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Halloween Spirit Day & Parade Oct 30th 8:30am

October 2, 2020

Virtual Curriculum Nights – This Week

June 26, 2020

Rather than bringing everyone to campus for Curriculum Night, we’ll be hosting them virtually on Zoom on three consecutive nights this week: Each night, meeting starts at 5:00 pm Koa – Tuesday Koai’a – Wednesday ‘Ohi’a – Thursday This meeting spent with your child’s teacher, classroom aide, and me will review the curriculum outline for the… Read more >>

Eat Dinner Together!

November 19, 2019

I have clear memories of my family – 6 of us in all – sitting down to dinner together each night around our small, white kitchen table. It was cozy, but we made room for each other. Informally taking turns, we would share our day’s highs and lows, laugh at goofy things that happened at… Read more >>

UnSelfie ~ Empathy Matters!

September 30, 2019

Back in 2015, we went through the process of evaluating our mission. It was a good mission – thorough, thoughtful, descriptive – but it was wordy and none of us could rattle it off. We spoke to people in all constituencies of the school, trying to narrow it down and get to the heart of… Read more >>

Restorative Practice @ WCS

September 12, 2019

Humans are hardwired to connect and build relationships. How do we learn this? Just like everything else – observing, mimicking, trial and error, and lots of practice. Here at WCS, we use a restorative approach to preventing harm and resolving conflict with children so they learn the impact of the harm they cause and how… Read more >>

Limited Availability for 2020/2021 Enrollment

May 25, 2019

Have you made plans for your child’s education starting in the fall? Call us 885-0067 to find out about our small class sizes that allow for individual attention. ALL children should love learning!  

Message from the Head of School

January 6, 2018

Aloha and Welcome to Waimea Country School! My vision is WCS as a place of learning for our entire ’ohana. This is not the school you and I attended as children, it is better. We are progressive and forward-thinking, up on the latest research in how children learn and how best to apply that knowledge… Read more >>

Contact Us

Amy Salling, Head of School
P.O. Box 399
Kamuela, Hawaiʻi 96743
Phone: 808.885.0067
Fax: 808.885.9252
E-mail: Amy Salling

School Calendar

  1. ‘Ohana Kupuna Day ~ Early Release*

    March 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  2. Spring Break ~ No Classes; Limited Office Hours

    March 15 - March 26

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