Participants are middle school volunteers who are encouraged to maintain gardens and explore a variety of business enterprises. At Pahoa High and Intermediate School, computer applications are being incorporated into the various curricula in science, English, and social studies and at the middle school. Through this partnership, nontraditional students receive counseling, career path, work-based learning, and entrepreneurship experiences. In high school, participants are guided through the process of planning, creating, and operating a small business. In the middle school, Middle-REAL students set up a community and hold various jobs within this community while learning how the community works.
REAL is effective because it is work-related learning experiences.
This is a school-wide integrated career guidance and preparation program. This project will require students in grades 4-7 to compare the Aiea of the past to the Aiea of today. They will also be asked to predict Aiea's future. Participants explore various resources and document the information on computer and in scrapbooks. Mililani Complex STW-McDonald's Partnership's Workplace Readiness Training Business partners can help train teachers in workplace readiness and skills.