The Parent's Guide to Private Schools in Hawaii

Aloha parents, grandparents, teachers, students, and administrators,

It is once again admission season here in Honolulu and things are heating up. In the next month or two, applications will be available, charter schools will be playing the lottery, and the craziness will begin again.

One word of advice: Relax!

As I have stated again and again, this is not a competition! It is just an exercise and an opportunity to see what is out there! There are so many possibilities, if you do your homework!

Private (independent) schools, charter schools, boarding schools, home schooling, public school, geographic exemptions, I write about them all in my book, The Parent's Guide to Private Schools in Hawaii.

I wrote this book because, while I was researching schools for my own children, I realized that every other parent in this town was asking the same question: WHERE DO I WANT TO EDUCATE MY CHILD?

I spent almost four years researching my book, asking parents and teachers and students and administrators questions about education. As my updating continues, I am happy to open the forum to you directly. Please write in with your school experiences.

I am also hard at work on my second book: The Parent's Guide To Daycare, Nursery Schools & Preschools in Hawaii, due out in 2009 and I would also love to hear from parents, grandparents, and teachers and all about your experiences with preschools and daycares.

In other news, the Maui Writer's Conference will be "on the road" this year and is taking place in Honolulu, this Labor Day Weekend. I will be there in person to witness an amazing cast of talented writers, agents, screen writers, and publishers, including Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of Ocean; Bobby Moresco, the Academy Award winning screenwriter of the movie Crash; Sam Horn, author of Tongue Fu!; and Patricia Wood author of the bestselling book Lottery. (More at http://www.mauiwriters.com/index.html )

Also, please stay tuned to our site as we are planning an educational conference this October titled "EDUCATION OPTIONS IN THE ISLANDS" that will include guest speakers from private, public, home school and charter schools. Guest speakers include Fred Birkett, (Ed. M. Harvard) author of Charter Schools: The Parent's Complete Guide, Everything You Need to Know to Make the Right Decision for Your Child.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Aloha,

Jacqui Pirl