Acton Digital Inc

ORGANIZATION NAME TRANSITION: ACTON DIGITAL ACADEMY FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO KAULIKE ACADEMY TO BETTER ALIGN WITH ITS MISSION AND VISION OF FOSTERING BALANCE, RESILIENCE, AND CULTURAL PRIDE AMONG ITS STUDENTS. THIS TRANSITION REFLECTS THE ACADEMY'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING NATIVE HAWAIIAN YOUTH AND PROVIDING A LEARNER-DRIVEN, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. KAULIKE ACADEMY (FORMERLY ACTON DIGITAL ACADEMY) PROGRAM TITLE: LEARNER-DRIVEN HOMESCHOOL CO-OP FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH KAULIKE ACADEMY OPERATES AS A HOMESCHOOL CO-OP FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING 17 UNDERPRIVILEGED HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO PURSUE EDUCATION THROUGH PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS AND HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES. SERVICES PROVIDED: ACADEMIC SUPPORT, HAWAIIAN CULTURAL EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND AT-RISK STUDENTS. IMPACT: HELPED 17 STUDENTS RE-ENGAGE WITH EDUCATION, FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND CULTURAL PRIDE. RELEVANT INFORMATION: STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INNOVATIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE OPIO POP UP MAKEKE, A YOUTH-LED ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVE, AND TECH SAVVY TEENS, A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS. OPIO POP UP MAKEKE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: YOUTH-LED MARKETPLACE SERVICES PROVIDED: STUDENTS ORGANIZED AND RAN A YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKET SHOWCASING HAWAIIAN CULTURE, WITH 26 VENDORS, 70% OF WHOM WERE NATIVE HAWAIIAN. IMPACT: BENEFITED OVER 200 COMMUNITY ATTENDEES, FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMONG STUDENTS. REACH: ENABLED STUDENTS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, MARKETING, AND BUSINESS SKILLS WHILE PROMOTING CULTURAL EXCHANGE. TECH SAVVY TEENS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL LITERACY SERVICES PROVIDED: DELIVERED FREE TECH SUPPORT TO OVER 500 KUPUNA (SENIORS) ACROSS THE ISLANDS, FOCUSING ON DIGITAL LITERACY, TELEHEALTH, AND MOBILE BANKING SKILLS. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING. IMPACT: EMPOWERED 15 STUDENTS WITH CERTIFICATIONS AND PRACTICAL IT EXPERIENCE, BOOSTING CAREER READINESS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. REACH: EXPANDED SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONNECTED NATIONS, UH WEST OAHU, AND SENIOR LIVING CENTERS. SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS: KAULIKE ACADEMY HAS SUCCESSFULLY HELPED 17 HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES RE-ENGAGE IN EDUCATION THROUGH A CULTURALLY GROUNDED AND LEARNER-DRIVEN HOMESCHOOL MODEL. THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS LIKE OPIO POP UP MAKEKE AND TECH SAVVY TEENS, THE ACADEMY HAS EXTENDED ITS REACH TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING, CULTURAL PRIDE, AND CAREER READINESS FOR THE STUDENTS IT SERVES.