Windward Adventist School         160 Mookua St.   Kailua, HI   96734         808-261-0565

The front of our campus at 160 Mookua St.

Welcome To The Homepage of Windward Adventist School!

     Located in beautiful Kailua, Hawaii, Windward Adventist School, formerly Kailua Mission School, has been providing quality Christian education to the students of Windward Oahu since 1949. 

     As a fully accredited educational institution, Windward Adventist School operates a traditional Kindergarten to 8th Grade program with a special emphasis on Christian Values. 

     If you think Quality Christian Education is out of reach, you may be wrong.  Call us today.  Make an investment in your children that will last for eternity.

Wow!  Tremendous!

Fantastic!

Those are only a few of the words used to express how wonderful the HAPA Concert was on Sunday evening October 19.  If you weren't here you missed the event of the year.   The gates opened at 2:00 PM and several hundred people filed in to enjoy the music, food and games.  From 2:00 until 5:00 everyone enjoyed the food booths and games.  Students took turns in the dunking booth and even Miss Hilda took the opportunity to get wet.  At 3:30 the program began with music and hula provided by the students and parents of Windward Adventist School.  And then at 5:00 PM HAPA took the stage.  Barry Flanagan and Nathan Aweau have been call by the New York Times, "the most successful Hawaiian music troupe in recent history."  Beyond their music they are just terrific people.  After the concert they stayed around to sign CDs and DVDs and talk with anyone that wanted to meet them.   They were both presented with plaques thanking them for their participation in Windward's fundraiser.  If you were here or even if you weren't, click on the photo below to view pictures of the best Fall Festival ever.

Registration for the 08-09 School Year

****Students are still being accepted  for most grade levels.   Contact the school office today at 808-261-0565 for grade space availability and registration information. 

**Important Announcements**

SCHOOL START:  Classes began on Monday, August 18.  The first day was an exciting expereince for everyone.  Check out the pictures of the first day farther down on this web page.  Classes run from 8:00 AM unitl 3:15 PM Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 AM until 12:00 Noon on Fridays.  Please plan to pick up your children each day in a timely maner.

HAPA WAS FANTASTIC:  The world famous hawaiian music group known as HAPA presented a benefit concert for Windward Adventist School as part of our Fall Festival on Sunday, October 19.  Several hundred people enjoyed the food, games, and music.  It was a very successful afternoon for our school.  The weather was great and everyone had a wonderful time.  Check out the pictures through the link given above. 

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:  There is a new Weekly Newsletter posted on the website.  Please read the news and information that it contains for other important announcements.  Just click on "Weekly Newsletter" in the Main Menu.  A new Newsletter will be posted each Friday throughout the school year.

OPTIONAL LUNCHES:  Full lunches and food items are being made available to students as part of the fundraising activities of various class organizations.  The menu for the week is usually available in the Weekly Newsletter.  Students do not need to bring money, as all purchased items will be charged to the students account.  Auntie Maile will make a list of those wanting food each morning.

GRANDPARENTS DAY :  Our annual Grandparents Day celebration was held on September 5.  The event was a tremendous success.  May grandparents showed up and were treated to a special assembly program and a delicious lunch.  Click on the photo below to see additional pictures of Grandparents Day.

Back To School Night

Parents waiting for the start of the program

          On Tuesday night, August 26, parents and students returned to Windward Adventist School for the annual Back To School Night.  The evening consisted of general information about the school program, important announcements, and terrific entertainment provided by the students. 

          One of the most important presentations was the preliminary results of the Cognitive Genesis Study being conducted by La Sierra University.  Over the past two years the University has studied the results of more than 35,000 students taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the CogAT tests.  They are now able to conclude and show that students in Seventh-day Adventist Schools score on the average higher than students in public, private, and parochial schools on all areas of the tests.  This was shown to be true regardless of the size of the school or number of students in the classroom.

          After the general session the parents were encouraged to visit the classrooms and talk with their children's teachers.  All in all it was a wonderful time to learn about the educational program at WAS and to socialize with the other parents.  Everyone seemed to agree that we were off to a great start for the 2008-2009 school year.

To see additional pictures of the Back To School Night Click Here.

First Day Of School

          August 18, marked the beginning of a new school year.  Parents and students filled the campus with school sights and sounds.  There were new backpacks, new hair styles, new friends, and lots of stories to tell about summer adventures.   Introductions were made, and books were passed out.  The first day was filled with excitement and wonder for the new Kindergarten class and with a feeling of anticipation for the 8th graders, who were already planning their 8th grade trip and graduation in their minds. 

To see all the pictures from the first day CLICK HERE.

PRAYER WALK

          This year more than 50 parents, teachers and students attended the annual Prayer Walk for Windward Adventist School.  We were very pleased that Pastor Eddie General from the Kaneohe Seventh-day Adventist Church was willing to lead out in our activities.  Entering each area of the campus a scripture was read and a special prayer offered for the students and teachers that would occupy that particular classroom for the year.  It was especially gratifying to watch the students participate by reading the scriptures and standing with their teachers for the prayers that were being offered on their behalf.

 To see additional pictures of the Prayer Walk, CLICK HERE.

OPENING  SOON

Little Learners Preschool

A new Preschool is opening soon at Windward Adventist School.  The Preschool is currently accepting applications for 3 to 5 year olds.

The hours of operation will be 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM or 7:30 AM until 5:00 PM including aftercare.

For information and applications please call 261-0565 or e-mail at littlelearnerspreschoolhawaii@gmail.com

Coming Events

Adventist News Network

Vietnam grants Adventist Church official recognition Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said.	Mozambique: More than four hundred adults learn to read, write Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week.
Spain: Romanian president attends Adventist church in Madrid Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists.	Adventist Union president for North Pacific region dies at 61 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61.

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