Academy of the Pacific
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Academy of The Pacific is a private, nonsectarian
co-educational high school
in Honolulu County of Hawai’i . The Academy of The Pacific, known as "A Village for Learning", was first established to fulfill the need to have a small school environment for young men and women.
, social studies, and health or science, meeting the minimum graduation guidelines established by the Hawai'i Department of Education
. AOP students are encouraged to exceed those requirements and to earn an Honors diploma.
Nonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
co-educational high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Honolulu County of Hawai’i . The Academy of The Pacific, known as "A Village for Learning", was first established to fulfill the need to have a small school environment for young men and women.
Purpose
The Academy of the Pacific's main purpose is to provide personalized instruction, individual and specific scheduling, and a general academic environment that nurtures each individual.Enrollment
The Academy has a ratio of 10 students per class making instruction personalized and focused(www.adrhi.com). The Academy has approximately 100 students, both young men and women. The Academy of the Pacific is known for its educational curriculum and expertise tailored to fit each individual student’s abilities and styles of learning(www.adrhi.com). The tuition is $16,000 per year.History
- 1961—Honolulu Junior Academy is founded by a committee of educational and community leaders. Although many of the Founders were Quakers, the school has never had official ties with any denomination. Classes begin in two rooms at the Richards Street YWCAYWCAThe YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
under Principal Kate Kortschak. Lyman Conant was first Chairman of the Board of Trustees, with Dr. Hugo Kortschak assisting in setting a strong academic foundation for the young junior high school. - 1965—Classes move to the George Q. CannonGeorge Q. CannonGeorge Quayle Cannon was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow...
mansion in Nuuanu, directly behind the Korean consulate. Juniors and seniors are enrolled for the first time. The first edition of Holomua is printed. William Aiton and William Hodgins lead trustees through this period. - 1971—The search for a permanent campus goes on as HJA moves to classrooms rented from the Community Church of Honolulu.
- 1975—Dr. Dorothy B. Douthit succeeds Janet Wyatt as president/principal. David Baker and Charles M. Cooke IV direct a new period of growth. Dr. John Henry Felix takes the helm in 1977.
- 1979—Pac-5 really becomes "Pac-6" as HJA joins the ILHInterscholastic League of HonoluluThe Interscholastic League of Honolulu or ILH is an athletic conference composed of private secondary schools in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The ILH comprises 26 private schools with over 7500 students participating in 22 different sports including cross country, track and field, swimming and diving,...
. Students ask, "Why are we the Junior Academy when we graduate seniors?" - 1981—Out goes "Junior" and in comes a proud new name—ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC—announced by Dr. Felix at the Twentieth Anniversary Celebration at McCoy Pavilion.
- 1982—At last, a permanent campus is in sight. Victoria Lee gives AOP her Alewa property and the Trustees vote to buy the John Mason Young estate and turn the entire knoll of Pu'u-o-Hoku into a village for learning.
Academics
Students at all grade levels are required to take courses in math, language artsLanguage arts
Traditionally, the primary divisions in the language arts are Literature and Language, where language in this case refers to both linguistics, and specific languages....
, social studies, and health or science, meeting the minimum graduation guidelines established by the Hawai'i Department of Education
Hawai'i Department of Education
The Hawaii State Department of Education is the most centralized and only statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought...
. AOP students are encouraged to exceed those requirements and to earn an Honors diploma.
Athletics
More than half of the student body participates in one or more inter-scholastic sports. The Academy fields teams in basketball and boys' and girls' volleyball, and is a member of the PAC-5 consortium of schools that fields joint teams in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) sports.Works cited
- "American Dream Realty." Real Geeks, 26 Mar, 2009
- "A Village for Learning". Academy of The Pacific, AOP Online, 22 April 2009.