by clicking on the Info and Forms tab above.  Read through everything once more to refresh your memory.

Don’t forget to complete your pre-departure class!!!!!  It is due before 9am on Monday June 12th. The video and the link to the quiz can also be found on the Info and Forms tab above.

We are getting close.  You can find copies of all of the handouts and information by clicking on the Info & Forms tab above.

Flight information has been emailed to you.  We are meeting at 6am at the AA ticket counter.

Pre-departure video lesson and google forms quiz have been emailed to you. Be sure to complete it by 9am on Mond. June 12th.

Check here for daily updates and photos of “Today’s Classroom”.

Recruitment time is here! We have our first informational meetings Tues. May 3rd, 2016 during both PRTs and after school. Attend one of these times to pick up your application and additional information. We will meet in the Science Office located downstairs across from the book store.  Parents are not required to attend, but are very welcome!  A more formal mandatory meeting time will be scheduled for August 2016.

The dates of our trip are June 13-27th, 2017. All current 9th and 10th graders are eligible as are incoming 9th graders. To secure your spot on the trip, a $500 deposit and application will be due May 23rd, 2016.

Click on the Info tab above for downloads of all forms and additional info.  Email Mrs. Chris McCarter at cmccarter@brebeuf.org if you have any questions.

Some of us took surfing lessons:

   

Some woke up at 2:30 am to see the sunrise from the top of Haleakala.

We had a fabulous time lounging by the pool, shopping, and eating Hula Pie.

It was a wonderful trip! We learned sooooooo much!!!!   We only lost 2 phones this year, had 2 pretty bad “lava snake” bites (bad juju with the Wood twins), and 3 earthquakes. Thank you, students, for behaving so magnificently and studying so hard.  Thank you, parents, for trusting the care and well-being of your kids to me. I was so proud of them.  We all made new friends and said good bye to some old ones.  Mr. Makurat (from Brown County) has taken 19 trips to Hawaii and Kumu Monica has been teaching the class over 15 years.  They will be missed.

 

Receiving our completion certificates

Off to Maui

Pu’uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge) to the annual cultural festival.

 

 

Kona Coffee Mill

Luau time!