Pearl City Elementary School has broken boundries and created a tremendous opportunity for its students and surrounding community be being selected as a 2006 NASA Explorer School. After a rigorous application and selection proecess, Pearl City Elementary School was chosen this year to be one of only 26 schools in the nation to participate in this prestigious program that provides unique opportunities to engage and educate future scientists who may someday wish to become a part of the history of space exploration.
From this award, Pearl City Elementary School will receive monies that will help it to expand its inventory of technological tools and equipment for students' use, and the program provides the school with classroom lessons and activities that will reinforce science curricula which will excite students about math and science.
As only two other schools in Hawaii have received this recognition, Pearl City Elementary School has distinguished itself as a progressive institute of education. As the first Hawaiian elementary school to win the designation, it places itself in the unique position to capture the minds and imagination of students from an even earlier age.
Pearl City Elementary School will celebrate this event on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at a mid-day school assembly.
Congratulations to a year of wonderful highs!