Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-23
OPEN AIR School
MAKES LEARNING.
EASY FOR Child

10000. It's such fun to learn
That is the way the child students in
Miss Featherstor1eS open air school
at Waikiki feel about it, and one does
not have to so yety far to find the.
reason Instead 81 going into warm,
close schccl room and made to sit
long hours at q desk, net permitted
TO mcve about as ,eir Vigorous young
energy demands. nor to laugh nor to-
do any Of those harmless things q
child likes to do. these. children recite
their lessons under the blue Skies
with the graceful palm trees to pro-
tect them from the sun and the soft,
cool grass perfect footstoll for
their little feet. 4
A child's most natural inclination
is to be out OF doors and 1t is no won
der that children protest against
knowledge when It must be bought
at the price 0f sunshine and afr. DR..
Gle. gF'alf Play for the Child says,
Educate child In the open air.
When you confine him in four
walled brick prison chained to a.
school room desk and deprived Of
even his God.gfven right to wiggle.
you put his mind in straitjacket
and stop il from working. .
In the open air school the children
s.wigg,e = ass much as they wish, but.
they learn, too. They laugh when
they find something to laugh at; they
are not fepressed or restrained: they
are just natural and their rapid adj
vancernent bears out DR.. Hutchine
sens statement
Here III this ideal climate, where
men and women live on lanais and
1out-of-doprs as, much as possible, it.
seems uajust that they should force
upon their children conditions they
themselves would, revolt against.
1t is an Inspiration in itself to watch
the children go about their school.
duties They are busy from 9 until
~ and when you ask them when
they work the same answer is always
given, Oh, we never work" Surely
that Is an ideal condition When ones
work can become play, the results
are a hundred-fold Increased.
While the regular program is rather.
elastic and can be changed If desir-.
able change should present itself,
the usual elementary course is fol-
lowed in instruction, with the addi-.
tional advantages Of French conversa-
ton, fencing and swimming.
One morning in the past week the
children went in body to good
vantage view of the wrecked 8. c. Allen
and with their drawing material made,
sketches of the ship. This is but one
of the many interesting and instruct
i've diversions that are provided by
Miss FeatherstoHe. Dancing lessons
are provided to- teach the children
gracefulness. and fencing gives them
perfect control of their bodies and
trains their minds to be alert
s Visitors are always welcome and
there have been from two to 10 guests
each day since the school opened.
Women who are watching the excel
lent results in modern education cam
not help but appreciate Miss Feather
stones action in establishing the first.
open-air school in the Hawaiian Isl.
ands. 1t would be safe to say that
the whole world is talking about
open-air schools and even in coun-
tries where the conditions are less
ideal they have become great fsctors
in the scientific rearing of children.
Lanais. or payiions are used on
rainy days and the children are care
fully protected from, harmful exnc
sure, With the. desire for knowledge
inspired or awakened under the desir-
able conditions offered by the omen
air school. the children cannot help
hui respond, and free, and untram-
meied. can win more from their ef-
forts than If taught BY the old diseip.