Mokapu Elementary School

Mokapu’s Transition Center is open to any and all incoming and outgoing students and families of military service. The center is located in room P-6, at the front of the school campus.

Mokapu’s Transition Center is a transition and orientation experience addressing the needs of mobile students. The Transition Center is committed to providing a caring, challenging, culturally enriched environment that will promote academic achievement and a successful adjustment to the Mokapu Elementary Community.

Transition means . . .
our families are going through changes and adjustments. These changes involve hopes, fears, emotions, new surroundings, new ideas, and most of all, a new school and making new friends.

Transition services are offered . . .
at school level, in support of both the student and the family. Transition also supports those with difficulties and disabilities. Families are invited to come to our Transition Center to create new ways to be involved with their children and remain a part of their school life as they grow and learn. In transition services, we can look forward to accomplished adults.

E Komo Mai (Welcome)
This group welcomes our new students to campus, introduce them to the Principal, Vice Principal, Health Aide and office staff. The ability to communicate effectively. (A lei or small welcome gift is presented.)

Campus Orientation
This group is our ‘tour of campus’ group. They provide our new students with a school map and take them on a brief tour of Mokapu Elementary. The ability to communicate effectively.

Morning Announcement Gurus
This group makes the morning announcements over the PA system as required. The ability to communicate effectively. The ability to use a variety of technologies effectively and ethically.

Lunch Bunch
This group has lunch in the Transition room with the coordinator as a follow-up on services provided or needed. The ability to work well with others.

Camera Club
This group is assigned one camera per person to take year-round pictures and candid shots for the school year book; candid shots on and off base of Mokapu students and families enjoying Hawaii. The ability to recognize  and produce quality performance and quality products.

Tours R’Us
This group schedules 4 times/yr., around the island tours and buses as needed for cultural experiences to: Iolani Palace, Mission Homes, Queen Emma Summer Palace, and The Musuleum (subject to change). Flyer preparation and distribution required. The ability to be responsible for one’s own learning.

Hiker’s Dream
This group schedules 4 times/yr., hiking field trips and buses as needed for cultural experiences to: Makapuu, Diamond Head, Kualoa Ranch and Kahana Valley (subject to change). The ability to be responsible for one’s own learning.

Aloha (Goodbye)
This group supports the student that is moving on to another school or base, in any area of need, i.e.  packing, friendship picture-taking, forwarding items and so on. This group offers pen-pal and email sign-ups to keep in contact with new friends made. The ability to communicate effectively.