Spark & Inspire 2022
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About the Event
Given the disruption to education that was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, education innovation is more important than ever. Teach For America Hawaiʻi and HawaiiKidsCAN continue to step into this challenge and are proud to co-host the fourth consecutive Spark & Inspire, a showcase that is a celebration of the brilliance of our local teachers and students. Spark & Inspire continues to provide a platform to showcase locally-grounded education innovators and connects these edupreneurs together with experts, policy makers, funders, and decision makers in order to access networks, resources, and supports to cultivate their ideas. This year we are excited to be back in person and grateful to be able to hold this event at The First Hawaiian Bank – Bankers Club on Thursday evening September 8, 2022! In addition to the main Spark & Inspire event, we have partnered with PBS Hawai'i’s HIKI NŌ program to provide our 3 presenters additional exposure and opportunities to share about their journey and projects with a much larger audience.
OUR PRESENTERS
Learn more about each presentation by clicking the photos below
Event Agenda and Venue
REGISTER AND DONATE
We hope you will join us for Spark & Inspire. This event is one of the ways Teach For America Hawaiʻi and HawaiiKidsCAN are working to increase innovation in our school system. While all invited guests are welcome to chose the free option to attend, we are hopeful you will consider making a donation to support this program and/or the individuals and their projects.
Any questions contact:
David - david.miyashiro@hawaiikidscan.org
Josh - josh.heimowitz@teachforamerica.org
Featured Sponsors
City & County of Honolulu
HOSTED BY
HawaiiKidsCAN will empower communities with accessible information about our schools, and help elevate their voices and concerns to build the conditions for all students in Hawaii to thrive. Vision: HawaiiKidsCAN works to build an equitable education system for our keiki, ensuring every Hawaii student has access to a high-quality education that prepares them for a life of success and global and local leadership.
Teach For America Hawaiʻi works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunities for children. Founded in 2006 on O‘ahu and 2009 on Hawai‘i Island, Teach For America Hawaiʻi recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding leaders to make an initial two-year commitment teaching in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the movement to end educational inequity. To date, Teach for America Hawaiʻi has trained more than 1000 teachers, and continues to support a network of changemakers working across career sectors—including education, law, business, medicine, and government—to improve the education system and provide all children with an equitable education.
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