In the school year 1994-95, St. Ann’s Schools
launched New Horizons 2000. It was
a school wide program to restructure the teaching and learning environment for
the next millennium. New Horizons
was based on the idea that, given the right conditions, all children can learn.
All teachers speak the common language of Direct Instruction and
Cooperative Learning. We work to
empower the whole child to become responsible and committed Christians,
self-directed learners, effective communicators, creative thinkers and quality
producers. In New Horizons, we
believe that excellence is taking what we do best and doing it better.
We, as a parish school, are here to serve each other, our parents, our
students and the community at large.
By focusing on the goals of New Horizons 2000, St.
Ann’s became the first Early Learning Center and School to achieve a model
status in the State of Hawaii. We
offer to the educational community the opportunity to observe demonstrations of
effective instruction in the classroom through our Teacher Training Academy.